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    Tickfaw SP is located in southern Louisiana about 40 miles northwest of New Orleans. It offers a campground, cabins and fishing and boating on the Tickfaw River.

    Tel: 225-294-5020

    Date of Visit: Mar 2016

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    Thanks to Spring Break, March is always a tough month for us folks who don't like to make plans, so we broke down and made a reservation about a week before our expected arrival. We could only get 4 nights - the upcoming weekend was booked solid. We've taken to using the park map and Google Earth to try get sites that more or less face south - Puddy-Tat really likes to lounge in the sun on the dashboard,

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    So let's take a little walk around the campground so you can see what it looks like. There are two loops here - one for RV's, the other for tenters. Obviously this is the RV loop, sites 2 and 4.

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    Sites 3, 5, 7 and 9.

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    Site 6.

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    Sites 9 and 11. Paved roads make for pleasant bike riding.

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    Site 15 on the left, 10 and 12 on the right.

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    Sites 14, 18, 20 and 22.

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    Sites 17, 19 and 21.

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    Sites 22, 24 and 26.

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    Site 27.

    Recent rains have left the bogs surrounding the campground quite full of water. Here the barbeque grill is out in the water.

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    Site 28 is one of two ADA-accessible sites near the bathhouse...and the dump station!

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    Moving over to the tent camping loop, we first see two ADA-compliant sites - this is 31. It and site 33 next door have a paved area from the parking spot to the picnic table, raised firepit and to the tent pad. A cement walkway connects them to the bathhouse.

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    Site 35.

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    Site 40 still had some mud surrounding the various raised areas.

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    And then there was site 43, quite surrounded by water.

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    Site 44. The park uses bear-proof trash containers.

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    Site 49 was also close to the high water.

    When we first arrived the tent area was closed because of the high water, but in just a few days, the water had gone down significantly and things were drying out, allowing the park to open that loop of sites.

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    Situated between the two camp loops is the bathhouse. Clean and warm, it offers free hot showers. There is also a laundry room with three washers and three dryers - a dollar a load.

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    A short distance from the campground is a row of 14 cabins that can be rented.

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    There is also a large group facility available for rent.

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    There's a nice playground for the kids at the day-use area...which is about .8 mile from the campground.

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    During the hot days of summer, the young-uns can enjoy a splash-pad, also in the day-use area.

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    Very near the RV campground loop is a fishing pond.

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    It has a walking trail all the way around. Just be aware of the alligators - we almost stepped on one.

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    Down at the end of the park road several trails head out through the woods and swamps. One boardwalk meanders for almost half a mile out to an overlook at the Tickfaw River.

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    Near its end the path crosses over the river on a suspension bridge.

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    This is the Grandma Tree, a mighty cypress that has stood since the War of 1812. Its base is enormous.

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    There are several miles of trails in the park.

    Amenities

    30 RV sites: W/E(15/30/50A) - $18/night, Oct-Mar; $22/night, Apr-Sept

    20 tent sites: water hookup only - $14

    Dump station, showers, laundry

    Free Wi-fi

    Verizon 4G

    Coordinates: 30.383389 N, 90.636331 W

    Elevation: 5'

    tickfaw map