About Davis Bayou Campground
Number of accommodations: 50
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Dump Station
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (569)
What Guests Are Saying
Davis Bayou Campground receives high praise for its cleanliness, well-maintained facilities, and friendly staff, making for a pleasant camping experience. Guests appreciate the convenient location near Ocean Springs and the variety of outdoor activities available, along with improved utilities and amenities. While there are some concerns about noise levels and ADA policies, many visitors express their intention to return due to the campground's overall charm and natural beauty.
What Guests Are Saying
Davis Bayou Campground receives high praise for its cleanliness, well-maintained facilities, and friendly staff, making for a pleasant camping experience. Guests appreciate the convenient location near Ocean Springs and the variety of outdoor activities available, along with improved utilities and amenities. While there are some concerns about noise levels and ADA policies, many visitors express their intention to return due to the campground's overall charm and natural beauty.
Review Summary
Nancy M
VerifiedApril 5, 2025 • Stayed at: 46, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Great campground! The grounds are well kept, and Ranger Patty is friendly and helpful. One camp host was seriously micromanaging things, and that was annoying.
The shower rooms need attention. There are small with no shower curtains so it's difficult to find a place to keep anything dry while showering. Worse: there are visible exhaust fans, but they are never on. The room gets very steamed up making it difficult to dry off, and you're sweating again before you finish drhing off and getting dressed.
Helen M
VerifiedApril 2, 2025 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
This campground is almost perfect! Small enough for persons with limitations to walk, close to town for shopping and dining. The only downside is the restrooms and showers could be improved, the hand dryer in the women's has so little air, it don't start to dry hands. The allegator sightings were published a lot, yet in 2 weeks we didn't see any. We will be back!
Dawn L
VerifiedMarch 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 30, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
The park is wonderful! It’s always well taken care of. The rangers are extremely knowledgeable and friendly.
robert r
VerifiedMarch 28, 2025 • Stayed at: 32, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
site was level, showers were great, some shade but weather was cool
Kevin C
VerifiedMarch 28, 2025 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Love this camping ground. Just wish the showers had better shower heads and vent fans. Will be back very soon.
Elisabeth T
VerifiedMarch 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
There is a saying "Lead by example". All day long in campsite #1 I hear the park employee yelling at people when they are driving wrong way or too fast. Which is fine. But my issue is when the park employee leaves her shift and drives down the street the wrong direction, why is it ok for her? Or when she is rolling into work in the morning in her little red car well over the speed limit.
Monty M
VerifiedMarch 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 28, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Davis Bayou is an AWESOME CAMPGROUND with great service from the National Parks Service Staff. Ranger Patty is wonderful and so is Park Service Officer Rhonda!!! They run a great park are good people and while the rules are really quite few they do enforce they do enforce them which is a wonderful thing! The camp hosts are usually pretty good as well.
Me, my wife and our extended family and friends have been visiting this park several times a year for many consecutive years and it is always a pleasure to camp and enjoy!
Michael E
VerifiedMarch 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
When we arrived there were storm warnings for the next day. They did a very good job informing the guests where to go and preparing for the possible storm.
Howard L
VerifiedMarch 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 27, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Patty and Rebecca were awessome.
Marc G
VerifiedMarch 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Got there late & very confusing getting to our site in the dark. Left early next morning due to slope of the site & couldn’t level. Cancelled reservations online & 2 days laterDavis called concerned they didn’t see us & they showed we didn’t cancel.
Location Davis Bayou Campground
Address:
Guis Visitor Center
Ocean Springs, MS, 39564
United States
NORMAL DIRECTIONS
From New Orleans, Slidell, Diamondhead or other points west on I-10: Travel east to Exit 50 MS 609/Ocean Springs. Keep right (South) on Washington Ave. toward Ocean Springs. In 2.5 miles turn left at the Red Light onto Bienville Blvd/Hwy 90 east. Turn right on Park Road entering Gulf Islands National Seashore Parkway. Follow signs to Davis Bayou Campground and Registration Office.
From Pensacola or Mobile, or other points east on I-10: Travel west to Exit 57, Gautier/Ocean Springs. Turn left (South) onto MS Hwy 57. Travel 1/2 mile and take a right at the red light (Hwy 90). Look for brown sign on right, Park road on left. Stay straight to enter Gulf Islands National Seashore, Davis Bayou. Follow signs to Davis Bayou Campground and Registration Office.
Latitude & Longitude: 30.3978 / -88.7955
Elevation: 6 feet
Policies & Rules
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Rules at Davis Bayou Campground: The campground office is open from 8am-4pm. If you have any problems and cannot wait till the office opens, please see the campground host on site #3. Check in time is 1:00 PM. Please do not arrive before check in time. Check out time is 11:00 AM. Between the busy season of January 1 through March 31, campers may stay a maximum of 14 consecutive days in Davis Bayou Campground. Between April 1 through December 31, campers may stay a maximum of 28 days total, in two 14-day increments with 2-day break in between. At the end of 14 days, campers must completely remove themselves and their property from the National Seashore for a minimum of 2 days (48 hours) before returning for another overnight visit. Stay limits apply to all occupants, not just the individual who makes the reservation. Campers are limited to 42 nights in a calendar year. |
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When making reservations be sure to include your vehicle length to your trailer length to make sure all your vehicles will fit on the desired site. Please remember all wheels must be on the pavement at all times. This includes RV, cars/trucks, motorcycles, boat trailers, and car haulers. If you cannot park on the pavement then you must use the overflow parking near the campground. Parking of automobiles on sites must be in-line with RV's or trailer. You cannot park perpendicular on the pad. If you do not fit that way , the vehicle must be moved to overflow parking. |
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All sites permit either two tents or one RV (motorhome/fifth-wheel/pop-up trailer) and one tent. All sites have 50/30 amp breakers and water connections. Each water connection has a backflow built into the faucet. All sites allow a maximum of eight occupants and two vehicles per site. |
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If arriving more than 24hours after the start of your reservation, call (228) 230-4136 or your reservation will be cancelled and a $20 no-show fee plus the cost of the first night's stay |
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Generators are not permitted at any time in the campground. NO Portable air conditioning units used for tents. Nothing may be tied or hung from the trees, no hot tubs, and no swimming pools bigger than 5 feet wide by 15 inches deep. RV's trailers, and automobiles cannot be washed on your site. |
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We do not accept mail for campers at the campground or visitor center. |
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NO Electric car charging in the campground |
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Pets are allowed and must be on a leash, not to exceed 6 feet at all times. Pet owners are responsibile for cleaning up after their pets. Pets are not allowed on any beach or inside any structures, and may not make excessive noise inside the campgound. |
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Automatic gates are now in place at Davis Bayou. The gates will close at sunset; registered campers arriving after sunset need to call 228-230-4136 no later than 4:00 p.m. for the gate code. AS A REMINDER, THE GATE CODE IS IN YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL FROM REC. GOV |
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ATTENTION: Delivery of RVs is allowed by companies that have a CUA (Commercial Use Authorization) only. If a company arrives at the entrance gate to deliver an RV without a CUA they will be refused entrance. For your own benefit, please be sure the company that you are renting from has a CUA with Gulf Islands National Seashore. |
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Gathering of down, dead wood is permitted only in the campground, not along trails or in the forest. Do not bring out-of-state firewood. You may purchase firewood outside the park in Ocean Springs. Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! GRILLS must be on the fire pit or a table you bring, Please DO NOT cook on top of the picnic table. |
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For more information, visit the Gulf Islands National Seashore website at www.nps.gov/guis. |