Common questions
Questions we get asked about the park.
Hookups, how far it is from the launch site, and when you can actually park here.
When does Rocket Farm open?
Phase 1 is targeted to open in 2027. The park is in permitting and pre-construction now, so you cannot move in yet — but you can get on the list now and we will come to you first when spaces are released.
How do I reserve a space?
Use the five-field form on the home page to tell us who you are and what you need. Rates and reservation terms are being finalized; everyone on the list hears them first, along with the park rules, before committing to anything.
How much is a monthly RV space in Kaplan?
Rates are being finalized and will be posted before opening. Most spaces are set aside for monthly stays, with power metered at each space. Get on the list and you will hear the rates first.
How far is Rocket Farm from the Starbase Louisiana launch site?
About 30 miles. Louisiana Economic Development puts the announced launch campus at Pecan Island, roughly thirty miles due south of the park by bearing. The gate and its access roads are not final, so that figure is straight-line distance rather than a road route. SpaceX publishes the site on its own Starbase Louisiana page.
Do the RV spaces have full hookups?
Yes. Every space has water, sewer and separately metered power at the site, with 50-amp and 30-amp service.
Is there Wi-Fi at the park?
Yes. Free Starlink satellite Wi-Fi covers the whole park for every guest, monthly or nightly. Cell service out here is rural Vermilion Parish cell service, so the satellite link is the connection to count on for work calls, streaming and staying in touch.
Can I stay just a few nights instead of a month?
Yes. A few spaces are held back for short stays, so a monthly tenant never loses their space to turnover. Launch weeks may carry a minimum stay.
Do I need a Louisiana fishing license?
Yes. Anyone 16 or older needs a Louisiana fishing license to fish, and saltwater fishing needs the saltwater add-on. Licenses are sold online by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries at louisianaoutdoors.com, with short-term options for non-residents, so buy one before you drop a line in the ponds, canals or the coast.
Is the park in a flood zone?
No. The property sits in FEMA Zone X, unshaded, which is outside the mapped special flood hazard area.
Where exactly is Rocket Farm?
10729 Farmer Road, Kaplan, Louisiana 70548, in Vermilion Parish. The entrance is mid-way along the Farmer Road frontage on the west side of the property — one gated drive over a culvert, with the sign at the road.
Is Rocket Farm affiliated with SpaceX?
No. Rocket Farm LLC is an independent, family-owned Louisiana business and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by SpaceX or any government agency.
policy
the fine print, in full. this is the agreement every occupant signs at check-in; the signed copy governs. rocket farm llc, 10729 farmer road, kaplan, louisiana 70548. version dated september 17, 2026.
THE BASIC DEAL: PAY ON THE 1ST. KEEP YOUR SITE CLEAN. RESPECT YOUR NEIGHBORS. FOLLOW SAFETY RULES. FIVE DAYS UNPAID WITH NO APPROVED PLAN MEANS IT IS TIME TO GO.
This document is the agreement between Rocket Farm LLC ("Rocket Farm," "we," "us") and the registered occupant named on the signature page ("you"). It governs use and occupancy of Rocket Farm property at 10729 Farmer Road, Kaplan, Louisiana 70548. It applies to you and, where relevant, to your household members, children, visitors, invitees, contractors, pets, vehicles, RVs and personal property. You are responsible for making sure everyone you bring onto the property follows these rules.
Rocket Farm may adopt reasonable temporary safety or operational rules when conditions require them. Nothing in this agreement waives any right or obligation that cannot lawfully be waived, and every provision is intended to apply only to the extent Louisiana law permits.
1. What This Agreement Is
1.1 What You Are Renting
You are renting the use of a numbered RV site (the "Site") and the utility connections at that Site, together with the non-exclusive right to use the roads, common areas and amenities Rocket Farm opens to occupants. You own the RV. Rocket Farm does not lease you a dwelling; it leases you the ground, the pad and the hookups your dwelling sits on.
1.2 How Louisiana Law Treats This Agreement
A monthly Site occupancy is a month-to-month lease of the Site under Title IX of the Louisiana Civil Code. A nightly, weekly or event stay of less than thirty days is a transient guest arrangement, not a lease, and may be ended by Rocket Farm at any time for a violation of these rules, with a refund of any unused prepaid nights only where Rocket Farm ends the stay for a reason other than your conduct. Rocket Farm will use the procedures Louisiana law requires to recover possession of a Site and will never use force, lockouts or utility shutoffs to remove an occupant except as the law allows.
1.3 Who May Live on the Site
Only the people listed on the signature page may occupy the Site. A visitor who stays more than fourteen nights in any thirty-day period is an occupant and must be added in writing, subject to Rocket Farm's approval and any occupancy limit. You may not sublet the Site, assign this agreement, rent out your RV, or let anyone else occupy the Site in your absence.
