RV Rental Franklinton, LA

You’ll easily be able to explore the natural beauty surrounding the town in your Franklinton RV rental. Bogue Chitto State Park is just south of the city, making it the perfect first stop on your southern Louisiana outdoor adventure. This scenic park contains an extensive creek system, marshland, and even hardwood forests. Visitors can also enjoy plenty of recreational activities throughout the park. This park offers a nature trail for day hikes as well as on-site canoe and kayak rentals. It also has a disc golf course and a water playground - likely there is something here to please everyone in your travel group.

The Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge is also just a short drive away and on the Louisiana-Mississippi border. This wildlife refuge is the ideal destination if you enjoy hunting and fishing. However, although fishing is allowed year-round, hunting can only occur during designated seasons. The refuge also offers plentiful wildlife viewing opportunities as well as a short interpretive trail to a scenic bayou.

You can also head south in your Franklinton RV trailer rental to Covington to visit the Lake Ramsey Savannah Wildlife Management Area. This WMA offers hunting, trapping, and fishing as well as other recreational activities like hiking and boating. On the south end of the WMA, there’s a nature trail where hikers and birders can explore the WMA, and you can also boat on Lake Ramsey.

Once you’ve found the best RV rental in Franklinton, you’ll need to find an RV campground in the area. Although you won’t find many in the city itself, there are plenty of parks in the surrounding area. If you want to stay as close to Franklinton as possible, check out the campgrounds at Bogue Chitto State Park. Unlike many state parks, the RV campground at Bogue Chitto has a few sites with full hookups as well as amenities like showers and a dump station.

If you’d prefer to have a few more on-site amenities, check out the Sweetwater RV Ranch in Loranger. It’s a full-service campground with plenty of things to do. There’s a pool, a private fishing pond, and even pony rides. You might even be lucky enough to secure a scenic campsite by the fishing pond.

The CBS Campground in Bogalusa is around a 20-mile drive in your Franklinton luxury RV rental. This RV park offers full hookups, restrooms, and an on-site bar and restaurant.

Another option in Franklinton to spend one (or many) nights is the Riverbend Campground which is within the city limits. The sites are on the river and have both electric and water hookups. You can enjoy some relaxing fishing in the river or take a stroll through the adjacent forested areas. There is a bathhouse here too for restrooms and showers.

Franklinton is a very small town, but you’ll find basics like grocery stores and repair shops in town, and you’ll find big box stores in nearby towns like Amite City. You can also find a handful of interesting attractions, including the historic Mile Branch Settlement, which is a collection of pioneer log cabins from the 1800s. Farms that offer pick-your-own blueberries also dot the streets around town.

If you venture a bit outside of town, you can also find plenty of events and activities. The Louisiana Renaissance Festival is southwest of the city in Hammond, and it takes places during November and December. Hammond is a larger city in the area, and it has activities like the Louisiana Children’s Museum and a small downtown with local shops and restaurants. When you rent an RV in Franklinton, you’ll easily be able to explore this exciting area of Louisiana.