Bogue Chitto State Park

This place I’d definitely worth the drive. $ 2 a person and there’s so much to see. The water is clear and everything is so clean. The hike was awesome. Other hikers were extremely friendly. You can bring your dog. Overall if you’re for a hike or a swim or both its a great way to spend your day.

Beautiful Louisiana state park. We went there for a Friday afternoon hike. $ 2 per person day pass. The 10 mile hiking trail loops around a red sandstone gorge, small lakes and white sand beach streams, and swamp forest. Well marked gravel trail and educational tree tags to explain the trees, We saw butterflies and woodpeckers.
Would definitely come back and maybe try an overnight stay in the cabins.

I stayed here for 2 nights with a group of friends. It was relaxing and exactly what we needed to recoup after another year of Mardi Gras festivities.
The cabins were new and spacious, much nicer than we all expected. We were recommended here from other friends who spent some time up here. The kitchen was well equipped. It says it sleeps eight, but 2 would have to sleep on the pull-​out couch which is not the best. We had a crew of 6 and that was perfect.
We spent an afternoon wandering the trails and hanging at the day beaches. We especially enjoyed the completely screened in porch. It was bright during the day, and we didn’t have to worry about bugs!
The only thing missing was a picnic table out by the grill and fire pit. We tried to have lunch out there, but there was just no place to sit. And the place advertised a DVD player, but there was not one.
All in all, highly recommended for a quick trip to get away from the city.

First of all, I would have given a 5 star rating based on facilities, scenery, and park personnel. However the drill sergeant that they hired as «Park Police» must think he’s running a prison camp full of inmates. Inhospitable would be the nicest word I could use to describe this guy. Let me set the scene, 2 married 40 somethings show up at the BEAUTIFUL park, and are greeted by «Sgt. Slaughter». After minutes of fumbling around and incompetence, a cheerful young lady who was like a ray of sunshine, stepped in and kindly rented us a campsite to pitch our tent for 1 night. She even pointed us toward a more sought after site, and one better suited for a tent. Yay! So nice. Rain was in the forecast and we were on a motorcycle and lookin forward to the challenge. To make a long story short, a great time was had by all. Until the next morning when the Sarge threw us out in the rain, lol. Park has a 1:00 check out, that’s awesome. At 12 o’clock it’s raining so I call the front office and speak to the nice lady again. She tells me that since no one is scheduled to come into that site, that I can go ahead and just hang out and it would be okay. About eight campsites immediately around me, and not a single person in one of them. Obviously not the busy season. So I’m still trying to get my stuff together, but because it’s raining, and because I spoke to the nice lady in the office, i’m not in such a frenzy to be done by 1:00. Until Sgt. expletive shows up and says that the nice lady has no authority to allow me to do such a heinous thing, so I need to pack up my stuff and leave. I say,“but she said no one else is scheduled to come into this site”. He replies «1:30». So me and my wife stood in the pouring rain, packed up our entire campsite, loaded it on the motorcycle and left. But then again this was a Sunday, and I know how you get that mad Sunday/​Monday rush of campers. What a clown, I hope he catches a flat tire on his way home every day for the rest of his life. I’m just glad he didn’t taze me. Beautiful park, «almost» everyone there is super friendly. $ 34 bucks is a lil steep for tent camping, but I’d pay it again.

Great family camping location! We stayed across from a pond where kids can fish. There is also a short trail to the «beach» on the river. Extensive trail system… Easy for kids to hike portions. The gorge is a neat surprise for this area, too. We stayed in the lower campground.

Bogue Chitto State Park is one of the best parks of its kind in Louisiana.
I remember when this park opened a few years ago there was a whole lot of fanfare and news articles. I didn’t think much of it then, but always kept it in the back of mind as I love Louisiana’s state parks. A couple of weekends ago I decided the time had come to explore it and I was amazed that such a nice park is part of our state’s park system.
This park is located in the middle of nowhere. It’s north of Covington almost all the way to Franklinton (Frank-​ill-​ton if you’re local). The drive to the park is quite beautiful especially if you come from the New Orleans area. On the way you will leave the below sea level flatness you are used to and see hills, horse farms, massive plant nurseries and experience all the back roads of Louisiana have to offer.
If you have ever been to a state park in Louisiana you will be somewhat shocked when you enter this park. From the moment I saw the sign I knew I was in for a treat. This park is truly amazing.
First off, the park is massive. Despite encompassing a smaller area than Fontainebleau State park, Bogue Chitto has more usable area. There are several miles of roads to explore so that’s just what I did.
The first area I checked out was the overnight camping area. There were 81 camping spots with water and electrical hookups for RVs. I saw several groups using these spots for tent camping so even without an RV you can use those areas. In the general area around the camping spots were shower/​bathroom facilities so even if you were tent camping, you wouldn’t be totally «roughing it».
Next up was the lakes. This park has several of them. After checking that out I found the cabins, group camp area and meeting areas. These facilities were all top notch. Apparently there are only four cabins available and they fill up quickly, but they would make a great weekend retreat.
The final feature I checked out was the splash park. This area was filled with kids splashing and playing and enjoying general ridiculousness. If you visit the park and have kids, I suspect you will be spending a lot of time here.
I guess I could end my review here, but that wouldn’t really tell you about my experience. Driving around this park was incredibly relaxing. Even though I just paid my $ 2 for day use and didn’t stay overnight, I had a great time. There were several spots at the park that were secluded and devoid of any sound other than good olé mother nature. Finding those spots was pretty easy and once I did, I was able to snap a few photos and enjoy being away from it all. I highly recommend you get away and experience that for yourself.

Beautiful park, excellent canoeing on the river.
I lodged a complaint about a minor issue at the canoe take-​out point and promptly received a very friendly and professional response. Good people work here.

This less than three year old park is quite beautiful. Located in Washington Parish of east Louisiana. Two campgrounds with modern conveniences.