1.4 RV Standards
- The RV must be a self-contained recreational vehicle in road-worthy condition, with a current registration and current liability insurance, and must remain capable of being moved off the Site on 24 hours' notice.
- One RV and up to two passenger vehicles per Site. Boats, trailers and extra vehicles need written approval and a designated place to sit.
- No permanent or semi-permanent structures: no decks, fences, skirting fixed to the ground, sheds, plumbing changes or electrical changes without written approval. Approved additions become part of the Site unless Rocket Farm asks you to remove them at departure.
- Sewer connections must be made with a sealed, threaded or doughnut-style fitting. Open or leaking sewer connections are a health hazard and will be corrected at your expense.
1.5 Insurance
You must keep liability insurance on the RV and on every vehicle you bring onto the property for the whole stay and show proof at check-in and on request. Rocket Farm strongly recommends comprehensive coverage for wind, hail, flood, fire and theft. Rocket Farm's insurance does not cover your RV, your vehicles or your belongings.
2. Term, Rent, Deposits & Nonpayment
2.1 Month-to-Month Occupancy
Occupancy is month to month. Each monthly period is a separate calendar-month period. Unless Rocket Farm has accepted renewal for the next month, the current period ends at 11:59 PM on the last calendar day of the month. Renewal does not create a long-term right to any particular Site, and Rocket Farm may decline to renew subject to the notice this agreement and Louisiana law require.
2.2 Agreed Departure Date
AGREED DEPARTURE DATE: THE LAST CALENDAR DAY OF EACH MONTH. AGREED CHECKOUT TIME: 11:59 PM.
You specifically agree that the departure date for each monthly period is the last calendar day of that month at 11:59 PM unless the next monthly period has been renewed and accepted by Rocket Farm.
Example: A September occupancy has an agreed departure date of September 30 at 11:59 PM. If October renewal is accepted, the new agreed departure date is October 31 at 11:59 PM.
2.3 Rent Due Date
MONTHLY RENT IS DUE IN FULL ON THE 1ST. THERE IS NO GRACE PERIOD. IT IS LATE ON THE 2ND.
Rent must be received and successfully processed by Rocket Farm no later than 11:59 PM on the 1st. A payment that is declined, returned, reversed, disputed, charged back or otherwise not collected is not a payment. No reminder, invoice, call, text, email or other demand is required before the account is delinquent.
2.4 Late Charges
Rent that is not paid in full by 11:59 PM on the 1st incurs the initial late charge shown on the signature page on the 2nd, plus the daily late charge shown there for each further calendar day the rent remains unpaid beginning on the 3rd. Total late charges for any one month are capped at twenty percent (20%) of that month's rent. You and Rocket Farm agree that these charges are a reasonable estimate of the administrative cost, collection effort and lost use of funds that a late payment causes, that the actual amount would be hard to prove, and that they are stipulated damages under Louisiana Civil Code article 2005 and not a penalty.
- Late charges are in addition to the full monthly rent, not a substitute for it.
- Late charges do not buy additional days of occupancy, do not convert the Site to a daily rental, do not reduce any later month's rent, and do not prevent enforcement of a default.
- A returned or reversed payment also incurs the bank's actual returned-item cost.
2.5 Each Month Is a Separate Obligation
Rent, late charges, utilities, damages and other balances from one month do not roll into the next. If a new month begins while prior amounts remain unpaid, the new month's full rent is separately due on the 1st. Payments are applied first to the oldest charges other than rent, then to the oldest rent.
2.6 Five-Day Nonpayment Rule
FIVE CONSECUTIVE DAYS UNPAID WITH NO WRITTEN PAYMENT PLAN APPROVED BY ROCKET FARM IS A MATERIAL DEFAULT. THE AGREEMENT ENDS AND IT IS TIME TO GO.
Because rent is delinquent on the 2nd, the five delinquent days are the 2nd through the 6th. If the rent remains unpaid at 11:59 PM on the 6th and no written payment plan has been approved, this agreement terminates by its own terms at that moment without any further notice, your right to occupy the Site ends, and you must vacate and completely surrender the Site by 11:59 PM on the 7th.
2.7 Waiver of Notice to Vacate
Louisiana law ordinarily requires a lessor to deliver a written notice to vacate and wait five days before filing suit for possession, unless the lease waives that notice. You expressly waive the notice to vacate and the five-day waiting period under Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure article 4701 for every termination under this agreement, including termination for nonpayment under Section 2.6 and termination for a rule violation under Section 13. Rocket Farm may file a rule for possession immediately upon termination. You initial this waiver separately on the signature page. Nothing in this section authorizes self-help removal; Rocket Farm will obtain a judgment of possession before an occupant is removed against his or her will.
