It was getting late and I was tired. Good: my GPS told me it was only another 30 miles to the campground.
The land was flat and sparsely populated. Good again: this state park was going to be quiet.
Hmm. I see a levee directly ahead. The road rises steeply and then dead-ends on the levee road. My GPS tells me to turn left and drive for 15 miles. Fifteen miles on this gravel road? Surely not... but 3 miles later (which takes 10 minutes) I run across some repairmen who tell me that yes, it is a gravel road all the way to the campground - but that it is well worth the drive. And they were right.

• The campsites were large and shady - and if you picked carefully, surrounded by land instead of water.
• The bathhouse was clean and warm.
• The walking trails were well designed and afforded beautiful views of the swamp and its fauna (although I never did see a gator) and flora. I also enjoyed the park services signage.
• The park ranger in charge of "interpretation" invited the campers to join him at twilight on a platform built out over a shallow part of the swamp. He had spread some corn and we enjoyed watching deer and raccoons as they grazed. As it got darker, he pointed out some constellations - but it got cold fast enough that we didn't stay out much longer.
• If you want read more about this wonderful place, visit this site which describes it better than I can :-)