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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve
Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center
314 St Mary St, Thibodaux 70301........................... 985-448-1375
Ranger guided boat tours, museum, boardwalk, video theatre,
gallery with changing exhibits, and performing arts theatre.
www.nps.gov/jela/wetlands-acadian-cultural-center.htm
Kemper Williams Park
264 Cotton Rd, Patterson 70392........................... 985-395-2298
Pavilions, 40 campsites with full hookups, picnic areas, nature
trail,
baseball fields & tennis courts. Close to Atchafalaya Golf
course &
Wedell-Williams Aviation Museum.
Lake End Park and Campground
2300 La Hwy 70, Morgan City 70380..................... 985-380-4623
Covered pavilion, campsites with full hookups, barbecue pits,
picnic
areas, boat launch, marina, sand beach, walking trail & canoe rentals.
Larose Regional Park & Civic Center
307 East Fifth St, Larose 70373............................. 985-693-7355
Half-mile cement walking track, four lighted tennis courts,
cement
basketball courts, baseball diamonds, soccer fields,
volleyball
courts, Bantam football field, 300,000-gallon public
swimming pool
and facility, outside gathering pavilions, and playground equipment.
Magee Baseball Park
Shaw Rd, Morgan City 70380.................................. 985-380-4661
Martin Luther King Park
1445 Martin Luther King Dr, Thibodaux 70301.....985-446-7237
Peltier Park
3574 Peltier Park Dr, Thibodaux 70301................ 985-493-8757 |
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT & REFUGE AREAS
Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area
25 miles S of Morgan City & Calumet..................... 337-373-0032
141,000 acres of active delta, most of which is submerged &
accessible by boat only. Boating, fishing, hunting and birding.
Permits required. www.wlf.louisiana.gov/experience/
Attakapas Wildlife Management Area
Centered about 20 miles NW of Morgan City........ 337-948-0255
27,962 acres of bottomland hardwoods, cypress, and tupelo
swamp.
Accessible by boat only. Boating, fishing, hunting and
birding. Permits required. www.wlf.louisiana.gov/experience/
Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge
10816 A Hwy. 182 E, Franklin.................................. 337-828-0092
Open to fishing year round & Hunting from Oct-Jan. Permits
required. http://bayouteche.fws.gov
Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge
3599 Bayou Black Dr, Houma 70360..................... 985-853-1078
Established in 1996, 4,212 acres of freshwater marsh and
cypresstupelo
swamp open year-round from sunrise to sunset.
Wildlife
observation, boating and fishing allowed except in areas
closed to
public. Hunting permitted in specific areas in season. Accessible by
boat only. www.fws.gov/southeast/mandalay/
Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area
15 miles SE of Houma.............................................. 337-373-0032
35,000 acres of land including marshes, ponds, canals, and
more.
Fishing, hunting, and boating (boat launch available).
Accessible by
boat only. http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/experience
Wisner Wildlife Management Area
10 miles SE of Leeville.............................................. 337-373-0032
Access is only by boat with public launches available along
Hwy 1.
Hunting in season includes Small Game & Waterfowl, No deer
hunting allowed.
http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/experience |