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Tom Merrill Recreation Area

About Tom Merrill Recreation Area

Tom Merrill Recreation Area sits downstream of Bayou Bodcau Dam, along the Bodcau Creek. The small quiet campground provides all the facilities of a Class A campground, and is open year-round to visitors. Bodcau Creek provides fishing and boating opportunities, along with hiking/biking trails and other recreation. Bayou Bodcau is a large wildlife management area, and is very popular during hunting season for deer and other wild game.  Downtown Bossier City and Shreveport are only a 30-45 minute drive away, and have many opportunities for other interests such as museums and restaurants. Bodcau is well off the main travel roads, so traffic and other noise issues are of no concern.  The campground has no designated fee booth and is by-reservation-only, so all reservations must be made through recreation.gov. Reservations can be made up to 6 months in advance or upon arrival; we recommend reserving prior to entering the campground. For more information on Bayou Bodcau, please visit the following website. (https://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Bayou-Bodcau/)

Number of accommodations: 20

Rates, Sites & Availability

20 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 1, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 10, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 11, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 12, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 13, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 14, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 15, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 16, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 17, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 18, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 19, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 2, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 20, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 3, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 4, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 5, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 6, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 7, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 8, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 9, Loop: A
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$20.00
/ per night

Reviews (168)

What Guests Are Saying

Tom Merrill Recreation Area offers clean, spacious campsites and well-maintained grounds, making it an enjoyable destination for campers. Visitors appreciate the peaceful atmosphere, friendly camp hosts, and various outdoor activities like fishing and kayaking. While some facilities, particularly the showers, need improvements and there have been issues with hot water and water access at certain sites, many guests express a desire to return for future stays.

Review Summary

4.0
168 reviews
5
47.0%
79
4
28.6%
48
3
11.9%
20
2
5.4%
9
1
7.1%
12

Anthony L

Verified

December 22, 2025 Stayed at: 16, Loop: A

4

Nice place, could use restrooms and showers closer to our camp site, but wasn't bad.

David H

Verified

December 21, 2025 Stayed at: 18, Loop: A

5

Great place to camp.

Scott J

Verified

December 14, 2025 Stayed at: 5, Loop: A

3

We were in site 5. When we arrived the water wasn’t working. We had to share the water with the person in site 6. Luckily they had a “tee” to hook both hoses to their site or we would have had no water for the weekend. I was told later that it hasn’t worked for over a year by someone that once booked that site. That site either needs to be repaired or at the very least, but a note on the reservation website that the water is broken so whoever is booking it will have a heads up BEFORE they book that site. That could potentially ruin a weekend if you’re not able to have water hookups on your trip.

Barbara H

Verified

December 14, 2025 Stayed at: 3, Loop: A

4

Beautiful campground in WMA area!! Great canoeing, hiking, fishing, and hunting.

Kevin M

Verified

November 28, 2025 Stayed at: 6, Loop: A

4

Small quiet Corp park in Norwest Louisiana. Great for hunting and fishing, also has a shooting range Friday-Sunday.

Brian G

Verified

November 18, 2025 Stayed at: 4, Loop: A

5

Tom Merrill is one of my favorite campgrounds. It is always clean and quiet and very relaxing.

Carol M

Verified

November 11, 2025 Stayed at: 5, Loop: A

5

I had a wonderful time.The camp host was amazing.I recommend everyone go and try it.

Cory A

Verified

November 8, 2025 Stayed at: 16, Loop: A

2

Usually a good time but campers up late partying kept us up all night.

Brian R

Verified

November 3, 2025 Stayed at: 9, Loop: A

5

The place was nice and quiet. The bathrooms could have used a little more attention. They also had a game cleaning station which was nice and well lite up if the lights were needed. The little store down the road didn’t have much but they cooked a great breakfast and lunch.

Vernon C

Verified

October 24, 2025 Stayed at: 13, Loop: A

5

Very quiet park. Excellent place for a small group of campers to get together and enjoy the outdoors.

Location Tom Merrill Recreation Area

Address:
1749 Bodcau Dam Road
Haughton, LA, 71037-7443
United States

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