2.8 Payment Plans, Partial Payments and Reinstatement
Rocket Farm is not required to offer or accept a payment plan. A plan exists only when Rocket Farm approves it in writing with exact amounts and dates. "I will have it Friday" is not a plan. Missing any payment under an approved plan is a default of the plan and of this agreement.
Rocket Farm is not required to accept partial payment. Unless Rocket Farm agrees otherwise in writing, a partial payment does not cure a delinquency, stop late charges, create a plan, extend the occupancy period, or waive Rocket Farm's right to possession, and Rocket Farm may accept a partial payment and still proceed for possession. After termination, tendering money does not reinstate this agreement unless Rocket Farm agrees in writing. Accepting a late payment, partial payment, waived charge or extension once does not obligate Rocket Farm to do it again.
2.9 Security Deposit
A refundable security deposit in the amount shown on the signature page is due at check-in. Rocket Farm holds it as security for unpaid rent, utilities, late charges, damage beyond ordinary wear, cleanup, removal and disposal costs, and any other amount you owe under this agreement. Rocket Farm will return the deposit, less itemized deductions, within thirty days after you completely surrender the Site and give Rocket Farm a forwarding address in writing, as Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3251 through 9:3254 require. The deposit is not your last month's rent and may not be applied to rent while you occupy the Site.
2.10 Reservation Deposit
Any reservation deposit, and whether it is credited to rent or refundable if you choose to stay somewhere else, is stated in writing when you reserve. If Rocket Farm does not open, or cannot deliver the Site you reserved, any reservation deposit is refunded in full. A reservation deposit is separate from the security deposit.
2.11 Electricity and Other Utilities
Electricity is metered at each Site and billed to you at the same rate per kilowatt-hour Rocket Farm pays its utility, with no markup, plus any per-meter charge the utility imposes, prorated. Electric charges for a month are due with the next month's rent and are treated as rent for every purpose in this agreement, including late charges and the five-day rule. Which services are included in your rate is stated on the signature page. Propane is your responsibility.
2.12 Rent Changes and Ending the Agreement
- Rocket Farm may change the monthly rent or these rules on at least thirty days' written notice, effective on the first day of a month.
- Either party may end a month-to-month occupancy without cause by written notice delivered at least ten calendar days before the end of the current month, as Louisiana Civil Code article 2728 provides. The occupancy then ends at 11:59 PM on the last day of that month.
- Rocket Farm may end the occupancy for cause under Sections 2.6 and 13 without waiting for the end of the month.
2.13 Holding Over
Staying on the Site after your right to occupy has ended does not create a new month. A holdover occupant owes a daily occupancy charge equal to one-thirtieth of the monthly rent for each day or part of a day of holdover, plus Rocket Farm's actual costs of recovering possession, in addition to any late charges already owed, and remains bound by every rule in this agreement.
2.14 Complete Surrender of the Site
A Site is not vacated because you personally leave. Complete surrender requires removing the RV, vehicles, boats, trailers, equipment, outdoor furniture, personal belongings, pets and everything else you brought onto the Site, and leaving the Site clean, unless Rocket Farm directs otherwise in writing. Property left behind is handled under Section 13.5.
3. Reservations, Launches & Guest Access
3.1 Rocket Launches Are Not Guaranteed
Rocket Farm is an independent private property and is not affiliated with SpaceX, NASA, any launch provider or any government agency. Launches may be delayed, scrubbed, rescheduled, relocated or canceled for reasons completely outside Rocket Farm's control. A reservation purchases access to the reserved Rocket Farm Site, accommodation, parking area or event. It does not guarantee that a rocket will launch or that weather and visibility will cooperate.
A launch delay, scrub, cancellation, schedule change or lack of visibility does not entitle a guest to a refund, credit or cancellation. If Rocket Farm itself cancels access to the property, Rocket Farm will refund or credit the unused portion of what you paid for that access.
3.2 Launch Viewing Safety
- Remain inside designated Rocket Farm viewing and guest areas.
- Do not enter restricted government property, launch exclusion zones, closed roads, neighboring private property, or any area not open to you.
- Obey law enforcement, emergency personnel, launch-related restrictions and Rocket Farm safety instructions.
- Never point lasers or high-powered lights toward aircraft, rockets, launch facilities, vehicles or people.
3.3 Parking and Towing
Park only in designated areas. Do not block roads, Sites, gates, fire lanes, emergency access, drainage or other guests. Launch-night parking may require a separate reservation or fee. A vehicle that is unauthorized, abandoned, inoperable, blocking access or parked in violation of these rules may be towed at the owner's expense in the manner Louisiana law allows for private property, after the notice the law requires. Towing signs are posted at the entrance.
3.4 Visitors
Only registered occupants and authorized visitors may use Rocket Farm facilities. Rocket Farm may limit visitors or charge visitor or event fees during high-demand periods. You are responsible for the conduct of everyone you invite onto the property, and a visitor's violation is your violation.
