We weren't expecting much out of a $12 county park but I'm so glad we ended up here. You can't beat the price and we enjoyed watching the tug boats pushing the barges across the waterway. My only complaint would be that occasionally there were loud honks from the boats. There is noise from the draw bridge as well but we don't mind the white noise. You are just a few steps away from fishing, too. It was a great place to plug up a few days and recharge our batteries. The bathrooms were not in working order when we were here either.

Seriously, for $12 a night there power, water, and as much fishing or crabbing as you can handle. It is not the most scenic place in the country, but all the barges floating past are pretty darn cool if you ask me. Definitely a great place to base camp while touring Creole Nature Trail. The park is divided into a boring RV section (asphalt and gravel) that overlooks the river. It has commanding view but everyone was crammed in there when we arrived. We chose to park in the completely vacant (at the time) "tent area" which has grass and easier access to the water (not that I fish or anything) and still with a pretty good view. The sites are all more than long enough for big-rigs, and the cleanliness of the park was second to none. I have only two gripes; 1) The overhead lights are so bright that it was not easy to sleep at times, and 2) the metal draw bridge makes a ton of noise every time a vehicle goes over it, which is every few seconds, 24 hours a day.

Not sure we would have stayed here due to the very loud road noise from the metal part of the bridge. Otherwise would have been nice …

Stayed here on our travels between Houston and New Orleans. Some great birding and we saw a good size gator also. Bridge is loud but quiets down at night. Sounds like a hot air ballon to me. Only about 30 min from coast and decent beaches.

Not far off I-10 Lake Charles and Sulfur. Parish park and great Value, clean however there is the draw bridge. Noise from the grates can effect you if you pick site close to it. This a great place to see the barges coming up and down the intercostal. We likes it .