About this campground
This recreation area is part of Bayou Bodcau Reservoir
About Bayou Bodcau Reservoir
Bayou Bodcau in LA and AR is a flood-control project with no permanent pool. A major waterfowl management and upland game management area is located here. The cabin of an original settler of the area is available for use by the public in classroom study.
Describes the wider recreation area this campground sits in. Source: Recreation.gov.
Getting there
From Shreveport, LA, 20 miles east on I-20, then north on LA 157 to Bellevue, 2 miles north on a county road.
Directions to Bayou Bodcau Reservoir, not to this specific campground.
Activities
- BOATING
- CAMPING
- FISHING
- PICNICKING
- WATER SPORTS
- PLAYGROUND PARK SPECIALIZED SPORT SITE
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Beaver Dam Campground (Kisatchie National Forest, LA)Kisatchie National Forest12 mi
- Shreveport Visitor CenterRed River Waterway19 mi
- Sugar Creek Hunter CampKisatchie National Forest45 mi
- Natchitoches National Fish HatcheryFish And Wildlife Service70 mi
- Oakland Plantation StoreCane River Creole National Historical Park78 mi
- Grand Marais Recreation AreaOuachita-Black River - Felsenthal Pool83 mi
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Tom Merrill Recreation Area doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Louisiana campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
Browse Louisiana camping →Details from Recreation.gov's official RIDB catalog. Conditions change — confirm with the managing office before you go. Not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.