Roosevelt State Park

PROS
No fee to make my own on-line reservation
Site 88 excellent view of lake
Pedestal BBQ grill
Wooden Picnic table top with concrete frame on a concrete slab
Nice space between MOST sites
Park easily accessible to Interstate 20
3 bars T-MOBILE


CONS
No senior or veteran discount
Site 88 concrete parking pad all cracked and heaved made for difficult leveling
Backing into Site 88 with a 28 ft travel trailer was challenging due to the angle to the road and campsite across had numerous vehicles parked right along the roadway
5ft wide campsite fire ring…biggest we’ve ever seen!
Numerous HOMESTEADERS throughout CCC campground. Made campground very “junky” looking with all their “stuff ” piled around in their campsite
Park roadway in very poor condition, potholes connected to potholes! Potholes keep speed at 10 mph or less
Able to hear Interstate 20 road noise
Train noise about every 3 hours
Toilet/shower facility heavily used. Finish peeling off of toilet seats. Women’s stall doors coming apart. No soap. Insufficient TP once the weekend crowds hit. Toilets were not cleaned Saturday
Handicap assessable toilet only in one of the CCC campground loops
Trash dumpsters are in next campground loop so 30 minute walk
No campfire wood for sale in park, but sold at EXXON right outside park entrance
No park WiFi


We called the day of not expecting to get a site for a Friday night, but the staff assured us they had a few sites left. It’s a winding, narrow road to the park but take it easy and there are no problems. The site was hard to back in with the angle (we are 37 ft) but once in we enjoyed the stay. It’s a lovely park with water views. They are doing some maintenance work, improving the dam, camping sites, and their hotel and cabins. We were just passing through the area, but a longer stay would be fun. Full hookups, quiet evening with crickets chirping and the full moon hanging low over the lake - a wonderful evening.

Me, husband, 2 daughters ( 11,9) and son (5) just bought a camper and this is our 3rd official camping trip. This is a Great woodsy campground. We stayed in the old campground and the sites were spacious. Our site (14) was level. Only complaint was that the picnic table was on the wrong side. We never used it because of that- we set up our chairs and ate in them.
The lakeview trail was overgrown. But we made due. The kids LOVED the slide. Loved it. The pool was full of dead ants. I liked that there is a whole 3foot deep section for my 5 year old to play in without floaties (with my guidance of corse)
The bathrooms were ok. I was glad for privacy when I showered, but the stalls got flooded making it hard to get dressed.
Everyone left with at least 1 tick.
We would definitely come here again.

We were diverted here from Lefleur's Bluff SP due to flooding along the Pearl River. Our site was #13 on the East side of Shadow Lake, a beautiful wooded area. Pad was level side-to-side and sloped from front to back, which was good for our TT. There are only about 5 miles of walking trails in the park, most out-and-back and lacking parking areas at the trailheads. I was able to figure out a route consisting of the Gold, Blue and Red trails that would be an approximate 3 mile loop. Trails are well marked, with color tree blazes.

We were here for just a day, but we’re pleasantly surprised at the park. We stayed in the “old campground”, which was nice and certainly not outdated. Great woodland views and well spaced sites. The hiking was very good. The lake was pretty. We didn’t even have a chance to check most of the park out. Very close to I20 and super easy access, but it was the quietest place we have been.

The lake is the prime appeal of this park. Looks like a great spot to go kayak and fish. The campsites on the lake are really nice. There are a few hiking trails but they are all easily doable within a couple hours. Bathroom and showers were in decent shape. They do have laundry machines here but the washer machine is broken In the old campground.