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Rest Area | Informal Campsite

United States

Details

Verified:
6 days ago
Elevation:
8.4 masl
Website:
None
Contributor:
robertdrouin1

Amenities

Electricity:
No
Wifi:
Unknown
Kitchen:
No
Restaurant:
No
Showers:
No
Water:
Unknown
Toilets:
Running Water
Big Rig Friendly:
Yes
Tent Friendly:
No
Pet Friendly:
Yes

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Description

The rest area at the visitor center is a bit noisy because of the highway, but there is a separate parking lot for RVs and trucks. Overnight camping is permitted, and there are 24-hour restrooms.

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Stayed a night. Just as stated, it is near a busy highway, so it is loud. I recommend parking near the RV area. Thank you so much.

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I was at this place and everything is the same.

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Atchafalaya Welcome Center is the best rest area, I’ve been to! 24 hr security and the receptionist are great. I stay here anytime I’m in the area

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Atchafalaya Welcome Center is probably one of the, if not the, best welcome/rest center I have ever been to. Enough said. Oh, and great free coffee!

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Great spot, some people working on their cars in the parking lot late at night though was a little weird. As mentioned, coffee at the visitors center. I got my hopes up reading about how good everyone said it was. It was free coffee, don’t get your hopes up. Very grateful for it though!

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The Atchafalaya Welcome Center is located on the west end of the basin bridge, not far from Beau Bridge, La. The welcome center encourages overnight stays. RV overnight parking is on the south side of I-10, while 18-wheeler parking is on the north side of I-10. The Welcome Center has some great displays, and very good free coffee is available all day. They also provide free Wi-Fi.

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Great rest area for an overnight. Very friendly security. But oh my God, the mosquitos. I went to literal war on 50+ of the suckers that got in my car after I was rummaging around with the doors open at dusk. It was like a horror film. Don't let them get you.

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Arrived at 2am. Plenty of parking. Close distance to I-10 therefore heard lots of traffic. We have a van, but they have pull through for RVs. Outside bathrooms open 24 hrs which is awesome! Unfortunately visitors centers was closed during their posted business hours (we left by 10am the next morning and they were still closed). Bummed to have missed out on the exhibit and free LA coffee.

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Felt very safe and comfortable spending the night here. It’s a bit noisy being right next to the highway but it didn’t keep us up. There’s trash and bathrooms. The visitor center has some interesting displays and a 4 1/2 minute movie to learn a little about the Atchafalaya culture. About 6 other RV/campers staying here. The truck side looked full as well.

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Large rest area, with night-time security. If you're sensitive to road noise, this may not be the place for you. I'd stay here again.

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Super air de repos avec un stationnement réservé pour les RV, Toilette 24/24.

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Welcome center. I always stop here on my travels via I10. very clean and safe.

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Welcome center. Great spot for overnighting.
24/24h Restrooms
Video surveillance

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quiet night, good sleep, lots of parking, did not use restrooms

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Atchafalaya Rest area..confirming below info. Nice space.

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Great, safe spot but loud traffic from I-10 as almost everyone has said. Just think of it as constant white noise.

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Safe place to stay overnight. Road noise wasn’t terrible. Great free coffee in the morning. If you have 5 minutes to spare, check out the show in the welcome center.

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Lots of spot to park, very noisy as other check ins have said. The signage leading into the rest area was a little confusing.

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lots of room! clean. As others said highway noise but a great place to stop.

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Large rest area and information center. Information center closes at 5 pm. I got here. at 5:02. The sign says they have coffee. There are large restrooms and well stocked vending machines. Lots of traffic noise since the interstate is elevated above the parking lot.

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Off the highway about a mile. road noise. safe for solo female travelers. tons of spots.

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Security, overnight parking allowed, quiet, good shade areas, 24 hour bathrooms

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Atchafalaya themed rest area, with lots of tourist information about the region. We asked to make sure we could stay the night, they said yes, but they don't want to compete with surroundings campgrounds. I took that as meaning to not squat there.

