Pearl River WMA - Crawford Landing

Restrooms are portable, no showers, no light. There’s nothing, just space for campers. Some really big trees for a good shadow. Place really calm, quiet and perfect for what’s needed. No luxury. Check in and check out can be done right here at the entrance.

The coordinates are a little misleading. They take you to a neighborhood. You should actually drive past the neighborhood and the field is right before the swamp tours parking lot at the end of the road. There are porta potties on site. I stayed the night before New Year’s Eve and there were quite a few other people, but still plenty of room to park. There isn’t a lot of privacy and I did notice a lot of people being reckless and going to bed with still burning campfires.

One of the only places in the area that offers free camping. We were able to pull in at 2am and stay for the night. No amenities but felt very safe and it was well kept. There were two other tents set up but we still had plenty of room and privacy. It’s isolated enough down a back road but still close to the main road as well as neighbors to a little neighborhood. As a 23 y.o. female, didn’t feel nervous at all. No lighting of any kind so make sure to provide your own. I have AT&T and had full service.

Nice little stop outside of New Orleans for the night. Arrived late at night and there was one other person here. It was raining so I just decided to sleep in the car. It is a quiet area but still near civilization. Only 2 minutes from nearest gas station. There were no amenities here at all. About a 2 acre field, no specific spots. It is Louisiana WMA. No pay required, but got LDWF WMA app to check in to this spot, really easy to do. No one came during the night at all so I’m sure it’s not a problem if you don’t check in. To get here just enter address 41398 Crawford Landing Rd, Slidell LA. You’ll see a fenced in community, just pass that and it’ll open up into a field before a swamp tour business. All roads are paved. You will see a sign and you can just pull anywhere into the field and set up. Service with Verizon was full 4G

Decent spot about 45 minutes from New Orleans. Makes sure you purchase a permit. It's about 11 dollars. And it's for a year. Well worth it to get. There are porter potties. No hookups. Make sure to pack in and pack out.

We stopped here on the way from Texas to Florida for one night. Absolutely beautiful and peaceful. There were about five other campers spread out across the grassy field, but it felt very private.

No bathrooms or water but close to a few stores and gas stations. Lots of room and flat ground. I camped in my car but others were in tents or rvs. Must have permit and sign in and out, all of it can be done online. Good service

We planned on hanging out here for around a week but ended up leaving after a couple of hours. There were a bunch of signs posted saying no pets and some other campers told us that they are pretty strict about it. That was enough for us to find somewhere else cause we can’t relax looking over our shoulder worrying about having our dog out. I don’t want to talk down on this place because we didn’t stay there but I will say I wasn’t a huge fan of the vibe in general either. It didn’t feel like a place I could relax but I will say I could have seen myself staying a night or two if I had to.

This campground is a small open field by a road and river. There were some other rvs and tents even I arrived. I felt safe & it was quiet. No bathrooms or water available. You must have a (free) permit on Louisiana’s app LDWF WMA & sign in & out. I def recommend & I’ll be coming back if I need to camp out near NOLA!!

Free, but as a courtesy please sign in and then out when you leave. Beautiful spot but no designated sites. Port a pots only and one water spigot. No frills, just free. We stayed here 2 nights. Swamp tour company very close by.

This was a great camp that was just off the main road outside New Orleans. We got there and realized we needed a permit. So we went to Walmart down the road and paid $3 for a wma permit for lousiana. Stayed one night with no problems. It was free but for the permit and lots of open space. Camped under the trees.

Needed a place to stop at on the way from KY to TX & found this little spot. You have to have a Fish & Wildlive permit, which you can purchase online.