3.5 Your Equipment and Our Infrastructure
You are responsible for safely operating your own RV, vehicles, equipment, hoses, cords, surge protectors, adapters and connections. You may not modify Rocket Farm electrical, water, sewer, septic, structural or utility infrastructure. Cabin guests may not disable safety equipment, tamper with building systems, remove property or move indoor furniture outside without permission, and may be charged for damage, missing property, smoking damage or cleaning beyond ordinary use.
4. Conduct, Noise & Disruption
4.1 Quiet Hours
QUIET HOURS: 10:00 PM TO 7:00 AM DAILY.
During quiet hours, noise must be kept at a level that cannot reasonably be expected to disturb neighboring Sites, cabins, guests or surrounding property owners.
- No loud music, televisions, speakers, parties, yelling or repeated horn use.
- No unnecessary engine revving, prolonged idling, power tools, construction activity or loud generators during quiet hours.
- Pets may not be allowed to bark or create repeated uncontrolled noise.
4.2 Daytime Noise and Launch Events
Quiet hours do not mean unlimited noise during the day; Rocket Farm may require excessive or disruptive noise to be reduced or stopped at any time. Launch activity may involve rockets, aircraft, crowds, announcements, vehicles and unusual noise at unusual hours. Guest-created noise rules remain in effect unless Rocket Farm announces a temporary, event-specific exception.
4.3 Disruptive Conduct
Conduct that materially interferes with the safety, peace, comfort, privacy or reasonable enjoyment of other occupants, guests, employees, contractors, neighbors or visitors is prohibited, including:
- Fighting, violence, threats, intimidation or aggressive confrontation.
- Harassment or repeated targeted verbal abuse.
- Disorderly or dangerously intoxicated behavior.
- Reckless driving or dangerous conduct.
- Entering another guest's Site, cabin or belongings without permission.
- Intentional property damage or interference with another person's property.
- Repeated disturbance after being asked to stop.
- Refusing reasonable safety or property instructions from Rocket Farm management.
- Illegal activity of any kind, including the manufacture, sale or distribution of controlled substances.
4.4 Enforcement
Minor violations may result in a verbal or written warning. Rocket Farm is not required to warn an occupant more than once about the same conduct. Repeated violations are a material breach. Serious conduct, including violence, credible threats, criminal activity, major property damage, severe harassment or an immediate safety risk, may result in immediate termination under Section 13. Rocket Farm may rely on personal observation, complaints, photographs, video, security footage, police reports, written statements and other reasonably reliable evidence, and does not have to disclose the identity of a complaining guest.
5. Site Cleanliness & Property Care
5.1 Clean and Orderly Sites
Keep your Site reasonably clean, sanitary, organized and free of unnecessary debris. Normal outdoor living is fine. A Site may not become unsanitary, hazardous, pest-attracting, excessively cluttered, obstructive, damaging to the property or a nuisance to neighbors.
- Remove household trash, food waste, cardboard, bottles, cans, broken equipment, scrap, pet waste, construction debris and other refuse.
- Keep walkways, roads, utility connections, fire access and neighboring areas clear.
- Store camping furniture, grills, coolers, bicycles and recreational items in a reasonably orderly way.
5.2 No Outdoor Storage Yard
An RV Site is not a junkyard, warehouse, mechanic shop or storage yard. Without written approval you may not accumulate appliances, mattresses, scrap metal, tires, auto parts, building materials, broken equipment, commercial inventory, machinery, large quantities of tools or similar items outside.
5.3 Trash, Food Waste and Pet Waste
Household trash must be bagged and placed in the designated receptacles. Trash may not be burned, dumped in ponds or ditches, thrown on neighboring property or left to accumulate. Food waste, pet food, grease and garbage must be handled so they do not attract wildlife or pests. Pet waste must be picked up promptly. Repeated failure to clean up after an animal is a cleanliness violation.
5.4 Sewage, Gray Water and Other Waste
Never dump sewage, gray water, oil, grease, chemicals, fuel, wastewater or other liquids on the ground, grass, road, pond, drainage area or neighboring property. Wastewater goes only into the approved connection at your Site.
5.5 Vehicle and Equipment Repair
Minor emergency maintenance is permitted. Major engine repair, dismantling, sanding, painting, welding, fluid changes, restoration work or commercial repair activity that creates noise, fumes, debris, spills or hazards requires prior written approval.
5.6 Cleanup Notices and Charges
Rocket Farm may issue a cleanup notice identifying the condition to be corrected and a reasonable deadline. Immediate hazards may require immediate correction. If you fail to correct a violation, or immediate action is reasonably needed to protect people or property, Rocket Farm may arrange the cleanup and charge you its actual reasonable cost of labor, hauling, disposal, pest control, equipment rental, sewage or hazardous cleanup, and resulting damage.
