Davis Bayou Campground

This turned out to be a great campground. The trees were full of birds and we enjoyed hearing their songs. There were plenty of places to ride our bikes and we had fun looking for the alligators, watching the pelicans, and seeing the ospreys building their nest.

This may be the most quiet park we have ever visited.

This was our first visit to this campground and I am sure we will return.

Many hiking trails going through the bayou. There is also a gate that never closes that you can bike through to get down to the beach. I was there for a week working during the day and exploring at night. Had good Verizon
coverage.

There is a museum but it was closed when I was there for covid and hurricane damage. Some of the paths were also inaccessible due to hurricane damage.

The showers were good, you close off in a single room so the entire floor gets wet. There are hooks but no place to put your soap.

A little buggy, you are in a bayou, quiet at night.

Dave was great at check in. He lives in the campground. Our site was exactly 60 steps down a private path to the water and beside a giant live oak tree. It was very, very quiet at night. We were there March 21st and the gnats were pretty bad when the sun shines and the wind doesn't blow. Wind and night time make the gnats disappear. We didn't use any of the facilities, so no comment about those. Very clean otherwise.

This is a nice campground. We were a little bummed because when we were here at the end of February, nearly all the trails and boardwalks were closed due to damage from a hurricane a few months prior. The visitor's center was also closed.

The staff was EXTREMELY friendly. Like... I believe these people must truly love their jobs because they were probably some of the friendliest staff we've ever interacted with.

Our site was fairly spacious, but was not long enough for us to park both our 34 foot 5th wheel and F250. This was a little annoying because the parking area was a bit of a walk. But we survived.

Overall, we enjoyed our stay here. We'd love to come back when more things are open/repaired.

We are staying on our way from Louisiana to Florida. We are so glad we did. The camp host, Dave, was very welcoming and helpful. It is so peaceful and quiet here. Away from road noise. We took a walk today to the alligator pond but unfortunately didn’t see any as it was cold and cloudy. But a local told us that a mama gator lays her eggs here in the spring and mama and her babies are often sighted in warmer weather. Oh well! We got site #43 and unfortunately our tow vehicle was too big to fit in our space so we had to leave it in the overflow lot which thankfully is just a few sites away. Great little campground with a couple of loops for our kids to ride their bikes around and us not to worry. We would definitely stay here again!

Davis Bayou and the adjacent town of Ocean Springs is a lovely area. Well worth a stop as it is much more peaceful than nearby Biloxi and Gulfport. The park itself has a nice set of nature trails, a boat ramp, fishing pier, and visitors center (currently closed). We saw an otter playing in the bayou one morning. Do be aware that there are many raccoons here and you will need to be careful with your food and garbage.

The campground itself is a mix and depending on your needs you will want to choose wisely. The outer loop of the campground tends to have smaller sites (particularly the higher numbered sites) and you may not fit with a large RV (stay away from site 47 as there is almost no space on the curb side of the parking pad). These sites are also closer together, though they do back up to the woods. However there is no screening vegetation between these sites. The sites in the middle of the loop are all large and spacious and will fit any size rig. There is a large grassy area between the sites, so you shouldn't feel crowded at all, though you will likely be in full sun. The sites themselves consist of an asphalt parking pad (which is just wide enough for your rig), a nearby concrete pad with a picnic table, and a fire ring.

While there is no beach at the park, the East Beach of Ocean Springs is a short bike ride away. Lovely sand stretches for over a mile and its hard to imagine it ever being crowded. The water here is quite shallow so don't plan on a swim as you can wade out for hundreds of feet and still be waist deep. I liked it because we could bring our dog to the beach which is unusual. Please clean up after your dog so that this stays open for dogs,

As a final note, we found Dave the camp host to be very helpful and knowledgeable. He's a resource you should consult.

We learned about Ocean Springs MS from a fellow RV and it was along our travel route so we stopped for the weekend. This campground is a good spot for a couple days. Lots of green area for the dogs. You can bike from the park into town and along the water. The spots are typical state park a little bit I level but paved and with some space a picnic table and for pit. The showers are work but ‘private’ individual locking. I don’t think we’d stay more than a couple days but we enjoyed the stop.

The campground itself is OK. Little crowded with no privacy. There are nice trees on the perimeter. Facilities are well maintained and clean. Nice bayou area for walking and wildlife watching. We also enjoyed riding bike into Ocean Springs which is a cool town. Loved Walter Anderson Museum. His art celebrates the beauty of the gulf coast.