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Welcome to Tentrr at Louisiana’s Chicot State Park
With a lake for fishing and boating, an arboretum for checking out magnolia trees, and a water playground to splash the heat away, Chicot State Park is the perfect camping retreat in South Central Louisiana.
This Louisiana State Park is a 10-minute drive from Ville Platte, 1 hour from Lafayette, 1 and a half hours from Baton Rouge, and around 50 minutes driving from Alexandria. Keep in mind that the park is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Also, you can visit for free if you stick only to the arboretum and its trails.
600 Acres of Forest in the Louisiana State Arboretum
Compared to other state parks, Chicot is unique in that it has Louisiana’s official arboretum. Founded in 1961, the first-ever state arboretum of the US has maples, magnolias, beeches, ferns, hickories, and orchids to delight visitors.
And there are plenty of animals too, such as white-tailed deer, wild turkey, opossum, fox, raccoon, skunk, squirrel, and several bird species. Its visitor center has an exhibit with information on the plants and animals you’ll find there and a great trip for kids and even local schools to learn biology!
Things to Do at Louisiana’s Chicot State Park
The biggest state park in the entirety of Louisiana, camping at Chicot State Park has something for everyone.
Into fishing? Get out onto Lake Chicot and catch some of the largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and redear sunfish that the park is known for. Many state records have been broken in fishing at Lake Chicot. Want to get on the water without dropping a line? Lake Chicot is a calm lake that offers canoeing and kayaking, and you won’t be bothered by speed boats or water skiers. Stroll down to the lake from your campsite in the early morning hours, or late into the evening.
Hit the trails and you’ll almost be guaranteed a view of some of the vast amount of wildlife that makes its home in Chicot State Park, including whitetail deer, raccoons and coyotes. If you’re lucky you might even catch a glimpse of a bobcat. And that’s to say nothing of the hundreds of species of birds that make their home in the marshes and the trees. Slightly outside the park, you won’t want to miss the Jean Lafitte National Park & Preserve Prairie Acadian Cultural Center, where you can learn about the Acadians who settled the prairie region of southwest Louisiana. Extensive exhibits and artifacts interpret the history, language, music, and architecture of the Cajuns. Music, crafts, and Cajun cooking demonstrations take place every Saturday.
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