About Davis Bayou Campground
Number of accommodations: 50
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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
Joe V
VerifiedFebruary 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Excellent. We love it here and always stay here when in gulf coast
Stephanie B
VerifiedFebruary 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 52, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Easy check in and clean, convenient location.
Betty E
VerifiedFebruary 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 26, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
It is always a delight to pull in to Davis Bayou Campground to our smiling Ranger Patty welcoming us back. We so enjoy our stays here.
Charles J
VerifiedFebruary 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Beautiful shady campsites with excellent walking trails along paths and the road.
Clean sites and clean bathrooms.
We stay here every year and the highlight of our trip is Ranger Patty Kuehn. Of course she checks us in and lets us know where to look for birds,…. But the most fun is that our spoiled dog absolutely loves her!
As Ranger Patty is out cleaning campsites getting ready for new campers (singing and dancing as she goes!) she always takes a quick minute to let our puppy know that she’s the queen of the campground! SO Much FUN!!
Robin B
VerifiedFebruary 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 52, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
My husband and I love staying at Davis Bayou. Ranger Patty is great! The camp hosts are always helpful. The camp grounds are beautiful and well kept with lots of trees, boat launch, fishing and bird watching. We love riding our bikes into the town of Ocean Springs. There are many safe and quite roads to get to the beach and bars and restaurants. Great areas for birders!
Gary B
VerifiedFebruary 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
We love staying at Davis Bayou. This was our second time here. The park is clean & well maintained. With its close proximity to Ocean Springs, Biloxi and Gulfport, you will not run out of things to do or see.
Ralph O
VerifiedFebruary 3, 2025 • Stayed at: 45, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Fantastic facility to winter the greatest snow fall in history. Rolled in two days early to settle down for the winter blast. Quiet calm location to watch the south wait out an 8" snow fall. HISTORICAL! Don't miss the Bayou walk. Ranger Tim was an amazing source of information and passionate about the park and his role as a Ranger!
Robert C
VerifiedJanuary 30, 2025 • Stayed at: 30, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Site was pretty narrow, you had to walk off pad to get around. Pavement was several inches higher than grass, so was a tripping obstacle.
cindy p
VerifiedJanuary 30, 2025 • Stayed at: 36, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
It was a lovely place to weather the blizzard!
Mike H
VerifiedJanuary 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 29, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
It was beautiful, and clean. The staff was amazing and very helpful. There were strong on enforcing the rules but very under standing mistakes. Had a wonderful stay.
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. |