The good: This park has a great playground for children…read more The bad: It's constantly closed on weekends for festivals for adults. What good is a children's park if you constantly block it off? On top of that, they expect you to pay admission to get in even if you just want to go to the park with your 3 year old. Make sure you look for the schedule before you make the trip.

This is a quiet little park along the river located just steps away from downtown Covington. It is…read morea pretty nice park as it is quiet and has lots of trees. The best part of this park is the playground equipment. It is huge and one of the best I have seen. Other than that this park doesn't offer much. There are few benches to sit on and no other attractions to draw people to the park. The pavillion is big and it looks like a good spot to rent for a party. There is no walking/jogging path, no tennis courts, kayaks/boats to rent, soccer/softball fields, etc. For me this park offers little else to do unless you want to bring the kids here to play on the playground equipment.

This place is amazing and kids go crazy over it. Highly recommended for kids between 1 and 10. You…read morecould spend at least an hour or more here with the amount of different things they have. The children's center is next door and they have plenty of shade. I wish they had this type of park near me.

This is the best free playground I've ever been to. Almost Everything is wheelchair accessible!…read moreAlmost everything is under sun shades! There's a water mister for during the summer! There's separate areas for 2-5 and 5-12 years old. There's a metal fence around the entire thing and every gate has a yellow flower lock up top. The park is open Monday 1100- dusk and Tuesday-Saturday 0800- dusk. It is right next to the st. Tammany Trace bike trail and the st. Tammany Children's museum. I would LOVE to have a playground like this near my home town.

Tried visiting white sands lake beach for the first time and you could swear it was like visiting…read moreTijuana. We were hoping for hidden little gem here. We paid nearly $20 per person in our group for entrance. If I could get my money back I would. The only English speaking people besides us were workers. Every cabana and bench around us were occupied dozens of Spanish speaking immigrants blasting their foreign music. This was supposed to be a wholesome family experience but instead it was ruined by obnoxious groups of immigrants. They don't follow the rules, they're rude, and they don't respect anyone around them. White sands lake beach could try to ask for proof of citizenship at the gate. Maybe adjust your rules to ban playing speakers over other guests. It's a shame when you feel like you are out of place in your own country.

This lady cannot take any criticisms and will keep trying to hide your review if it paints her in…read morethe light she chose. It's your own fault your business is falling apart lady! I visited this place this summer with my daughter and all I can say is WOW! This place has really gone downhill. Let me start by saying that my daughter and I have been here before. Despite all the reviews about how rude the older gentleman is, he has always been very kind to me as well as my daughter. Every time we used to go I would have a nice chat with him and eventually found out that he's the owner. We have always followed the rules and you could tell that he was genuinely concerned about the safety of the kids. Well all that has completely changed!! When we first got there my daughter went up to a lifeguard to ask her a question about the concession stand. This girl- probably no older than my daughter- would NOT get off of her phone for anything. It took my daughter THREE tries to get her attention because she was so absorbed in watching TikTok. I was stunned to hear this from my daughter, as the lifeguards have always been very attentive and strict about the rules, which puts my mama mind at ease. I tried to ignore this because maybe the owner can't make sure everyone is doing a good job all the time but NO! Later that day the older lady who let us in the gate came down to tell my daughter that her swim suit was "inappropriate" and that she "needed to cover up". I was floored when I heard her say this. There was absolutely nothing inappropriate about my daughter's swimsuit- I mean, come on, it's from Target! If it was inappropriate I wouldn't let her wear it. Not to mention all the other girls near us wearing the exact same style of swimsuit! This lady proceeds to tell me that it's their rule. "No thongs" I tried to tell this lady that what she's wearing isn't a thong but she wouldn't have it. She said because my daughter has a "big butt" that it is a thong. How disgusting that this old woman would sexualize my SIXTEEN year olds body. She is a very athletic girl and cannot help her "big butt". My daughter was very upset by this interaction and felt insecure when all we were trying to do was have a nice, relaxing day in the water. I tried to explain to my daughter that this woman was probably just jealous because she's never looked like her but she just wanted to leave after this interaction. Idk if this woman is the new owner or what but we will never come back!

This is a lovely state run park that has tent camping and hookups for RV and travel trailers. It…read morealso has fishing, a boat launch and the Otis house that you can tour. Evidently the last owner of the house donated the house and some of the land to the state for a park which is great. It saves the land for use. I came to tour the house. You have to pay at the gate to drive on the premises, and pay for the tour. Then drive around and park near the house. Everything was quite lovely. I did not use any of the other facilities.

