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Shepard State Park Campground

10 Reviews

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Location

Shepard State Park Campground is located in Mississippi

Directions

Located 3 miles west of Pascagoula, south of US 90 at Gautier, exit 61 off of Interstate 10. Most GPS and Map Quest searches will not lead you to the park the shortest way. Feel free to call the park office for directions.

Address

1034 Graveline Rd
Gautier, MS 39553

Coordinates

30.37260517 N
88.62614936 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site

Stay Connected

WiFi
Fair
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Poor
T-Mobile
Available

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group

Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites

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General Info

Andrea S.

Guide

Reviewed Feb. 1, 2023

Beautiful new bath house

Two small loops. Enough space between sites you are not to crowded. Trails to explore. It has been quiet and the RV site area is mostly full.

Site22

Month of VisitMarch

Yesenia

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 8, 2022

Lots to do here!

The primitive campsite was very nice. Even though the park was a bit crowded we still had privacy. The dog park was perfect for our two large dog, very clean. My toddler had a very easy time walking around which was a huge plus! The marsh trails were perfect for viewing wildlife. 10/10, would recommend!

Month of VisitOctober

Simon C.

Traveler

Reviewed Mar. 30, 2022

Great for Teardrop camping

Sites are affordable and not too close together. The bathhouse was being renovated so there was only one unisex bathroom but it was very clean and nicely updated. $8 bundles of firewood at the camp store. Fire rings and charcoal grills at every RV site.

There is a disc golf course, an archery range, and a large multi-use field as well as a small boat launch.

Rene

Traveler

Reviewed Dec. 20, 2021

Adequate camping

The roads are gravel, sites are level, electric is strong and reliable (I haven’t tested the water yet). There is 1 dump station on at the entrance, and 1 large dumpster. The sites are spacious, have fire rings and decent picnic tables. There are several pull-through sites, but most are back-in. The staff are friendly. It seems like there are several long-time/permanent residents here.

The showers are adequate—no mold or mildew, tiled, nice benches, plenty of hooks and hot water. The rest of the bathroom is quite old and stained, but generally clean, if outdated/chipped/showing age.

There are several trails, lots of trees and underbrush, a playground. There is an archery range, and boat launch.

AT&T is 1 bar, Verizon is 2-3 bars.

Site21

Month of VisitJanuary

Bianca B.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 7, 2021

Shepard State Park, Gautier MS

I love this park, camp sites are well spaced and private with some water fronting on the Pascagoula River. Water and electric at each site with dump station at the entrance. Can't beat the price at $18 a night, reservations available on their website.

Site11

Month of VisitSeptember

Tucker B.

Legend

Reviewed May. 16, 2021

Cool Wooded Park with Ample Primitive Camping

Pulled in here and initially thought it was full until I saw signs for two primitive camping areas.

One had a small boat launch area for fishing boats or personal watercraft.

The other was perfectly situated at a few of the park's trailheads.

I chose the latter. For $13, it was a chill overnight spot, although the buggiest of my trip so far.

Not sure if primitive campers can use restrooms and showers in RV park, but they are there!

SitePrimitive Area #2

Month of VisitJune

Doug M.

Traveler

Reviewed Mar. 7, 2021

Nice park

Nice campground set in the forest. The roads in the park could use a little attention. The bathroom next to my site was freshly remodeled, and clean. Campsites are not on top of each other. Lots of hiking trails, I didn't have a chance to explore much as I was only there over night.

Donnie S.

Traveler

Reviewed Feb. 5, 2021

Great upgrades

Camp here a couple nights. The have completely updated. Nice clean bathrooms and sights.

K S.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 10, 2020

Decent place

When considering this place, you have to remember the location. It isn’t the most convenient location to begin with.. my wife and I played disc golf there. It was also a decent course. Probably wouldn’t be my first place to itch to return to.

Bounding Around

Legend

Reviewed Jul. 1, 2020

Wouldn't stay again

So, this is probably the worst state park we have stayed at yet. The bathrooms were pretty gross and there was absolutely nothing special about this place. They did have some trails and I enjoyed a walk on them, but it’s honestly not that much of an enjoyable stop! We definitely would not stay there again.