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Located 6 miles from New Roads (Town), 40 miles from Opelousas, 45 miles from Baton Rouge, 55 miles from Lafayette and 22 miles to Historic St. Francisville and Port Hudson. Located on LA Hwy.1, The Zachary Taylor Parkway, at the foot of the Morganza Spillway.
Put us on a spot where another person was having to use our sewer. The person who booked my reservation was no where to be found. There was a male sleeping in the laundry room. We just pulled away and headed back home. Sketchy place. Will never be back ever again. Would rather stay in a Walmart parking lot and dry camp.
Very nice and clean park. The young lady (manager) was very accommodating and went out of her way to make sure we had everything we needed.
The showers are endless with hot water n theres a laundry mat w laundry service, which came in very handy.
The campground is very quiet. If you want a space that is peaceful while working or staying over night, this is perfect. They have a laundry room and unlimited hot water in the showers. The showers and laundry room stay open 24/7 so you can wash your clothes late at night if you are doing shift work. They also provide laundry services. There is a manager on-site (lives there). They are rarely in the office but when you call they will meet you and return calls or text fairly quickly. It was nice to walk my dog at night not having to worry about anything. They also have a field next to park for your dog to run if you want. Right next door is a convenience store and a restaurant with good food and liquor. There is a bar in walking distance (if you had to walk home) that is nice and welcoming. New Roads has a Walmart and SuperOne that is 6 miles away plus a variety of restaurants. There is a train that runs but it seemed like it came every night at about 10:30 pm and in the am around 7 am. It worked for me as an alarm clock although I would hear most of the working crews pull out at 5:00 am. It's clean, safe and convenient for the price you can't beat it. I really just enjoyed how quiet it was and everyone basically kept to themselves.
I rented a space for $390 for the month. The cost is actually $375 but there is a $15 fee if paying with card. The owner left me alone and no one else bothered me. It was a place to stay but don't expect to get any sleep. Internet was provided but I had to use my Verizon hot spot here and there. An active train will go by between 1:30 AM - 5 AM and sound the horn for at least 10 minutes (no stable train time either). Then at 7 AM, the owner's kid drives his four wheeler for about an hour around the park and I almost messaged her asking if he could stop. He rode the four wheeler for about an hour yet there is a noise ordinance that the owner made of no noise until 8 AM.
Lastly, the shower house. There are hot showers but there is no privacy, no shower curtains, I wasn't sure if the door lock would hold up, and the place needs a new paint job. It looked dirty with the chipped paint and I wore flip flops to avoid getting a fungal infection. There are washer and dryers in the shower house as well but they do not work regardless of what the owner says. The washers do not spin so your clothes will be soaking wet and smell. The dryers do not dry at all. Finally, there are no quarters ever in that quarter machine. I went to dollar general next door asking for quarters and an employee there filled me in that the quarter machine never has quarters and those machines have never worked. Nearest laundry mat is 40+ minutes away.
If you need a place to sleep during the day I would recommend but if you're staying longer than a night, probably not.
