Chicot State Park

Peaceful and well-maintained campground. It was very nice to hear all the birds and see the spring flowers while it’s still snowing back home in Upstate NY.

A give two Stars because the view is absolutely beautiful and the location of the cabin is perfect. We were in cabin 14. Do not go here expecting to have what you need in the kitchen at all. There's an oven but it's not one single pan to put into the oven. There is a can opener but it is broken so I went to my daughter's cabin her cat opener was broken went to my son's cabin and his cat opener was broken. There is one garbage bag, be sure to bring your own. If you look up and look on the pink painted part by the kitchen in the ceiling it has about 2 inches of dust and plenty of spiders and spiderwebs. Rotting baseboards in the bathroom. The floor in the bathroom is so soft I was worried that bigger heavier people may fall through because it is rotten. My son's cabin didn't even have a frying pan. Oh not to mention Wi-Fi not working and I was told that it said it on the website that I should have went look on the website. I put these cabins a year ago before coming. I had no need to go on the website. The dock and the railing is in desperate need of sanding and refinishing. Everybody had splinters either from sitting down on the dock or leaning on the railing. All the blinds are broken and there is no way to close them, open them, or adjust them. There was no hand soap in the dispenser in the kitchen by the sink. Completely empty. For the price I would think that someone would at least clean the cabins. The kitchen table it's so sticky that a piece of paper stuck to it and ripped when I had to take it off of the table. The table probably needs to be refinished. All I can say is shame on the people responsible for those cabins. They have so much potential to be what is presented to be on the website.

We stay in the cabins at Chico two weekends a year, and it is a highlight of the year for our family. We love to fish, canoe, hike, or just sit in the rocking chairs on the screened porch.

Dancing through the maze of cypress and Tupelo trees in my canoe was magical. The camp facilities were adequate and the staff was friendly and helpful.

We happened to reserve a fabulously private site on C loop, but the roads were horrific with tons of pot holes. Surprisingly the staff were not very friendly. We were surprised as we have encountered southern friendliness everywhere else. The kayaking is fabulous. There are a lot of bass boat people fishing. The splash pad was great to cool off after kayaking. The arboretum is pretty. The north campground seems much older and less occupied. The bathrooms are old and need to be updated. The camp host Jeff was the friendliest person we encountered. The sites have only electric and water, but there are 2 dump stations as you leave the south campground. You have to watch the fire ants. The cabins on the water look so romantic. We saw an alligator 🐊 at the bridge where everyone goes fishing. There is a great market 2 miles south of the park which also has gas. The town of Ville Platte is also nearby.