Pontchartrain Landing - A New Orleans Waterfront RV Resort

My partner and I stayed at this park over the 4th of July holiday this year. We stayed here specifically because of the close proximity to the French Quarter as we enjoy the great restaurants in the Quarter and Garden District. For this, the park was perfect. It was a short drive into the Quarter, and parking in the Quarter is doable as long as you're a walker. Just park 3-4 blocks away and hoof it to where you want to go. I have a F-250 Crew Cab and had no trouble parking. Now back to the review. The shuttle service the park offers was not feasible for us. We would have ended up using a cab at least a couple times a day. The shuttle runs at 3 different times with the last return to the park around 8:30-8:45p.m. pickup in the Quarter, so that's too early to allow for dining. Next, don't believe a WORD of the claim that they have wifi! I seriously sat and waited for 15-20 minutes for the Google homepage to load. I ended up tethering my laptop to my cellphone and this was a lifesaver as I had work that HAD to be done. The wifi is so pathetic that it really shouldn't be advertised. And speaking of advertising, the photos this place use for marketing are COMPLETELY photoshopped and bogus! The photos make it look like an oasis just outside the city. Well it's not. As other reviewers mentioned the drive in is on streets that are barely maintained through an industrial park that qualifies as anything but an oasis. Once you arrive the place is "alright". It seems clean, the bathroom and shower house are clean. We didn't have a stitch of grass next to our "premium pull-thru" spot and paid full price of $60-$65 night. The staff is pretty unfriendly and borderline terse. I don't think it had a thing to do with our sexual orientation, they just don't seem happy to be there. Anyhow, the place is decent, at least for the purpose we needed it for. It would be much more appealing to RVer's who have kids. I would be inclined to try out another place if we come down again. I picked this place over another because of the photo they used and how appealing it looked. I guess that's why I'm a little ticked off and am leaving what I consider to be a sour review. (By the way, we have a 40' fifth wheel trailer)

There are very few RV Parks close to the French Quarter, and in our opinion this would be the best of them, with just a short 10 minute drive to town. We stayed here for 5 nights in a 40 ft DP. Using Passport America the rate was quite reasonable. Their Award Wining BBQ was outstanding! These were the good things. Now for the not so good.... Getting there is a bit confusing and they have NO SIGNAGE to lead you along. The roadway is through an industrial area along the waterway, and using the word "road" is generous! One pot hole after the other! The online photos do not show you the boat storage/ repair dock along one side of the park, the photos show instead nice floating rental houses. HA! When we were led to our space I indicated that I'd prefer a different location and would be willing to pay extra. The young man called the office to inquire and shortly thereafter this grumpy Manager guy walked up and said " if we didn't want that space we could have our money back and leave"! Then they told us that there we no other spaces available. Since it was a Holiday weekend, we decided to accept the space assigned and go about having a good time. As it happened, the park never did fill up and we could have been placed elsewhere and the park would have gotten a few more $'s out of us, Oh well!! I don't think their attitude had anything to do with our being gay/lesbian, just not your usual Southern welcoming style. That said, I would stay here again but only at the reduced Passport America rates!

We are passport America members...so we stayed for 50% off for 6 nights. The park is actually quite nice. It is newer, and is well laid-out. Big rigs? no problem! However...some of the sites are a little narrow, and the hookups are closer to the front. Make sure you have all your extensions with you. Sites are relatively level - we have had worse.

The folks are pretty nice. There is the bar with food. If you are a culinary snob...do not even try the food. Otherwise, it is just edible and plain. But the girls were nice, and the bar was cool.

One thing: The location of the park is crazy. It is in the middle of an industrial zone. The drive in is ugly. When you come off the exit...go slow as the ramp is down from an elevated roadway, and the stop is sudden.

The shuttle only runs 3 times a day to the quarter, so be prepared to drive or take a taxi. There is no shuttle to the garden district, so you are driving it. But, once there, everything is a walk. (go to Magazine Street)
We would stay here again if we had to, but the location killed it. But there are so many other parks we will be looking into first.