Recreation Areas

Recreation Areas in Louisiana

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Facility Name Description Activities Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge 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. The refuge was established in 1986 to provide  more... Fishing , Hiking , Hunting Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge The Nature Conservancy purchased an 11,255.51-acre core tract from the Fisher Lumber Company, a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation. The Conservancy then sold the land to the USFWS over a span  more... Hunting Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife was authorized in 1986 and officially established in 1990. The refuge is located within the city limits of New Orleans and encompasses approximately 23, 000 acres.   more... Fishing , Hiking , Historic/Cultural Sites , Wildlife Viewing Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge 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 wet bottomland hardwood laced with bayous and  more... Autotouring , Fishing , Hiking , Hunting , Wildlife Viewing Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge 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 wetlands. Of this total, the Conservation Fund  more... Fishing , Hiking , Historic/Cultural Sites , Hunting , Wildlife Viewing Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1997 through a unique partnership with the city of Monroe, Louisiana. The 2,000 acre scenic lake is owned by the city and serves as its  more... Fishing , Wildlife Viewing Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge On June 30, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 96-288 authorizing the 40,000-acre Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Washington and St. Tammany Parishes, LA, and Pearl River  more... Fishing , Hiking , Hunting Breton National Wildlife Refuge The Breton National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1904 and is the second oldest refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The refuge is comprised of a series of barrier islands including  more... Fishing Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge was established to preserve and protect wintering waterfowl and their habitat. It was the first refuge established under the auspices of the North American  more... Autotouring , Fishing , Hunting , Museum/Visitor Center , Wildlife Viewing Cane River Creole National Historical Park Cane River Creole National Historical Park is located within the Cane River National Heritage Area in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The park includes 42 acres of Oakland Plantation and 18 acres of  more... Museum/Visitor Center

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