Capri Court RV Park

Finally, I set my GPS for Houma, LA and we headed that way. Judy suggested that we stop and check out Lake Fausse Point State Park. We thought it might be a great place to kick back and relax. Since it was a Saturday, we knew they might not have any campsites available, but we wanted to check it out anyway. We figured we could use their dump station while we were there, if nothing else. The last campground didn’t have a dump station, so we needed to find one somewhere.

This state park is a ways off the beaten track, but it sounded like a nice place. We’ve had very good luck with the state parks on our trip.

The girl at the front office confirmed our suspicions. They WERE completely booked for the weekend. She also informed us that we needed to be registered to use the dump station and there was no way to pay to use it. Judy had already asked if we could take a look around, so the girl gave us a map. We had the impression that she wasn’t opposed to us using the station, she just couldn’t give us permission. We went ahead and dumped. On the way out, Judy took in a donation from each of us. We were glad to get this task taken care of, just in case we ended up boondocking (dry camping) for a night or two.

The road to the state park does not go through, so we had to drive out the way we came in. It wouldn’t be too far to go on to Houma, LA or we thought we might find another place along the way.

On the way to Houma, which wasn’t all that interesting for the most part, Judy spotted a city park with RV hookups. We pulled in and took a look. It seemed like a nice park next to a golf course, but the RV section was basically a parking lot with hookups for $30, so we went on.

When we got past Morgan City, a relatively big town, we decided to get off the main drag to check out some of the campgrounds. We saw a few very similar places. They looked like properties that had once been large farms or plantations which were now making ends meet by transforming themselves into RV parks. It appeared that these were mostly long term parking or RV storage. The place that caught our eye was Linda’s RV Park. Even though it seemed like a pleasant enough place, it didn’t have much appeal for us, so we headed on to Houma.

Once we got into Houma, we pulled off the road to look up the address for Capri Court RV Park, which offers a Passport America discount. It turned out that we should have put the address in sooner, since we were now about nine miles from the park. Oh, well!

Capri Court Campsite

This is an interesting place. I had read a review or two and we were a little skeptical about what we might find, but it’s a nice enough place.

As soon as we drove in, a nice young man came running out to check to see if we had reservations. We didn’t because we called the day before and found out that they had plenty of sites. We weren't sure that we would make it this far. He explained that the office was closed, but he was the owner. He had one bathroom key in his hand which he gave to Judy and he went back to his house to get another for me. He said we could either leave the fee in an envelope available by the front door or see the office clerk on Monday morning. Campground folks are very trusting. We have found that again and again.

This young man grew up here in one of the houses on the property. His grandparents have passed away and they left him the property. Near the front, there are very nice houses. This also looks like it was probably a large farm or plantation in the past. There are a lot of horses a couple properties away. I like to see the horses grazing there.

Alligator Lookout

Warning



Bayou



Relaxing!



The young man and his wife live in one of the houses. He grew up in the one next to theirs. Behind the houses there’s a long row of mobile homes, which are permanent residences. The campground is about a ½ mile back. There are lots of trees and it’s very green. A sign by the water (bayou?) warns that alligators are at play there. We have been told that one six foot (or longer) alligator has already been spotted this season. We didn’t spend too much time near the water. I kept Lacey on a short leash. While we were on our swamp cruise the tour guide explained that alligators don’t think of people or meat as food, unless someone has fed them, but we don’t need to take any chances.




Mobile Homes




Restroom, Laundry, Club House


It’s a quiet place, except for the pump that filters water for the whole mobile home park and campground. The bathroom is nice and the laundry room is okay. The doors in the bathroom are odd. They’re short. We couldn’t figure this out. Maybe people feel safer if they can see under the doors. There’s a sign posted in the bathroom. It says that there has been a lot of vandalism and if it continues, they’ll have to close the bathrooms. One gets the impression that it is not a completely safe place, so I have been a little bit on my guard. Lacey makes a lot of noise, but I don’t know if she would really scare anyone off.

We’re going to spend the day relaxing today. We have a lot of blogging to catch up on and we have a WiFi connection here, so it will be easier. I also need to pay some bills and busy work like that. I like these kick back days!