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Mississippi State Parks
Husband and I booked 10 days in Buccaneer and are leaving 5 days early, losing half of what we paid. When I made the reservation, I was very specific asking if they had a pool. Telling them we wanted to make sure because being seniors we would not be going to the beach. I was told they had a water park for which we would have to pay extra, I told them we would not be able to physically do that, then they told me there was a separate pool for others. They DID NOT tell me that pool was only 2 1/2 feet deep and you had to pay $6.00 per day to go in it. In 5 days we have seen everything in New Orleans and Biloxi and there is nothing to see in this immediate area. We expected to be able to enjoy the pool....not paying to step in an just get wet.
Park and its employees are nice.The facilities are clean, and kids loved the water park. The view of the gulf is awesome. Also have some very good local restaurants in the area. Visited park on 11/8/14 and was very impressed with Treasure Cove, lots of trees and vegetation to provide some isolation. All other areas had very few trees with no vegetation- reminded me of KOA which is like a camper parking lot. But during the night the noise from train traffic less that 500 feet away was a rude awakening, it sounded like the trains were going to join me in the camper it was so loud-impossible to sleep as 5 trains passed during the night, the last at 2:50 AM. In the morning I showered with the fragrant aroma of egg water, that was it I left without staying the second already paid for night and never to return. Wish the park personnel would inform first timers of these conditions at check in. We stayed 2 nights at campground. sight 142 was wet and slick from something overflowing. dont except this sight even if they say :we would have fixed that: all they did was dig a trench and leave the dirt on the pavement. not a good experience, would not stay there again. Loved the campground very nice grandkids had fun close to beach. will come back great place to visit. All of those awesome reviews that precede this one are true. Great park Money hungry place with poor customer service and horrible management!! Went weekend of June 21, 2013. Park was very clean, nice playground for the kids. the Wavepool was a BIG hit! We liked it so much, we got the season pass because we will be back often. The park pool was still under construction, but coming along nicely. I would definitely recommend staying here. Really a good stop for us and will be extra nice when the pool is finished. Restrooms were clean and nice, parking pads were asphalt and adequate for larger rigs. We stayed for Memorial Day weekend. Even though the waterpark was not opened we still had a great time. This park is big, beautiful and very clean. The staff was very friendly and we were very impressed with how they watch over this campground,its a very safe place. We loved it and will be back soon. Very nice safe park.Staff are great--very friendly! New, AWESOME restrooms w/ CLEAN showers. Attractions are still under construction but new playgrounds are open & hiking-trails are well maintained. A+ site pads for land-yachts to tents! 
My family and I had a summer home in waveland, and would go to the park everyday,was glad to see it come back.We have stayed there since it reopened, loved it we able to go swimming and fishing right in the gulf, we made lasting memories again. Beautiful, love the rabbits! Great people at park very kind and helpful. Beaches are not crowded. Great shopping. We will be back!! I visited Buccaneer State Park 8-3-12. It seemed to have several different places under construction. The park did not look like anything special, fancy and big. There was a lot of camp ground areas that was being occupied for a couple of people. The wave pool looked like it was under construction. There was a small childrens play ground with brand new looking equipment. The place is across from the beach. Which I would not recommend swimming in because with that water, there is no telling what could be in there that you can get hurt from, that is left from Hurrican Katrina. I will not be returning to this park until there is some major improvement.
One park I can recommend that is very nice is Fountain Blue State Park in Mandeville, LA. Now that is a beautiful state park with a lot of activities to do. Absolutely gorgeous. swimming pool and wavepool park is still not open been there several times. and even twice since katrina.cannot wait to go back this year.southern hospitality at its very best.
Stayed June 2011 with Boy Scouts, very nice and clean! Very back primative area still needed work but still Scouts had a good time. Staff very nice. Look forward to another visit!! My family and I have been going to this park for over 15 years now, its kinda a home away from home! Staff is great, always nice and clean.
I just called and they told me the waterpark is closed due to Katrinia damages. Fema is still dragging their feet. I have been there in the past and camped, and spent the day at the waterpark years ago. It was 1st class! The Staff was great, Thanks for the help when we pulled in. To the camp site 105 that was recomended, to the park in general. clean, quiet, restfull.
my wife an I will be back. We have held our family reunions there for years and years! We have family that come from all over the United States.It was like coming home last June 2010 when we all got to go back and camp together. The park opened last May. I use to go to Buccaneer State Park Every summer with my cousin,and grandparents. I remember Everything about the park like it was yesterday! I remember the trailes where you could walk,or ride your bike,the two hills by the souvioneer shop,we would ride our bikes up and down those hills. And then there was the wavepool,kiddie pool,water slide,and so Much More!!! That wave pool had some of The Biggest Waves Ever!!! I just have so many Fond memories of that place,I miss it so much.Please Hurry Back!!! glad to hear of the reopening i use to go every year before it was destroyed can`t wait to start going again.it was a great place to go and will be great once again i will tell all my freinds that it is open once again so we all can injoy and sopport the rebuilding of a great state park. Finally it is open again. My wife and I camped there at least twice a year before Katrina. We live just south of Meridian MS. It is worth the drive. The campground is clean and beautiful. The wonderful people from the area are working hard to rebuild. GO CAMP THERE AND SUPPORT THEM. It is a wonderful place!!!!!!!!!!
They are working to restore the park. There are 3 new bath houses and 2 loops are camper ready. Plan to visit in November The park has reopened for business....It is in third stage of rebuilding.....waterpark to be rebuilt in this stage Drove through this weekend. We are sooo happy to see the park open again. We are looking forward to visiting often. The park now has with 100 or so sites open now with more to come.
