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
Thomas M
VerifiedApril 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Love this park- small, well kept-
Doug S
VerifiedApril 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 21, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Small but nice park. Campsites are fairly close together and driveways are rather short. It’s nicely located on very bikeable routes. We enjoyed our trip very much and would probably go again. All that said we did find that the Ranger was not very friendly nor helpful. Very different from our experiences at other COE parks.
DON T
VerifiedApril 3, 2024 • Stayed at: 27, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Although the pads are asphalt, our RV is 8 feet wide and these pads for probably 9 1/2 to 10 feet wide at the max and they were extremely difficult to get into and I’ve been doing this for over 13 years. I would compare the staff to a third grade teacher, who wanted to swatch your hands if you did something wrong. We will not be back to this facility ever and we travel the road every year. I was just saying it was not a good experience.
Vera S
VerifiedApril 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 51, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Where to begin!! This is the best campground in the area for those who love southern food, cultural and art exhibits/museums, beaches, convenience to shopping and entertainment for the kids as well as for the grown-ups. Plan ahead for concerts at the Biloxi Coliseum. Best of all is the congeniality of the park ranger, Patty Kuehn. We’ve stayed in many Nat’l Parks, but none with as friendly a park ranger as Patty. Although friendly, she runs a tight ship and rightfully so. With that said, please do the speed limit of 5 mph for everyone’s safety! Always prefer this park over others in the area.
Judy V
VerifiedApril 1, 2024 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
This is a beautiful campground and well maintained BUT the no-see-ems are unbearable. They were out 24/7 and my friends and I have zillions of bites that itch like crazy. We were not able to sit outside and socialize. We spent most of our time outside of the campground. The area is convenient with a drugstore, hospital, Walmart, Rouse, etc very close by. We were talking to a workman in Lowes and he said the bugs are year round and nothing helps except to stay inside. It's a shame because, like I said, it's a beautiful campground.
Nancy M
VerifiedMarch 31, 2024 • Stayed at: 44, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Very pleasant camp ground. There's an exit that will take you on to town streets so riding a bicycle to town or over to Biloxi is very easy. The bay near the visitor center is a great place to watch the sun set.
Nicely paved sites though some on the exterior edge are not very level.
Mike K
VerifiedMarch 31, 2024 • Stayed at: 25, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Site #25 Positives: easy check in, clean and close bathrooms/shower, level camppad/driveway, functional water and electric, ample picnic areas, viewed dolphins at the dock, viewed gators near the roadside pullout. Negatives: pesky insects, nightly barking dog, nightly train noises, many closed trail boardwalks needing repairs
Dawn L
VerifiedMarch 31, 2024 • Stayed at: 51, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
We loved this park and the nature center! Ranger Tim is amazing, very knowledgeable and willing to share information. We will definitely be back!
Laura C
VerifiedMarch 30, 2024 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
Best campground on Mississippi Gulf Coast !
Stephen W
VerifiedMarch 30, 2024 • Stayed at: 43, Loop: Davis Bayou Campground
We really like Bayou Davis for its location a nd proximity to Ocean Springs and multiple nearby breweries. The showers could use some improvements. The water is hot but there is no place dry for clothing or dressing.
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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| General |
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. |