For a state park campground, this facility is above average in my experience. The campsites up…read morefront are spread out. There is a lot of open ground between the rows of slips giving you a sense of open space. There is another campground section in the back where the boat ramp is with some space to park your vehicles with boat trailers. The facilities are well maintained. For example, the site directly across from me has a brand new picnic table which are more expensive than your average table since the entire frame is made from tubular metal to ward off termites. Each gender has three separate shower rooms available to them. Each room is lockable and comes with a toilet, a sink vanity, and a very large shower stall. The rooms are spacious so that parents can help their young children. There two sets of washers and dryers in that same centrally located building for the front campground. The rear campground has their own building with restrooms and showers. The dump station has a hand soap dispenser which is the first time I've seen that at a public campground. I camped in slip #26 which is located at the end of the row and has partial shade over half the slip all day long. The end of the row is next to the park boundary and on the other side is an old cemetery which makes for a quiet area buffer from any residences. After my first weekend, almost everyone else checked out and I had my row to myself. Located within the park is the historical Old Mill House Museum but tours were not available (mid June 2023) as they were currently doing repair work. There is a swamp trail boardwalk available for walking/hiking with periodic benches and a river view at one point. They have provided playground equipment and swings for the children. There are about 80 RV slips and all have water and power hook ups. There a half dozen or so with sewer hook ups. There is also a large tent camping area with no power hook ups. There are plenty of restaurants and grocery stores within just a few miles of the park in both Madisonville and Mandeville.

Such a nice quiet area. We enjoyed walking around, checking out the historic area. Everything was…read moreaccessible and close, and easy to navigate. There's truly something for everyone is this area.

Good for kids, pets, and people. Free. No bathroom. Clean. Has picnic tables. Fenced smoke-free…read moreplayground. Gazebo. War memorial as well as various other memorials and time capsule burials. Water fountain. Sidewalk. Benches. In walking distance of PJ's and downtown Hammond.

The Pearl River Wildlife Management Area is great for many reasons…read more 1. It is free to enter if you have a Louisiana hunting or fishing license. If not, don't enter as the game wardens can issue you a citation. You also need to stop at the entrance and fill out a check in/check out form whenever you enter or leave the WMA. 2. There are woods everywhere. If you don't like the woods, there is probably something wrong with you. Spend any amount of time in the woods, and you will be a better human being. 3. There is a shooting range. I reviewed it separately, but I will mention that the road leading to the range is po-boy road. What an awesome name for a road. 4. There are many dirt roads here. If you have a fancy car, or even a trashy car, don't come here. If you are a real American and drive a truck or SUV, you will love driving down these dirt roads. The four reasons I listed are just a few of the reasons why this is a great place to visit. If you're reading this review, I highly recommend you pay a visit to this WMA.

Interesting place, lots of birdlife and swap areas to see…read more Bring your camera, and a fishing pole.

Great facility for practically any outdoor activity; running, soccer, baseball, softball, tee ball,…read moreracket sports, basketball, volleyball, etc.; indoor venues also ideal for expositions and other group activities.

Many times I had heard reference to Pelican Park during the years I had worked on the Northshore,…read morebut had never visited the place. Then our grandson played a lacrosse tournament there. I was amazed at the size of the park. The soccer fields had been converted to lacrosse (basically smaller nets and slightly different dimensions). I was impressed with the amount of parking that was available. We didn't explore much of the facility, but when they have to post signs directing you around, it is big. Reading the reviews, I wished I had spent some time just driving around and gawking at the place. I'm sure I'll be back for future lacrosse tournaments.

This area has so much to offer: The Tammany Trace is close…read morefor bicycles and hikers!There's a huge playground for the kids! Extensive trails/boardwalks throughout the park! Lots of wildlife, especially birding! Nice picnic areas/tables! Clean restrooms! Beautiful grounds! History galore! Only drawback is no dogs (except service animals) I would recommend this spot for anyone who wants to see splendid natural southern beauty!

An absolute perfect find for kiddos. On a road trip and since we have a 1 and 2 year old, our only…read morestops are picnics with playgrounds. Camp Salmen has that and MORE! Beautiful pavilion with picnic tables, clean restrooms with soap and warm water, and walking trails to explore. The boardwalks are gorgeous! We will be making this a regular stop every time we are down this way.

Nice park for kids. Splash pad clean and bonus covered area with picnic tables for parents.read more

Great little summer secret I found for my grandson. There is a very cool splash pad at the sports…read morepark and it even supplies you with sunblock. My grandson loved the splash pad and I loved that it was free.

I was on vacation from Florida and went to Louisiana to meet up with my kids and family. Then we…read morehad an itinerary to stop at certain places along the way. We were driving to Popularville, Miss, which was only about 2.5 hours away. This was my favorite stop. It was great to see my two grandkids play in the park. I sat under the gazebo in the shade and charge my iPhone up. Great park. We enjoyed seeing the train on display.