bjboyer22

I understand that Hurricane Ian did quite a number on this area, but to say we had a good stay would be a lie. I couldn't wait until our two months were up. We stayed here last year for a few weeks and booked Jan/Feb this year because we have friends with a home 8 miles away. The campground was terribly dusty and dirty - only one day of rain while we were there. We were lucky that we had a 2nd-from-the- end site and shade from a huge tree, but there is nowhere to get in a good walk, and there is nowhere to bike unless you take your cycles off site. Wifi was fair, especially in the morning, but not once everyone started logging on. If you stay for a month you pay (rather high) electric rates. There was no grass on the sites. A few long-timers put down their own grass seed and watered it daily. Other than that, it was dust or mud. Sites are narrow - your "front yard" is on top of your neighbor's utilities, including septic. The laundry is expensive at $5 per load, but the machines are all new. There is a pool, but it is old and stained.

This is a really nice, neat, clean State Park with nice space between sites, and tall pines giving some shade if you're in the right site. It would get a 5*, but for the highway noise - and personally I wouldn't give it more than a 3 ½* if I could. This SP sits on John Bay, between Battleship Pkwy and Interstate Route 10 with a very long over-water bridge about ¾'s mile away that produces a tremendous amount of constant noise reverberating over the water, except for a few hours in the middle of the night. It's a shame, really. We loved our location (site 54), the inexpensive launderette, and the constant breeze. If you stay here, be sure to book a water site. The sunsets over Mobile are beautiful. There is no privacy between sites. There are a few trails between the park and Battleship Pkwy, but it doesn't amount to much as far as length. There's a small Little Library in the laundry with books and Video CD's. The park gate closes in the evening. Wifi is fair.