Campgrounds and RV parks near Edgard, LA

Edgard sits on the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. John the Baptist Parish, roughly 35 miles upriver from New Orleans and about an hour southeast of Baton Rouge. The town anchors the River Road plantation corridor, so most RV travelers use it as a base for touring antebellum sites, taking swamp tours, and making day trips into the French Quarter without paying urban parking rates. Private parks dominate the immediate area. Laplace Trailer- RV Park and Old River RV Park sit closest to Edgard on the east bank across the Veterans Memorial Bridge, both offering full-hookup sites on relatively flat terrain suited to big rigs. Poche Plantation RV Resort Cottage, upriver in Convent, pairs concrete pads with a historic bed-and-breakfast and pool complex on manicured grounds. For a more urban stay, New Orleans KOA Holiday in River Ridge is the closest chain campground with shuttle-style access to the city. Public camping requires a longer drive north to Tickfaw State Park near Springfield, which offers hookup sites, cabins, and boardwalk trails through cypress-tupelo swamp.

Private parks in the area, including Laplace Trailer- RV Park, Old River RV Park, Poche Plantation RV Resort Cottage, and New Orleans KOA Holiday, take reservations directly through their own websites or by phone. KOA properties also accept bookings through the KOA reservation platform, and Good Sam listings are common for the plantation-country parks. Tickfaw State Park reservations run through the Louisiana State Parks central reservation system on the Go Outdoors Louisiana portal or by calling 1-833-609-0686. Campsites and cabins can be booked up to 13 months to the day in advance and require at least 48 hours' notice; last-minute bookings inside that window can be arranged by contacting the park directly. Cancellations 15 days or more before arrival carry a small fee; cancellations inside 14 days forfeit one night's use fee. A maximum stay of 15 consecutive days applies at any overnight site.