Monday, February 27, 2012

Shepard State Park, Gautier Mississippi

We needed a campground located near the Mississippi Sandhill Crane NWR.

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Shepard State Park offers water and 50 amp service, but no sewer hook up. It fit the bill nicely for a quick stop-over and is quite a bargain.

Our site was less than flat, with a steep drop off on the passenger side. It took a bit of finagling to attain level.

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Site #24  gave us the most privacy we had anywhere on our trip. Campground layout is very generously spaced and heavily wooded.

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The surrounding area is lovely, with plenty of walking trails and biking opportunities.

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The upkeep here is not the greatest, and there are a number of sites occupied by people who are obviously down on their luck and living here full time, in some cases with entire families.

It is a sad thing to see. If you are disturbed by poverty, this might not be a good choice of campgrounds.

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We will stay here again when we come back to do a proper visit of the refuge. All this Park needs is a little TLC.

1 comment:

Erin said...

That is one private site you landed in ... great find for your overnight stay.