Tom Merrill Recreation Area Campground

We stayed almost two weeks in February 2023. The bathrooms and showers were mostly clean. Many of the sites have the water and electric hook ups on the wrong side. The camp hosts were very friendly and helpful. It is very loud at night with the frogs. It was a very wet time when we were there - the road to the campground across the road was completely under water. There were several fishermen up by the dam every day. There are a couple of easy trails. Down the road a short way is a shooting range (lots of shooting Friday - Sunday) and a walk with targets for bows. I imagine there will be tons of mosquitoes when the weather gets a little warmer.

We stayed here 12/9–11/2022. There were 20 level concrete pads for RVs, each with a trash can, picnic table, grill, lantern post, fire ring, water spigot, and 20A/30A/50A electricity pedestal. Two showers (with hot water) and two restrooms were also available to campers. The cost was $15 per night, but 50% off for holders of America the Beautiful senior pass. Camp host couple were nice and informative.
With our weBoost, our Visible (Verizon) cell signal went from no-to-1 bar up to 3-to-4 bars. However, the inter-connectivity to internet service remained inconsistently slow or not at all. Cell signal was stronger around the picnic area and up the hill on Bodcau Dam Road. (Minus 1 star on rating for poor cell and no internet service.)
The adjacent day use area had a picnic area with pavilion, playground, exercise equipment, disc golf course, and Bayou Bodcau for viewing and fishing. Across the Bayou was a large, mowed field surrounded by trees with several well-spaced picnic sites. There were 3 hiking/mountain-biking loop trails (Durden Hills Nature Trail), each about 2.2–2.4 miles, interconnected.