Recreation Areas

Recreation Areas in Louisiana

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Facility Name Description Activities Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge Lake Ophelia NWR (named for the largest water body in the area) was established in 1988 to protect the important Mississippi/Red River floodplain ecosystem. The refuge was once part of a vast  more... Fishing , Hiking , Hunting , Wildlife Viewing Louisiana State Exhibit Museum The Louisiana State Exhibit Museum was originally constructed, in 1938, as the Louisiana State Exhibit Building, the largest project funded in Northwest Louisiana by the New Deal Program. The  more... Museum/Visitor Center Louisiana Wetland Management District The Louisiana Wetland Management District (WMD) was established in September 1990 in response to growing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service responsibilities on lands that were off traditional refuges.   more... Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1996, is located in Terrebonne Parish in southeast Louisiana. The 4,212 acre refuge is composed of freshwater marsh and cypress-tupelo swamp. The  more... Fishing , Historic/Cultural Sites , Hunting Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery The Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery (NFH) became operational in 1931 under the authority of the White Act as a warm water facility that would produce catfish, largemouth bass, bluegill, and  more... Fishing , Museum/Visitor Center New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park was established to celebrate the origins and evolution of America's most widely recognized indigenous musical art form. A story rich with innovation,  more... Museum/Visitor Center New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park was established to celebrate the origins and evolution of America's most widely recognized indigenous musical art form. A story rich with innovation,  more... Museum/Visitor Center Ogden Museum of Southern Art The Ogden Museum of Southern Art represents a full range of art recounting the history and changing aesthetics of painting in Louisiana. The museum offers the visitor an experience of the South's  more... Museum/Visitor Center Poverty Point National Monument Located in northeastern Louisiana, this park commemorates a culture that thrived during the first and second millennia B.C. This site, which contains some of the largest prehistoric earth works in  more... Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic Sabine National Wildlife Refuge Sabine NWR,about 8 miles south of Hackberry, on State Highway 27, was established in 1937 to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl and other birds. The refuge consists of a basin of wetlands  more... Fishing , Hiking , Hunting , Museum/Visitor Center , Wildlife Viewing

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