5.7 Condition at Departure
At departure, remove all trash, personal property, furniture, RV equipment, food, pet waste, vehicles and debris. Leaving unwanted property behind is not disposal; it is a cleanup charge and, where the law allows, a claim against the security deposit.
6. Equal Access & Non-Discrimination
Rocket Farm provides Sites, accommodations, parking, services, amenities and events without unlawful discrimination. Rocket Farm will not deny service, impose different terms, provide inferior service or otherwise treat a person differently because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, disability, military status, natural, protective or cultural hairstyle, familial status where housing law applies, or any other characteristic protected by federal, Louisiana or local law. As a business policy, Rocket Farm also treats guests consistently regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or family composition except where a legitimate legal, safety, occupancy or operational requirement applies.
6.1 Same Rules for Everyone
WE DO NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PEOPLE BECAUSE OF WHO THEY ARE. WE ENFORCE OUR RULES BASED ON WHAT PEOPLE DO.
Protected status does not excuse nonpayment, unsafe conduct, property damage, excessive noise, harassment, sanitation violations, unauthorized occupants, fraud or any other rule violation. Rocket Farm will not selectively enforce rules against anyone because of a protected characteristic.
6.2 Disability Accommodations and Service Animals
Rocket Farm will comply with applicable disability-access and housing laws, including reasonable modifications or accommodations when the law requires them. Qualifying service animals are not treated as pets where the law requires different treatment. Handlers remain responsible for control of the animal and for damage as the law permits.
6.3 Harassment and Retaliation
Rocket Farm will not tolerate unlawful discriminatory harassment, or retaliation against a person for making a good-faith discrimination complaint, requesting a legally required accommodation, participating in an investigation or exercising rights protected by law.
7. Ongoing Development Notice
Rocket Farm is an actively developing property. We intend to keep improving the grounds, infrastructure, landscaping, utilities, roads, Sites, cabins, launch-viewing areas, common spaces and amenities, and you may see construction, landscaping, mowing, grading, utility installation, deliveries, contractors, equipment and repairs during your stay.
Rocket Farm will make reasonable efforts to schedule louder work during normal daytime hours, minimize unnecessary disruption, keep unsafe areas marked, maintain reasonable access to occupied Sites and respect your privacy. Temporary noise, dust, equipment movement, traffic changes or restricted areas from normal improvement work do not entitle you to a refund, credit, discount or cancellation. Emergency repairs, utility failures, drainage problems, storm damage and safety hazards may require immediate work at any hour.
8. Electrical Service & Outage Plan
8.1 If Power Goes Out
- Check whether nearby Sites, cabins, lights or common areas have also lost power.
- Check the breaker panel inside your RV or cabin. To reset a tripped breaker, switch it fully OFF, wait a few seconds, then switch it firmly ON once.
- Check the breaker at your Site pedestal. If tripped, switch it fully OFF, wait several seconds, then ON once.
- Make sure your power cord, adapter, surge protector or electrical-management system is properly connected and not showing a fault.
- Reduce load by turning off high-demand appliances such as air conditioners, electric water heaters, space heaters, microwaves, hair dryers or electric cooking appliances, then try one reset.
8.2 Do Not Perform Electrical Repairs
You may reset accessible breakers and check normal plug connections. You may not remove panel covers, alter wiring, replace breakers, bypass safety devices, modify pedestals, install temporary wiring or attempt repairs to Rocket Farm electrical infrastructure. A pedestal damaged by your equipment, adapters or overloading is repaired at your expense.
8.3 Overnight Power Issues
ROUTINE OVERNIGHT POWER PROBLEMS WILL NORMALLY BE ADDRESSED IN THE MORNING. ROCKET FARM DOES NOT GUARANTEE 24-HOUR MAINTENANCE DISPATCH.
For a non-emergency electrical issue in the middle of the night, complete the steps above and notify Rocket Farm. Immediate contact is appropriate for fire, smoke, visible sparking, arcing, melted wiring, a strong burning smell, a downed line, exposed energized equipment or any condition creating an immediate risk of injury or significant property damage. Call 911 first when appropriate.
8.4 Utility Interruptions
Rocket Farm cannot guarantee uninterrupted electrical service. Outages caused by the utility, storms, grid conditions, equipment failure, accidents, other guests' equipment or circumstances outside Rocket Farm's reasonable control may occur. A temporary outage does not entitle you to a refund, rent reduction, hotel expense, food-loss reimbursement or other compensation. Protect your own equipment with a surge protector or electrical-management system; Rocket Farm is not responsible for damage to your RV or appliances from a utility surge, sag or outage.
9. Water Service, Leaks & Outages
9.1 If Water Stops Working
- Determine whether neighboring Sites are also without water.
- Make sure your Site water connection is properly connected and your individual shutoff valve is open.
- Check your hoses, filters, pressure regulator, fittings and RV equipment for restrictions or problems.