As others have noted, 24h restrooms and free coffee when the visitor center is open.

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Stayed one night here. Coolest rest stop ever, cute displays and video theater inside! free coffee in the morning at the welcome center. It was very very loud. Traffic didn’t die down. The security lady wouldn’t let us park our extended van in the rv spots which are further from the bridge highway, had to park in the car spots, so it was very noisy. Had ear plugs but I think the bridge made it louder. Good t-mobile and visible reception

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We really enjoyed staying here. The road noice didn’t bother us and we sleep with a window cracked open. Lots of grassy area’s to walk our dog. Interesting sites to see in and out of the Visitors Center.

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Has security woman flashed her lights at me I pulled over to her and asked can you park here she said yes , if I could though let other’s know that when you pull in the car parking lot turn your headlights off . They shine right in her car . Noises because of the highway. It was hot and buggy but it serve its purpose. Bring bug spray.

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lots of space, a bit of highway noise, lots and lots of Moskitos, but a clean and safe place for a night

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We arrived just before sunset. We were pleasantly surprised by how big this place seems. Semi's go one way and car's, RV's and busses go another. We saw security right away and that felt good. We found a spot and settled in. Beware of mosquitoes. They are biters!!
26ft Class C

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A perfect place to rest from driving I-10. 24-hour security. 24-hour bathrooms, nice and clean, AC is blasting in there, it's cold!

The visitor center is open 8:30 to 5pm and is so neat to check out. Free coffee, free wifi, cute little exhibits with animatronic swamp animals and an interactive movie room. Definitely recommend staying here if you are looking for something free and safe to crash for a night.

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A bit noisy because of the freeway but felt safe, 24h restrooms, security guard

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Great place to stop in the middle of the Atchafalaya Bridge. Safe and secure with lots of picnics areas

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Great place to stay- super safe with security. I think they even dim the lights a bit late at night. Lots of people sleeping in their cars/vans/RVs. Freeway noise didn’t seem so bad. Nice visitor center during the day- they gave me very good info on locality as well as Mardi Gras. Super nice people. Worth a walk around and I think there’s a lil movie about the surrounding land. Would def stay again if I was passing thru

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Lighted, security on site, clean bathrooms, road noise (earplugs recommended).

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East bound entrance closed nightly for the month of June 2021 for construction

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Great location with clean 24/7 bathrooms and kind of noisy due to being close to the highway but that is okay! Felt safe with the security driving around

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Very nice rest area. Decently lit at night. Caught a day nap and decided to chill for the night. Very safe feeling.

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This is a great rest area. There is a security office and the officer was sitting outside of it in his car, facing the lot. That made me feel very safe. There were also cameras and a street light directly above my car which was comforting to me since I was traveling solo as a female. There is a giant green area with walking paths and covered picnic tables which is a great place to walk dogs. The lot is big and everyone was able to spread out. Bathrooms are open 24/7. I was pleased to see a giant stall in the women’s bathroom with its own sink, so I was able to brush my teeth and get ready for bed/the day in privacy. This is truly one of the best and most secure rest areas I’ve ever been to. There were some mosquitos that snuck into my car, which was annoying to try to fall asleep with. I would recommend bringing some sort of mosquito repellent. It was also hot, so some sort of fan would have been great. Overall, this is a great find.

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Really close to the Interstate but safe place to Camp. Convient when just passing through.

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Free coffee is a nice touch and staff is friendly. There's a faucet near the coffee where I filled my one gallon water bottle, which was not possible in the restrooms. But I found the traffic noisy.

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Excellent visitor centre with free coffee. Free WiFi extends to the car-park. Convenient nightstop, not too noisy given the roadside location, we got a good night's sleep.

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clean bathrooms. no tap or spicket though and the drinking fountain was barely working.

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bathrooms. by the highway. very noce and clean. pop machines, coffee during the day

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Rest area at the visitor center, noisy because of the highway but separate parking lot for RV and trucks. Overnight permitted and 24 hours restrooms.

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