Here at the park, our goal is to maintain an environment that is safe and clean for our guests and their property. In order to achieve this goal, we have some rules we expect our guests to follow:
General Rules
The speed limit in the park is 15 mph. This is strictly enforced and our Rangers monitor speeds using radar.
All guests that are not staying overnight must pay $1 entrance fee.
No one may enter the park by any unapproved access point. Everyone must enter via front gate during park hours, or overnight gate afterwards.
All pets must be kept on a leash less than 5 ft long.
All rules of the road must be followed: This includes wearing seat belts, obeying all traffic signs, no underage riders in the beds of trucks, open container laws, etc.
All vehicles must be properly licensed. This means no ATVs, golf carts, or other motorized vehicles. EXCEPTION, MUST BE MANAGEMENT APPROVED: Handicapped guests may use a golf cart in the campground area only to go to the restroom facilities. The handicapped individual must be on the cart and all rules of the road must be followed.
No fireworks are allowed, No hunting is allowed, No firearms are allowed in the park. Hunters using the boat launch must keep firearms unloaded in a locked case while on park property.
Fishing is allowed, however guests must have a valid La fresh and saltwater fishing license.
Any behavior that is deemed to be disturbing the peace or rowdy is punishable by citation, arrest, or possible eviction from all La State Parks for up to 1 year. This includes fighting (verbal or physical), lewd behavior, or dangerous activities.
Day Use
No parking or driving on the grass.
No water slides, slip and slides, or water attractions. Please see our Planning your event FAQ for more information.
No amplified music or DJ’s.
Wave Pool
Wave pool admittance is strictly first come, first served. Please see our Planning your event FAQ for more information.
All children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. All guests under 4 feet tall must wear a life vest in the pool area.
Proper swim attire must be worn, no bandannas. Men must wear swim trunks with liner secured at the waist with a drawstring. Any clothing considered revealing or obscene will not be allowed. Underwear should not be showing.
No outside food or drink, no smoking, nothing other than clothes and towel are allowed in the pool complex.
Anyone attempting to enter the pool illegally will be arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Once we have sold out for the day, guests without wristbands will not be allowed to loiter near the entrance to the pool.
No running, or horseplay is allowed. Guests must follow all directions given by lifeguards.
Anyone in the pool past the 3 ft line must be in a tube while waves are running.
Boat Launch
Guests must display a valid receipt on the dash of their vehicle. If you plan on staying in a camp overnight, you must pay $1 per person, per day.
Guests must park between the lines. If a guest cannot properly park a vehicle towing a boat trailer, we advise them to unhitch and walk the trailer into place, then hitch back up.
Guests must launch their boat and park in a timely fashion. Blocking the slips for extended periods is strictly prohibited.
No dumping of household waste in the boat launch dumpster.
No fishing from slips. Fishing is allowed on our floating dock.
Campground
Each site may have a maximum of 6 overnight guests, 3 camping units, and 2 vehicles (not including RVs). If you plan on having more than this we require you to purchase 2 sites, we reccommend sites 84 and 85 or 86 and 88, our double sites.
Your stay is limited to 15 days. After staying 15 days you must leave for one week before returning. No one may stay more than 23 days in a 30 day period. Some RARE exceptions can be made in the event of breakdown or illness by petitioning the park manager or secretary of state parks, however, we are the busiest park in the state and we try to make our services available to as many guests as possible. Anyone attempting to circumvent this rule will be evicted and banned from La State Parks for 1 year.
Quiet hours are from 10 pm to 9 am.
Dumping of wastewater or grey water is not allowed. This is strictly enforced.
No washing vehicles/trailers/motor homes.
No non-emergency repairing of vehicles.
All guests must park their vehicles with at least two wheels on the pavement. Due to limited parking, we allow guests to park on their slab with their vehicle half-on, half-off the pavement. We discourage people from parking on the road parallel to traffic as we have many guests with fifth-wheels and trailers. Guests may NOT park on adjacent slabs that they are not renting.
All fires must be contained in fire ring or grill.
No cutting live trees or timber. Any dead wood on the ground may be gathered.
Check out is at 1pm. This is strictly enforced. Check in is after 2pm or whenever the site becomes available. Any property left on a site after 2pm on the day of departure may be impounded or towed. If you have an emergency and cannot comply, it is your responsibility to contact the park office and make arrangements.
For more information please see our FAQ page or contact the park at 504-736-7140 or 888-677-2296 toll free during business hours. Please do NOT contact the reservation center for questions about rules and facilities.