- In freezing weather, determine whether your hose or connection is frozen.
- Confirm that the problem is not inside your own RV plumbing.
9.2 Overnight Water Issues and Emergencies
ROUTINE OVERNIGHT WATER PROBLEMS WILL NORMALLY BE ADDRESSED IN THE MORNING. MAJOR LEAKS OR FLOODING ARE EMERGENCIES.
Immediately report major leaks, broken lines, continuously spraying water, flooding, water entering electrical equipment, a damaged pedestal or a burst pipe. If an accessible individual shutoff can safely be closed, close it to limit damage. Do not attempt repairs beyond normal guest-accessible controls.
9.3 Your Equipment and Leaks
You are responsible for your hoses, pressure regulators, filters, fittings, connections and internal RV plumbing. Equipment that leaks, wastes water or threatens property may be disconnected or shut off. You are responsible for damage or excess use caused by your equipment, negligence, improper connections or failure to report a known leak.
9.4 Water Use Rules
- Use an appropriate RV water-pressure regulator.
- Do not leave water running unattended except when Rocket Farm directs limited flow for freeze protection.
- Do not fill pools or large tanks, wash vehicles or RVs, run unrelated irrigation or use unusually high volumes without approval.
- Do not alter plumbing, remove backflow protection, bypass shutoff valves, tap another Site or connect anything that could contaminate the water system.
- Report standing water, unexplained pooling, broken fittings and suspected leaks promptly.
9.5 Temporary Water Shutdowns
Rocket Farm may temporarily interrupt water for repairs, leak control, construction, utility work, freezing conditions, emergencies, contamination concerns, excessive waste or system upgrades. A temporary shutdown does not entitle you to a refund, rent reduction, hotel, laundry or other reimbursement.
10. Pets, Children, Fire, Alcohol, Weapons & Drones
10.1 Children
Children must be supervised by a responsible adult, especially around roads, moving vehicles, water, drainage, wildlife, utilities, equipment, construction, fires and uneven terrain. Rocket Farm is a working rural property, not a childproof environment.
10.2 Pets
Pets must be registered on the signature page, current on rabies vaccination, and under your control at all times. Aggressive animals are not permitted. You must clean up after your pets, prevent repeated barking and nuisance behavior, and not leave them outside unattended for extended periods. You are responsible for damage or injury caused by your animals.
10.3 Fires and Grills
Open fires and ground fires are not permitted at your Site. Cooking is permitted using approved propane, charcoal or electric equipment kept a safe distance from your unit, awning, propane tank and utilities, and may be restricted during burn bans, high wind, drought or unsafe conditions. Never leave cooking equipment unattended, and make sure it is fully out and cool before you go inside. Fireworks, explosives, homemade rockets, flares and similar devices are prohibited unless Rocket Farm has specifically authorized a controlled event.
10.4 Alcohol
Responsible drinking by adults of legal age is permitted unless otherwise posted. Public intoxication, fighting, impaired driving, threatening conduct or behavior that creates a safety problem is prohibited.
10.5 Weapons
Comply with all weapons laws. Discharging a firearm, recreational shooting or the use of any weapon on Rocket Farm property is prohibited unless specifically authorized for a lawful designated activity.
10.6 Drones
Staying at Rocket Farm does not give you permission to fly a drone. Operators are responsible for FAA requirements, temporary flight restrictions, launch-related restrictions, privacy laws and other applicable rules. Rocket Farm may prohibit drone operation at any time. Never operate a drone in a way that interferes with aircraft, launch operations, emergency personnel, neighboring property or other guests.
11. Weather, Hurricanes & Evacuation
11.1 Weather
South Louisiana weather changes fast. Rain, lightning, high wind, thunderstorms, tropical weather, tornado warnings, flooding, heat and standing water may affect the property. You are responsible for monitoring the weather and following emergency instructions. Rocket Farm may temporarily close areas, restrict movement, require sheltering, relocate operations or require evacuation when management reasonably believes conditions are unsafe.
11.2 Hurricanes and Mandatory Evacuation
Vermilion Parish is a coastal parish. When a mandatory evacuation is ordered for the area, or when Rocket Farm directs evacuation because of a tropical system, you must remove your RV and vehicles from the property. This is one reason your RV must remain road-worthy. An RV, vehicle or belongings left on the property during an evacuation remain there entirely at your risk. Rocket Farm is not responsible for wind, water, flood, debris or storm-surge damage to your RV, vehicles or belongings, and does not provide storm storage, tie-downs or shelter.
Rocket Farm may cancel or modify reservations, events, parking or property access because of hurricanes, tropical systems, flooding, evacuation orders, utility failures or other emergencies. Guest safety comes before reservations. Rent for a month in which Rocket Farm closes the property for an evacuation is prorated for the days the property is closed; no other compensation is owed.
