Winnie Stowell Park

I called the number listed and the woman at the county office was very friendly and took my name so the sheriff would know I'd be camping. It looks like there are a couple of options for places to camp, one with more trees and grass near the playground but closer to the road and a large asphalt area near the stables with a walking path behind it. I chose the asphalt area to be further from the road. There was a nice couple in a class B+ camped there when I arrived. I chose to line myself up against the stables, as it was a bit more level over there. Fun to watch people ride their horses out my window. Lots of good amenities within a 5 min walk including a supermarket, liquor store and a few restaurants. The only issue was that, on the Saturday night I stayed, there were a lot of locals cruising the nearby streets and bumping loud bass until around midnight or so. A couple times locals drove into the area we were camped in and hung out for a while with music bumping, which was a little unpleasant. That said, it felt safe and the county is quite nice for letting travelers rest here for free. I'd return if I needed a stop in this area but wouldn't go out of my way to come here.

It is as described by the others. One other fifth wheel here and me in my coach towing. I’m not really in a lot as there is plenty of room on the paved area inside of the fence. It seems very secure and quiet. This was a lifesaver as I was at Sea Rim State Park and there was a mixup in reservations and at 4 PM today they said sorry you got to go. Bummer.
A 1 Hour Dr. and I found this place.

Arrived Sunday evening and parked in the empty campground. Water and sewer were available, but all sewer connections were oddly located at rear of site. Didn’t see any signs or directions to park. Electric (15 amp) were there, but shut off. Nice couple from France pulled in and were equally confused about cost/electricity.

Still, this was a very nice spacious campground at no cost. Great spot to spend the night.

We were so thankful for this location to spend the night in for free. It's a big parking lot they use as a fairgrounds I think. We called the city of Winnie and asked them if we could camp there. I read you have to have a permit however they just took my name and license number so that the police would be notified to not disturb me. We got in late (9pm) and left around 6pm. What a great option! The lot is quite large and there were 2 other class A RVs parked there. There are no facilities. We did notice some car noise from cars passing through or down a close street.

What a find!
Arrived mid week, mid day and stopped by court house 1/2 mile away to get free permit on way in. I would consider this a fair grounds because of the large open area, horse riding arena, stage etc. We were the only ones here.
Pulled our 44ft fifth into tree shade.
Getting directly under them with. 13' 6" rig is sketchy but when no one is here, piece of cake to figure it out. Plenty of open areas also, smaller rigs no problem.
We actually had power to run AC (110v 20 amp) even though permit issuers said there was no power. Power supplies are in a bit of disrepair but if it works....I even saw 1 30 amp plug.
There was water and even sewer connects at some sites. I would assume sewer is still connected.
Obviously this park is set up for RV use, probably during events so I'm sure water is potable because each site has a spigot.
Plenty of places to eat and stock up within 2 miles.
Huge fenced play ground for kids.
Very quiet, freeway can be heard in distance.
Very few people seen in park during our stay.

This very large park was a perfect one night stop between Dallas, TX and New Orleans, LA. Just 1 mile off of route 10.

We choose to park in the large parking lot for easy of leaving early in the morning. There are plenty of grassy areas under oak trees to park in. You need to be self contained, there are water faucets along the parking lot however I can't speak to weather the water is potable or not.

This park is huge stables, playground, stadium, bike paths, etc. far enough from the road that is was quiet. Written by Amy