44 Parks or Recreation Areas Found in Louisiana

Showing 1 - 30 of 44 Areas Found in Louisiana

1. Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System - Port Barre, LA  70577
   The project encompasses 595,000 acres of the largest contiguous tract of bottomland hardwoods in the United States. The Atchafalaya Basin is a scenic...
2. Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge - Krotz Springs, LA  70750
   Atchafalaya NWR, about 30 miles west of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and one mile east of Krotz Springs, Louisiana lies just east of the Atchafalaya River. ...
3. Bayou Bodcau Reservoir - Monroe, LA  71202
   There is no permanent pool at this flood control dam. However, Bossier Parish maintains Ivan Lake on 520 acres of reservoir lands. A major waterfowl...
4. Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge - Ferriday, LA  71334
   The Nature Conservancy purchased an 11,255.51-acre core tract from the Fisher Lumber Company, a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation. The Conserva...
5. Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge - Lacombe, LA  70445
   Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife was authorized in 1986 and officially established in 1990. The refuge is located within the city limits of New Orlean...
6. Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge - Franklin, LA  70538
   Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge, established in 2001, is located in St. Mary Parish in southeast Louisiana. The 9,028 acre refuge is composed of ...
7. Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge - Lacombe, LA  70445
   Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established in October 1994, and is comprised of 15,000 acres of coastal marsh and pine forested ...
8. Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Farmerville, LA  71241
   Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1997 through a unique partnership with the city of Monroe, Louisiana. The 2,000 acre sce...
9. Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge - Lacombe, LA  70445
   On June 30, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 96-288 authorizing the 40,000-acre Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Washingt...
10. Bonnet Carre Spillway - Norco, LA  70079
    Over the years, the Bonnet Carre Spillway has developed into an extensively used outdoor recreation area with approximately 250,000 visitors enjoying ...
11. Breton National Wildlife Refuge - Venice, LA  70577
    The Breton National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1904 and is the second oldest refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The refuge is co...
12. Caddo Lake - Monroe, LA  71202
    Caddo Lake, LA has facilities for bank fishing at the dam, which is operated by the Corps....
13. Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge - Bell City, LA  70630
    Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge was established to preserve and protect wintering waterfowl and their habitat. It was the first refuge estab...
14. Cane River Creole National Historical Park - Natchitoches, LA  71457
    Cane River Creole National Historical Park is located within the Cane River National Heritage Area in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The park include...
15. Cane River National Heritage Area - Natchitoches, LA  71458
    Cane River National Heritage Area in northwestern Louisiana is a largely rural, agricultural landscape known for its historic plantations, its distinc...
16. Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge - Saint Francisville, LA  70775
    Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge was established on October 27, 2000 as the 526th refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System. It is located near...
17. Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge - Jonesville, LA  71343
    Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge, located in east central Louisiana, 12 miles east of Jena, was established in 1958 as a wintering area for migrator...
18. Creole Nature Trail - Lake Charles, LA  70602
    Highlights of this route include four National Wildlife Refuges, salt and freshwater resources, Civil War and archaeological dig sites, and miles of n...
19. D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge - Farmerville, LA
    D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge, located north of West Monroe, Louisiana, lies on the western edge of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. It was esta...
20. Delta National Wildlife Refuge - Venice, LA  70577
    The Delta National Wildlife Refuge is located 10 miles South of Venice, Louisiana along the Mississippi River. The area formed when a breach in the ...
21. Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge - Marksville, LA  71351
    Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1989 to provide valuable waterfowl habitat in the Mississippi/Red River floodplain as part of t...
22. Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge - Farmerville, LA  71241
    Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge is located just north of Bastrop in Morehouse Parish, north central Louisiana. The refuge was established in 1988...
23. J. Bennett Johnston Waterway - Monroe, LA  71202
    The J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, formerly known as the Red River Waterway, LA, contains five locks and dams on the Red River: LD 1 L.C. - Boggs Lock ...
24. Kisatchie National Forest - Pineville, LA  71360
    Located in the piney hills and hardwood bottoms of seven central and northern Louisiana parishes, the Kisatchie National Forest is the only national f...
25. Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge - Lake Arthur, LA  70649
    Lacassine NWR, in Cameron and Evangeline Parishes in southwestern Louisiana, was established on 12/30/37 by Executive Order No. 7780 as "a refuge a...
26. Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge - Marksville, LA  71351
    Lake Ophelia NWR (named for the largest water body in the area) was established in 1988 to protect the important Mississippi/Red River floodplain ecos...
27. Louisiana Wetland Management District - Farmerville, LA  71241
    The Louisiana Wetland Management District (WMD) was established in September 1990 in response to growing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service responsibiliti...
28. Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge - Houma, LA  70360
    Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1996, is located in Terrebonne Parish in southeast Louisiana. The 4,212 acre refuge is composed of f...
29. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park - New Orleans, LA  70130
    New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park was established to celebrate the origins and evolution of America's most widely recognized indigenous musica...
30. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park - New Orleans, LA  70130
    New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park was established to celebrate the origins and evolution of America's most widely recognized indigenous musica...