It's less than 30 minutes from downtown, but a lovely campground. Now has THREE camp hosts, but the place is spotless. Bathrooms & showers & laundry. Critters are in the bushes, so don't leave any food out. It's off the highway, so you can get a good night's sleep. OH, and get some fresh seafood just outside the entrance at the little stands. Best shrimp to be found for only $4.25/lb.!
This is our 2nd time camping in our fifth wheel at the park & won't be our last. The camping fee of $20 per nite + $6.00 reservation fee is quite reasonable for the value. The roads in the park are paved & sites are paved, very spacious, immaculately maintained and FREE laundry facilities adjacent to the well designed playgrounds. Plan accordingly for both times we camped, of the 2 washers and dryers, only one was working. The huge picnic area offers birdwatchers ideal opportunity to see wood ducks, egrets, herons, countless white ibis, yellow bellied sapsucker and more. It's a 25 minute ride (non rush hour) to visit downtown New Orleans & parking late morning was easily accessible costing $18 for 4 hours.
We came to New Orleans for the Carnival season and are glad we chose Bayou Segnette as our home away from home. This park is easy to find and a short 15 minute drive to the French Quarter. Upon arrival we met two girls in the welcome station that told us all about the park, where our site was, where the after hours entrance was and how to use this entrance, what the facility had to offer and other assorted pieces of information. The camping section was a little drive away and the 15 mph speed limit made it seem further. When we turned into the camping area we saw the dump station on our left as we drove in and lot #1, our lot, the first lot on the right. My brother -in-law had the next lot to us and the shower/rest room/laundry was across the street and down about two sites. There was also a playground at the comfort station, a swimming pool and a wave pool. The park was well maintained and workers were constantly in the area keeping it neat and clean. There was also a State Park Police cruiser that circled the park about every half hour. This park was spotless and very safe.The only problem we had was the mosquitoes at night. We used some repellant and that seemed to solve the problem. We will definately use Bayou Segnette should we come back to New Orleans.
The location is great for the price, only about a 15 minute drive from the French Quarter and centrally located to any kind of stores you would need. However I did find the staff a little difficult and unreliable at times. One lady that worked the counter was extremely unwilling to help and seemed like she needed more training. But two of the ladies were very helpful and knew what they were doing. One man cleaning the bathroom propped the door wide open while my husband was showering, my husband shut the door (it was 45 degrees out) and he propped it open again, instead of waiting 5 minutes for him to finish up and then debated with him why he was doing it. Also the gates were not on schedule the way it was informed. At one point both the front and back gates were both locked and there is no phone number to call in case.
Great quiet place for families and kids. Easy to get in and out of. Decent sites (not that private in general, but there are some). Nice playground. Well kept.Slow Wifi. Be careful with the double sites - they are really tight and likely don't suit very many travellers. Also the local area has some OK things nearby like services (grocery, WeGeaux Cafe, fast food, etc.) but not much in the way of attractions. To visit NOLA we tended to drive to the Algiers Ferry and leave the car on the south side of the river.
Nice camping so near the Big Easy. Large sites, clean restrooms, free wi-fi and laundry. Even a Ranger who walks around the camping area offering advice about surrounding area while providing a naturalist's perspective. Only downside is that in early October the pools are closed. It's still quite "summer" in New Orleans in all of October and most of November. If you camp and don't have transportation (i.e., a car/truck) getting to the downtown area is a tad difficult. But this state park is an excellent choice for those who long for a bayou experience with access to an urban area.
We stayed in campsite #61 over Labor Day weekend. My husband, three-year-old son and I had a really fun time. It was a clean park with friendly staff who kept daily maintenance. The bathrooms were clean and air-conditioned. Campers are offered free-laundry facilities and warm showers. Water and electricity on each site. We took the swamp tour behind the campsites and were fascinated to find out how 'on the swamp' we actually were. The little bridge that connected our site to the bathrooms and play area was fun to walk however, be cautious that in the early morning hours because it is slippery! Great place to take the family! Lightening bugs, armadillos, crawfish, love bugs, frogs, gators, dragonfies...you name it, we saw it!
We have camped here for more than 20 years now.Fact is we are presently camping and after seeing recent false review I felt the need to assure campers that this park is tops very safe super clean and family oriented. The restrooms and free laundry sparkle.Whoever posted the false review has to be truly delusional this coming from a local tour guide and regular at bayou signette
Came here for a little bit of a nature respite while in town for work. $2 daily entrance fee if you're not camping. Enjoyed the scenery and saw a fair share of fauna. Looks like it would be a pretty good spot if you wanted to camp as well. Very nice grounds, well maintained.
We just camped here for 10 days. On the very first checkin in the office, something of great value to us was stolen. No other customers were in the room at the same time. We asked the staff to return the item back to us and were told it wasn't found. On top of everything else, the park ranger harrassed us almost every day after the incident in the office. He found some bogus things to complain about or found it amusing to flash his gun around. His constant presence and drivebyes made everyone very uncomfortable. Extremely unprofessional! We came here for Mardi Gras for the 10th year and noticed a much bigger crowd this year than prior years. The so called "free" laundry facilities wasn't free at all, because the machines are so old and not working at all. We had to take our laundry to a local laundromat. The showers are nice and new. However, there is only one bathhouse for tons of campsites. In the morning the entire campground has a foul smell in the air. We assumed it's from the water management plant, that's on the premises. It was so strong of an odor that we couldn't sit outside. The staff was constantly driving around in their little golf carts, but never seem to do anything. The gate was only once locked at night time with an average and easy to break Masterlock. All other nights, the front desk simply left the electric barriers open and anyone could simply drive in without being noticed. This is our third time camping at this park for Mardi Gras and it was our last. We can not recommend it as a safe place to stay.We will never come back.