Palmetto Island State Park Campground

We stayed here 1 night on a Monday late June. We pretty much had the entire park to ourselves. While many many sites are fully shaded, 63 is not.but it was getting late and we did not feel like try to change site. We took advantage of the super clean laundry facility to do a load and it was dry on our outside clothe line in no time!
The park is clean, trash receptacles numerous, and the staff is very helpful. The ranger at the gate, upon asking if we were 62 or over, proceeded to refund half of our camping fee. Nice!
We would gladly return and spend more time to discover more of that park.

When checking on line this campground was full, but there was mention that if you check-in at the entrance there may be walk-in sites available. We arrived late morning on Saturday April 23rd and there were two sites available. The place is well laid out w/one way vehicle traffic, large mature shade trees, fire ring and picnic table. Power available for 100, 80, 50, and 30 amp, and water. Everyone seems to come from Louisiana with at least one golf cart, so there is a steady stream of families w/slow moving carts throughout. Bath house is fantastic, super clean and new tile, good fixtures and shower curtains w/ample changing area and hot water and air conditioned (5 minute walk from #13). Excellent value, and a really great State Park.
The amount and variety of birds in the campsite was really a lovely surprise, but, the hundreds of gypsy moth caterpillars consuming the trees overhead and falling on you I could have done without. 84 degrees and 70% humidity today.

We stayed here for 5 nights in early February of 2022. Picked a site online that faced away from the road and really had no one behind us. We really appreciated this site, as this campground got crazy busy on the weekend! Lots of people driving around in golf carts (not something we see elsewhere) and pre-Super Bowl parties. Some music louder than it should have been, but everyone was having a good time!
We enjoyed the walking, the trails, the sunrise over one of the ponds and our little armadillo friends that hung out behind our trailer!
Our site was long enough, large enough and level enough. The laundry facilities were great and I think this park had the best book exchanges!
We had the senior discount so averaged under $14 a night for water and power - we love the Louisiana State Parks for this! We would definitely stay here again.

We were here in March 2021 and were happy to return again in April 2022. Clean and beautiful with a tropical feel. Good seafood in nearby Abbeville. Final miles into campground are beautiful with bayou cypress/lovely live oaks. Friendly campground hosts that keep the bathrooms and grounds spotless. Spring weekends are super busy with locals, but midweek is quiet, calm and serene. One of our fav spots as we travel the country with our 21-ft Chinook Concourse. Tabasco tour 45 minutes away!

We loved this place! When we arrived we were asked if either of us was over 62 I think, maybe 65 either way we got a 50% discount credited to our card!! Very happy about that! Our site is big, roomy and secluded with full hookups including sewer. Showers are beautiful, with plenty of pressure and never ending hot hot water!! Lots of little nature trails, and a huge splash pad. Yes, it's out in the boonies for sure but we like nature and off the beaten path locations, so was perfect for us! And the wifi at this spot anyway was awesome, able to stream all of our favorite programs!! 31' travel trailer

This place is out in the middle of nowhere. Some sites are tiny while others seem to have tons of space. The roads into the park and in the park are narrow but we didn't have any issues navigating them in our 35' motorhome. Internet speeds were a bit slow but not unusable. We would stay here again but only if we were in the area. No plans to go out of our way to visit agin.

We got here about 4pm on a saturday and got 1 of the last 2 sites available! However by time we left sunday most of the campers were gone.

The roads coming in were rough and small but there were alot of large rigs that made it in. Roads in the park are paved/gravel. A lot of traffic around gate closing time. And many ppl driving golfcarts around. It's one big loop so if you're near the exit its busy but not to bad.
Pads are level gravel with a picnic table on a concrete pad and a fire pit, with grill grate.
Gate guy said All sites are full hookup up now. Also the sites are huge with alot of vegetation between so it felt secluded. Some wildlife, we saw a couple armadillo.
Laundry is no longer free! $1.75 a wash.
No doors on showers, just a curtained changing area and a curtain between that and the shower. Shower pressure left alot to be desired but it was free.
no wifi but our mobile data worked well.
Only about 10 minutes to town.
Stars at night were beautiful. We would stay again but probably during the week as rates are lower sunday-thursday.

This is a nice state park. There are a limited number of sites with FHU so keep that in mind. I was lucky and booked the last one. The laundry is now NOT free so also keep that in mind. It used to be free but they updated the laundry and now charge. Now the pros!! Beautiful location, nice amenities in the area within the park and the town of Abbeville is about 20 minutes away with Walmart, Lowe's and lots of restaurants.

Nature wise, we lived it. Walked about 5 miles on the paved roads. Sites good, level, clean. A few have sewer. Friendly staff. Cell spotty. WiFi sucks-unusable. Roads in are terrible. Don’t think we would return due to horrible condition of roads in and the price for non-sewer is heavy. With fees, $30 per night and initial one-off service fee of $6 to make reservation

This place is awesome. Clean, quiet when it should be. Big, level sites. Only a few Sites have full hook ups but we planned wisely and used the shower house for showers. Laundry was clean and free. Cute little library. Awesome bike trails thru the palmettos. We even rented a canoe and paddled with the gators. We might try and come back with the grandkids in the summer to enjoy the splash pad. BTW, the splash pad will activate with motion as I found out while riding my bicycle around it. Loved this place!!!

Roads are pretty rough but we went slow with our 36 foot 5th wheel and managed fine.