Holly Beach
Cameron, LA
Known locally as the Cajun Riviera, a nickname that says more about the crowd than the scenery, this beach draws families from across southwest Louisiana for weekend camping right on the sand. It rebuilt slowly after a string of hurricanes, and the community that returns every summer is part of what makes it feel like a local institution.
Known locally as the Cajun Riviera for the community that returns every summer, come ready for basic, casual beach camping conditions.
How we score beachesCamping right on the beach is popular and casual here. Come prepared for basic conditions and bring your own everything.
Dogs are welcome on leash on Holly Beach.
The Cajun Riviera's camping season runs the same warm stretch as the rest of the Louisiana coast, spring through early fall, with water comfortable by June. Hurricane season overlaps most of that window, June through November, and this stretch has rebuilt from more than one storm.
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