Water park to open later The park is partially open now with about 100 camping sites. New bath houses and playground. Nice for families. Supposed to open pools summer of 2011. We are only 35 minutes away but we came to the park at least 5 or 6 times in the summer. We loved it and enjoyed all the options you guys had. Beach, crabing, frisbee golf, fishing, pool, waterpark and just the nature of the park. Great family fun place. Hope to see this park open soon. Went for a tour through the park today and the back section and the area across from the old camp store were full with Fourth of July campers. Cant wait to plan my trip Park looks great. Pools will open next year. Beautiful campsites. The disc golf course is back from what a couple of friends have said. Watch out for the horseflies. Played the disc golf course this weekend and had a great time! The rest rooms are brand new and so is the kids playground! cant wait to visit the new park Was so happy to see its being rebuilt....the new bath houses look great...cant wait until its finished!!.....102 sites opened. I drove in this weekend. Very quiet. 60
% open. Still working on pool, tennis courts , etc, but the hook ups are working and the water is there to enjoy. Many littel shops are open in Bay Saint Louis, as well as great golfing at Hollywood Casino. i am planning a trip now We live closer to the Gulf State Park but once my kids found Buccaneer they wanted to go there .Ivan and Katrina worked on both . GSP has been open but is nothing compared to prehurricane I hope for better luck with Buccaneer SP. Buccaneer State Park is now open for camping! Went this past Wednesday (5-12-2010) and drove around. The attendant at gate was very kind. You can now make reservations via Reserve America. Only 2 sections open. Only 1 of these sections complete with sewer, 30/50 amp electrical and paved. $24.00/night. drove by the camp ground on may 11,2010. the park is open though some sites are closed beacuse they got approval from fema to replace the sewage pipes in the four front loops. spoke to Stew the park ranger. he says the final phase has started, which is fixing the wave pool, the game room, and camp store. they should be completed in may of 2011. Just got off Phone with the Park, it is now open!! Bucanneer has reopened and is really nice again. Only parts of the park are available as construction is still ongoing. It still feels like home. When all of the park has returned to fuction it will be a great place to rv. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL REOPEN I HOPE SOON Buccaneer State Park was our favorite camp ground. We always had a great time and the people were great too.We hope to see it up and running soon! The best park I have been to east of the Mississippi. PARK TO REOPEN IN APRIL OR MAY 2010 I miss this park. It has too many memories of my childhood. My parents would take me and my other siblings every summer to go camping at buccaneer before hurricane Katrina. It is such a great family park. I hope they will reopen the park again soon. So, please let us know when you would reopen the park. We hope this summer of 2010 would be nice. I Just got off the phone with Department of Parks and the guy I talked to said they are hopping for a March, April or May 2010 opening for the campground only. We were hoping you all would be open by now-please open soon we miss you-- I am local and loved this weekend get away! Wish there was some updated information. I heard on our local news that 4th of July weekend would be the camp ground grand opening.. Is this true? Please DO NOT REBUILD into an ugly, plastic, motel-like park! It was beautiful like it was. And, hurry up. We are waiting. Will travel from Austin to camp here again,please reopen soon. Enjoyed this park for years with kids and then grandkids-please hurry and come back we miss it so much- WHEN CAN WE EXPECT IT BACK??? This was our first place to ever go camping and we loved it. With great campsites, beach and a wave pool you could not ask for more. I heared on the news the camping should be ready some time this year and the wave pool next summer. I hope so. My parents used to bring me to buccanneer almost everyweekend onf my youth now that i am ready for kids I would love to bring them .... PLEASE RE-OPEN! Please bring back Buccaneer State Park! We miss it!! USE TO GO 5 TIMES A YEAR AND MISS IT . PLEASE OPEN ASAP. THANKS Children and adults keep waiting to hear an opening date. Hope it is soon! Buccaneer was a wonderful place to go and spend time with family. Children of all ages had things to do. No complaining! Hope it reopens soon. We had so much fun there! grew up going there on family day trips and camping as an adult. I would like to see the wave pool, water slide and a lazy river! WE WOULD LOVE TO COME BACK PLEASE OPEN ASAP!!! I grew up going camping there. Best Park around. We took our kids all the time. We were told it would be back up 2008. Still looking for it to go camping and water park
swimming!! Hurry Back!!! We used to go to Buccaneer in the winter for a stay and absolutely loved it. Will be so glad to have it back. We camped there several times pre-Katrina. A great neutral location to enjoy our Gulf Coast. Was told it would be up and running in 2008. Bucaneer where are you???? THE BEST STATE PARK THEY HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO DO THEY ALSO HAD THE BEST PRICE FOR ALL THEY HAD TO OFFER YOU VERY CLEAN *****!!PLEASE OPEN SOON WE MISS THIS PLACE It is sad to know the state if Mississippi havs not moved on the very fast! Buccaneer was the number ones state park for years and years.
I think the people in Hancock County should have some say about the park, like what they would like to have in the park and things that might help it come back faster.
I think they should let you have Golf Carts in the park also. We camped there with our kids; then with our kids and grandkids. I was hoping it would re-open soon! We all enjoyed it & miss it. great park really miss it According to MS Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks (as of March 2009), current plans are to have the park open between September and December of this year. loved it loved it this was the most wonderful place to go with the family. hope it will be up and going really soon We Loved it there and want it back up and running Was a great weekend place to bring the kids. With recession on, Mississippi needs to get moving with its re-opening. It would be an economical way for people to spend quality time with their kids. Completely destroyed by Katrina. Is being built back but will be many months. No longer exists, hurricane destroyed
