Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/09/2018
Bonnet Carre Spillway Campground is a free campground with required reservations overseen by St. Charles Parish.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/09/2018
A few campsites sit along the spillway waterway. Campsites are extremely basic, having only a table and a fire ring.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/09/2018
Though primitive, the campground can be very scenic.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/09/2018
The main asphalt parking lot is large enough for a couple of large RVs. Most sites, however, require parking on grass and may be best for medium-sized RVs at the largest.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/09/2018
A pond has several campsites along its perimeter.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/09/2018
View of the pond campsites with the asphalt lot for larger RVs.
Shaun Hunter
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02/09/2018
A boat launch tends to stay pretty busy throughout the day, and it provides a boardwalk that is popular for fishing, both with campers and with locals.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/09/2018
Dramatic Louisiana skies putting on a show over the Bonnet Carre Spillway.
Shaun Hunter
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02/09/2018
Several outhouses that serve the campground, picnic pavilion, boaters, and bicyclists are the only bathrooms at the campground.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/09/2018
Great herons at an adjacent pond. The oil refinery in the background gives a pretty accurate feel for the area, however.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/09/2018
A picnic pavilion makes for a nice area adjacent to the campground. No camping is allowed within the fenced in area inside which it sits.