12. Marsh Country Safety Notice
Welcome to Rocket Farm. We are glad you are here. But understand where you are: this is rural South Louisiana marsh country. It is beautiful, wild, wet, hot, muddy, buggy, unpredictable, and occasionally something with teeth may be looking back at you. This section is a warning about natural conditions you will encounter. Read it, take it seriously, and keep your people and pets close.
CAJUN GRANDPA RULE: WATCH WHERE YOU PUT YOUR FEET, DO NOT PET ANYTHING YOU DID NOT BRING WITH YOU, AND IF THE WATER STARTS BLINKING AT YOU - BACK UP.
12.1 Alligators
Alligators may live in or travel through ponds, ditches, canals, marshes, drainage areas, fields and standing water. Do not approach, feed, chase, touch or photograph an alligator from close range. Keep children and pets away from water edges unless directly supervised. If you are wondering whether you are too close to an alligator, you are.
12.2 Snakes
You may encounter snakes, including venomous species. Do not try to identify a snake by picking it up. Stop, give it room, keep children and pets away, and notify management if it is near an occupied area.
12.3 Bugs, Fire Ants and Other Wildlife
Mosquitoes, fire ants, wasps, bees, spiders, ticks, raccoons, armadillos, possums, coyotes, wild hogs, nutria, rodents, stray animals and other wildlife may be present. Bug spray and protective clothing are strongly recommended. Do not feed wildlife; a fed animal loses its fear of people and becomes dangerous. Avoid fire-ant mounds. If you accidentally stand in one, you will understand this rule immediately.
12.4 Water, Ponds, Ditches and Marsh
No pond, ditch, canal, marsh or standing water on the property is designated for swimming, wading, playing or pets unless Rocket Farm posts it as such. Depth changes, banks give way, mud is deeper than it looks, and wildlife is present even when you cannot see it. Stay out of the water.
12.5 Mud, Soft Ground and Uneven Terrain
South Louisiana ground goes from firm to soup after heavy rain. Stay on designated roads, pads, parking and walking areas. Do not drive through wet fields or unauthorized areas because they "look solid"; Louisiana mud has embarrassed bigger trucks than yours, and you pay for recovery and any damage. Expect holes, roots, ruts, gravel, soft spots, ditches, wet grass and changes in elevation. Watch where you walk and wear appropriate footwear.
12.6 Heat, Lightning, Floodwater and Night
Louisiana heat and humidity can be dangerous: drink water, use shade, take breaks, watch children and vulnerable guests, and know your limits. During lightning, leave open fields and elevated viewing areas and take shelter. Floodwater may contain sewage, chemicals, debris, sharp objects, unstable ground and wildlife; never drive through water when you cannot see the bottom. After dark, wildlife is more active and visibility is worse: carry a flashlight, stay on established paths, keep pets close and avoid tall grass and water edges. Two little glowing eyes near the water are not an invitation to go investigate.
12.7 Natural Conditions Are Part of the Experience
Rocket Farm cannot make an outdoor rural property free of wildlife, insects, mud, rain, standing water, heat, humidity, wind, dust, vegetation or uneven ground, and does not promise to. You choose to use the property knowing these conditions exist. You agree to follow posted signs and management instructions, to supervise your children, guests and pets, and to take reasonable care for your own safety. Your failure to do so will be considered in any claim to the full extent Louisiana's comparative-fault law allows. If something looks dangerous, feels unstable, has teeth, is hissing, is buzzing angrily, is flooded, is sparking, is smoking or has a sign telling you not to go there, leave it alone and tell management.
13. Damage, Belongings, Entry, Enforcement & Legal Terms
13.1 Restricted Areas and Neighboring Property
Do not enter restricted, fenced, marked, construction, equipment, utility, drainage, maintenance, marsh, field or other areas closed to guests. Do not enter neighboring farms, homes, roads, fields or private property without the owner's permission.
13.2 Responsibility for Damage
You are responsible for damage to Rocket Farm property caused by you, your household members, children, pets, guests, visitors, RVs, vehicles or equipment, and for Rocket Farm's actual reasonable cost of repair, excessive cleaning, missing property, improper dumping and other charges this agreement allows. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Rocket Farm harmless from claims by third parties, including other guests, arising from your conduct or the conduct of anyone you bring onto the property.
13.3 Your Property Is Your Responsibility
Your RV, vehicles, equipment, electronics, camping gear, valuables and belongings are in your care, not Rocket Farm's. Rocket Farm does not provide security, storage or safekeeping and is not responsible for loss or damage to your property from theft, weather, wildlife, fire, flood, utility surges, other guests or any cause other than Rocket Farm's own fault. Nothing in this agreement limits Rocket Farm's liability for its intentional or gross fault or for physical injury, which Louisiana Civil Code article 2004 does not allow a contract to limit.
