South Toledo Bend State Park
Louisiana State Park
Write a Review 58751-59803 Highway 191 Anacoco, LA 71403 337-286-9075 888-398-4770 Official WebsiteGPS: 31.211, -93.573
Overview of South Toledo Bend State Park
Last Price Paid: $28
Reported by The Ducote Family on 3/23/2024
Longest RV Reported: 40 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by Livin the Dream on 6/10/2021
Number of Sites 60
Reservations yes
Elevation 196 ft / 59 m
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of South Toledo Bend State Park 12 people have reviewed this location.
“Nice, Clean Place. Dump Station Only”
Reviewed 3/23/2024
Nightly rate: | $28 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | 14 |
Great place to stay. Reasonable rates. We parked near the playground, which the kids enjoyed. The bathhouse/laundry room was a nice addition. Only drawback was not having sewer at each parking site.
The Ducote Family would stay here again
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“Beautiful Park”
Reviewed 2/6/2023
Nightly rate: | $30 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | 10 |
Had a very nice stay here in the off season. We had a deck and a winter lake view. The walking paths are very nice. The staff was helpful and friendly. The bathroom was clean and warm. The water pressure was low, but they were running all of the spigots to keep from freezing so it was expected. I had a T-Mobile internet box and it had ... more
Had a very nice stay here in the off season. We had a deck and a winter lake view. The walking paths are very nice. The staff was helpful and friendly. The bathroom was clean and warm. The water pressure was low, but they were running all of the spigots to keep from freezing so it was expected. I had a T-Mobile internet box and it had 4 bars when it was outside & one bar in the camper. The only downfall was the roads coming in. So many pot holes to navigate. Regardless, I'll be back!
camper-770183 would stay here again
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“Nice park, lousy roads”
Reviewed 10/8/2021
Nightly rate: | $31 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | 41 |
Nice, spacious sites with great space between. 50A/30A and water at sites. Dump station. Wi-Fi didn’t work but they were trouble shooting it. There was some litter that we wouldn’t have expected in a state park. Bathhouse with coin laundry. Nice nature path and visitor center. Not much else to do if you don’t have a boat. Roads in the ... more
Nice, spacious sites with great space between. 50A/30A and water at sites. Dump station. Wi-Fi didn’t work but they were trouble shooting it. There was some litter that we wouldn’t have expected in a state park. Bathhouse with coin laundry. Nice nature path and visitor center. Not much else to do if you don’t have a boat. Roads in the park were full of deep potholes that really got the rig rocking even at a crawl.
Jefferiah would stay here again
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“Mosquitoes and no dog access to beach area”
Reviewed 6/10/2021
Nightly rate: | $20 |
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Days stayed: | 5 |
RV Length: | 40' (Fifth Wheel) |
The park in itself is nice and moderately maintained. The huge issue here at this time is the infestation of gnats and mosquitoes and no wind on most sites. The sites with some air circulating are reserved by locals and they show up when they want. Unfortunate that beautiful sites with a breeze could not be used. The beach is not acces... more
The park in itself is nice and moderately maintained. The huge issue here at this time is the infestation of gnats and mosquitoes and no wind on most sites. The sites with some air circulating are reserved by locals and they show up when they want. Unfortunate that beautiful sites with a breeze could not be used. The beach is not accessible by pets. So in essence we remained captive inside of the RV for most of the time here. Entrance to park has a bumpy road but not like off road stuff. Just has holes and not a well maintained road.
Backing in a 40ft 5th wheel was a bit tight as the road and campsite pad are not wide and you sink in the ground so be careful!
If you come here and can book it, site 35 and 37 are the best.
We left before our last day as we couldn’t deal with the bugs and high humidity. Locals say it’s usually not this way and a pleasurable stay. So this review may be a “point in time “ situation.
Only LA folks here. Saw no one from out of state. Most come here for bass fishing which is rated one of the best in the United States.
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“Great Park! Well kept and great sunsets ”
Reviewed 3/16/2021
Nightly rate: | $26 |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Site Number: | 30 |
About 1/3 of the sites have there own 30x15 wooden deck next to the pad. Great water views. Boat docks to dock your boat near your campsite. Also Glamping tents set up on Hippie Point very cool. Road on the way in is a bit rough.
BigHenry would stay here again
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“So Much To Like, Such Atrocious Roads”
Reviewed 10/30/2020
Nightly rate: | $27 |
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Days stayed: | 7 |
Site Number: | 5 |
There's a ton of wonderful things to say about this park. But before you get to enjoy them, and after you're done, you must navigate the most destructive entry road I've ever seen to a developed campground. The worst is about .1 of a mile and it's outside the campground. But you'll do more damage to your coach in that .1 mile than in 1... more
There's a ton of wonderful things to say about this park. But before you get to enjoy them, and after you're done, you must navigate the most destructive entry road I've ever seen to a developed campground. The worst is about .1 of a mile and it's outside the campground. But you'll do more damage to your coach in that .1 mile than in 10 miles of washboard. No matter how slowly you proceed, you'll be swaying like a swing and throwing anything unsecured around your rig. Make sure everything in your fridge is locked down before starting. Once you enter the campground, the roads are no longer dangerous. But they still aren't pleasant, and desperately need repaving.
That said, the campground is fantastic! Two excellent, albeit short hiking trails. Several nature paths too. Sites are well spaced, easily accessible, and ideally wooded. Dump station is a tad tight, but manageable. Views of the reservoir are ideal. Nearly every site has some sort of view, but a few are pretty limited by trees.
