Davis Bayou, Gulf Islands NS, MS

	As you enter the campground, you'll see the small office on the left. When not open, you self-register using the Iron Ranger out front. Off the right is site 2. We first visited Davis Bayou last year and enjoyed it so much we had to return this year. Date of visit: Mar 2012
	During the winter, one needs to arrive between about 10 AM and 2 PM. With the 14-day stay limit, pretty much every day a few campers leave, but their empty sites don't remain empty very long. We arrived about 9:45 this year and had our choice of about 6 sites. We decided on 25.
	Davis Bayou is strictly first-come/first-served all year round. Park management, however, is making noises about going to the reservation system next year. We filled out a camper's comment card to urge them not to do so. The other campground in Gulf Islands NS, Fort Pickens, went to year-round reservations for ALL sites, not even setting a few aside for first-come, first-served. Last year we spent the first few days of our visit on site 8.
	Sites 11-18 are located on a short road ending in a turn-around loop.
	Looking from the turn-around loop we see sites 7-9 on the left and 21 on the right.
	Sites 25-31. As you can see, some are shaded while others are quite sunny.
	Site 38 is probably the most scenic, with its view out over the bayou.
	Sites 41-45 on the east side of the campground.
	Sites 1-3 are in the northwest corner of the campground.
	We stayed a week and then left for a night to visit friends. We returned the next day and chose site 47. Some mornings one awakens to pretty thick fog, but it burns off fairly quickly.
	The bathhouse is a little dated, but the staff keeps it clean and it does have free hot showers. And it's heated as well. And there is great news - in about two months there should be a brand-new bathhouse opening; construction began on it during our visit..
	If you want to bring your boat, there's a boat ramp just a short distance from the campground.
	There are a number of hiking trails at Davis Bayou, with a number of scenic overlooks around the bayou.
	A Visitors Center offers exhibits dealing with the Gulf Islands. Unfortunately, it was closed during our visit last year while displays were being upgraded. Open again, it is well worth a visit. It's just over a mile from the campground.
	Near the Visitor Center is a fishing pier.
	The campground is on the hill behind the trees, across what I'm guessing must be Davis Bayou.
	On our daily walk we would pass part of the tidal marsh, where there were lots of turtles. Also an alligator and lots of shore birds.
	Actually, the tow truck is bringing this RV into the campground, not hauling it out. Not quite sure how that works!
52 sites with W/E(30/50) Map of Campsites Dump station available Verizon Broadband Access (EVDO) service Rates: $16 (50% discount with Golden Age Pass) Coord: 30.39742 N, 88.79658 W	Activities/Nearby Attractions Walter Anderson Museum of Art Boating/Kayaking Gulf Coast Ballet Theater Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center G I Museum MS Vietnam Veterans/USS Mississippi/USS Tullibee Memorials Biloxi casinos