13.4 Entry and Inspection
Rocket Farm may enter the Site, but not the inside of your RV, at reasonable times to read meters, inspect, maintain, repair, show the Site to a prospective occupant near the end of your stay, or enforce these rules, and at any time in an emergency or to address an immediate hazard. Rocket Farm will give reasonable advance notice except in an emergency.
13.5 Property Left Behind
If you leave property on the Site after your right to occupy ends, Rocket Farm will give written notice to your last known email, phone and forwarding address. Property not removed within ten days after that notice is considered abandoned to the extent Louisiana law allows, and Rocket Farm may remove, store, sell or dispose of it and charge you the reasonable cost. Rocket Farm keeps every right the law gives a lessor over the lessee's movables on the leased premises, including the lessor's privilege under Louisiana Civil Code article 2707.
13.6 Photography and Commercial Activity
Ordinary personal photography and video are welcome. Professional filming, commercial photography, organized media production, merchandise sales, vending, commercial tours or other commercial activity requires prior written approval. Rocket Farm may photograph or record common areas during events or normal operations; tell management if you do not want to appear in promotional material.
13.7 Management Authority and Termination for Cause
Not every situation can be written into a rule. Rocket Farm management may set reasonable temporary rules for safety, weather, crowd control, launch operations, emergencies, maintenance, construction, property protection, sanitation or guest experience. A serious violation, a repeated violation after warning, a violation that creates an immediate safety risk, or a material breach of any term of this agreement entitles Rocket Farm to terminate your occupancy by written notice, effective immediately or on the date the notice states. You have waived the notice to vacate under Section 2.7, and Rocket Farm may proceed for possession under Louisiana law at once. Nothing in this agreement authorizes unlawful self-help removal or permits you to remain after your right to occupy has ended.
13.8 Costs and Attorney Fees
If Rocket Farm has to enforce this agreement, you are responsible for its court costs, reasonable attorney fees, collection expenses, towing and storage charges, cleanup costs and every other cost caused by your default or violation, to the extent the law allows them to be recovered.
13.9 Governing Law, Venue and General Terms
- This agreement is governed by Louisiana law. Any suit relating to it is brought in the courts of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, and you agree to that venue.
- This document, the signature page and any written addendum are the entire agreement. Oral promises do not count. Changes are effective only in a writing signed or electronically accepted by both parties, except rule changes and rent changes made on notice under Section 2.12.
- Every registered occupant of a Site is jointly and severally liable for everything owed under this agreement.
- Notices to you may be delivered by hand, by posting on your RV door, by email, or by text message to the contacts on the signature page, and are effective when sent. Notices to Rocket Farm go to the email address on the signature page.
- Electronic signatures and electronic acceptance are valid under the Louisiana Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
- If any provision is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect to the fullest extent the law allows, and the unenforceable provision is enforced to the greatest extent permitted.
- Rocket Farm's failure to enforce a rule once is not a waiver of that rule or of any other.
14. Occupant Acknowledgment
By signing below, electronically accepting these terms, or taking possession of a Rocket Farm Site, you acknowledge that you received and read this agreement and agree to follow it. You specifically acknowledge and initial each of the following:
- This is month-to-month occupancy. The agreed departure date for each monthly period is the last calendar day of that month at 11:59 PM unless renewal is accepted.
- Rent is due in full on the 1st, there is no grace period, and rent is late on the 2nd. Late charges are as shown on the signature page, capped at 20% of the month's rent, and do not roll into the next month.
- Five consecutive delinquent days with no written payment plan approved by Rocket Farm ends this agreement automatically, and I must vacate by 11:59 PM on the 7th.
- I waive the written notice to vacate and the five-day waiting period under Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure article 4701 for every termination under this agreement.
- The security deposit shown on the signature page is held and returned under Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3251 through 9:3254 and is not my last month's rent.
- Quiet hours are 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM, and disruptive conduct is prohibited at all times.
- My RV must stay road-worthy, registered and insured, and I must remove it from the property during a mandatory evacuation.
- Rocket Farm is rural South Louisiana marsh country. Wildlife, insects, mud, water, storms, heat, uneven terrain and other natural hazards are present, and I have read the safety notice in Section 12.
- Routine overnight power or water problems are normally addressed in the morning; true emergencies are reported immediately and 911 is called first when appropriate.
- I am responsible for the conduct of my household members, children, visitors, guests, pets, vehicles and equipment, and for any damage they cause.
WELCOME TO ROCKET FARM. RESPECT THE LAND. RESPECT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU. PAY ON TIME. KEEP IT CLEAN. USE COMMON SENSE. AND WHEN THE ROCKET FLIES - LOOK UP.
taking possession of a site or electronically accepting these terms counts as agreeing to them. the occupant details, initials and signature page are part of the copy you sign at check-in. nothing here waives any right that louisiana law says cannot be waived.