RV & Jeep Life would stay here again
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“nice, quiet, easy access to lake”
Reviewed 2/11/2020
Nightly rate: | $16 |
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Days stayed: | 10 |
Site Number: | 18 |
RV Length: | 35' (Fifth Wheel) |
if you are over 62, LA state parks have a 50% discount on camping, but you have to ask for it when you check in. There are no FHU's but we had a nice pull thru site with elect and water. The lake is a great fishing destination and there are floating piers several places in the campground. You are required to having fishing license, b... more
if you are over 62, LA state parks have a 50% discount on camping, but you have to ask for it when you check in. There are no FHU's but we had a nice pull thru site with elect and water. The lake is a great fishing destination and there are floating piers several places in the campground. You are required to having fishing license, but it can be either LA or TX.
We stayed in early Feb, only the weekend was busy, during the week was very quiet, so reservations a must for weekends and probably spring/summer months.
WIFI was good until the park got busy, then slowed down to a crawl 1 sunday morning, but it was expected. ATT cell service was iffy at best.
Sites are nice size, can fit almost any size rig, and not piled on top of each other. They are paved, some leveling may be required, but definitely doable. Restrooms/Showers are great and clean. There is even laundry at reasonable $.
Campground hosts were great, informative and helpful.
The only issue is they have to fix the roads in the park, badly damaged and needs repair, so drive slow and careful.
Sharon B. would stay here again
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“Fishing is the big thing here, so the park was quiet even through the week-end”
Reviewed 12/25/2019
Days stayed: | 4 |
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Site Number: | 16 |
RV Length: | 27' (Travel Trailer) |
We arrived on 3/22/2018. The campground has about 60 spaces for RVs but all but a half-dozen or so are back-in slots. Since we were not yet "backup qualified" we had reserved pull-through spot #16. Pad was level side-to-side and slightly uphill, easily handled by the tongue jack. The park was very quiet, but began filling up on Friday ... more
We arrived on 3/22/2018. The campground has about 60 spaces for RVs but all but a half-dozen or so are back-in slots. Since we were not yet "backup qualified" we had reserved pull-through spot #16. Pad was level side-to-side and slightly uphill, easily handled by the tongue jack. The park was very quiet, but began filling up on Friday afternoon. Most of the new arrivals brought boats and soon headed for the water in search of fish. So even Saturday was quite calm.
There are a couple of nice walking trails. Walked the "Hippy Point" trail through the timber and along the lake shore on a beautiful calm and clear morning. Trees are mostly short-leaf pine (southern yellow pine) with tagged specimens of blackgum, hickory, beech and water oak. The low understory seems to be dominated by the invasive Chinese Privet.
We drove across the Toledo Bend dam. Water was being released over the spillway, but unfortunately, there was no good spot to view this sight except from about a half-mile away. A short drive over the dam to the Sam Forse Collins Recreational Park that has a public use area with lake access, pavilion, and good restrooms.
Only downside of the park was the gnats! Two steps outside and we had a swarm cloud about our heads. They seemed undeterred by Deet.
RubysHuman would stay here again
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“You can get a private deck! ”
Reviewed 12/17/2019
Nightly rate: | $35 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | 38 |
RV Length: | 28' (Travel Trailer) |
I love this park. You can get a site with waterfront view and a private wood deck. The sunsets are pretty spectacular. It is really in the middle of nowhere so we only stayed a weekend late fall as we traveled from TX to AR. There are good trails. Clean baths. Pretty visitor area and swim beach. The roads need some TLC but the ... more
I love this park. You can get a site with waterfront view and a private wood deck. The sunsets are pretty spectacular.
It is really in the middle of nowhere so we only stayed a weekend late fall as we traveled from TX to AR.
There are good trails. Clean baths.
Pretty visitor area and swim beach.
The roads need some TLC but the sites themselves are fantastic.
Great for a few days.
We had a hard time getting satellite TV but we survived 😉
NamasteontheRoad would stay here again
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“Our hurricane hide-away. A clean, quiet spot next to the lake.”
Reviewed 7/14/2019
Nightly rate: | $33 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | 37 |
RV Length: | 36' |
We have been talking about coming here for weeks, since its only 160 miles from our home base. Thanks to Hurricane Barry, we are here now- drove northwest to avoid the storm. Our arrival and check-in was easy. While driving in, we are surprised by the lack of campers, ~ 8, thinking others would be here because of the hurricane and... more
We have been talking about coming here for weeks, since its only 160 miles from our home base. Thanks to Hurricane Barry, we are here now- drove northwest to avoid the storm.
Our arrival and check-in was easy. While driving in, we are surprised by the lack of campers, ~ 8, thinking others would be here because of the hurricane and it is summertime. The asphalt park roads obviously need some repair. We go slow over the few damaged sections and arrive at site 37, a "premium" site located on the waterfront. This site is not as level as I would like, but we manage to override the auto-level function that informs us- "excess slope". If looking for a level site, the best option is the pull-through sites.
Although this is a rainy trip, we find time and enough clear weather to fish from one of the three piers near-by. We also hiked the Lake View trail. This is a concrete path that follows the lake shore from the camping area to the visitors center; roundtrip about 4000 steps. Check out the pictures.
Restrooms/bathhouse is clean and well maintained. There are washers/dryers available, $1 each. There is a boat launch and fish cleaning station near the launch. The Visitors Center is large. See Pictures.
There are no real negatives to report, but it is obvious that my home state needs additional park staff and some maintenance issues addressed. We will definitely return to this SP, with a boat, in clear weather.
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Amenities
Hookups
- 20 Amp
- water
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- OHV
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- pull thru
Facilities
- cabins
- dump station
- showers
- water available
Discount Clubs
- Senior Discounts
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- pets
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