Louisiana State Parks

Park NameBy Parish NotesAdmission **
Bayou Segnette State ParkJeffersonWave Pool
Bogue Chitto State ParkWashington14 miles of equestrian trails; Fricke’s Cave
Chemin-A-Haut State ParkMorehouseTwo playgrounds in day use area
Chicot State ParkEvangelineLouisiana State Arboretum; mature Beech-Magnolia Forest
Cypremort Point State ParkSt. MaryHalf-mile stretch of man-made beach
Fairview-Riverside State ParkSt. TammanyThe Otis House, NRHP
Fontainebleau State ParkSt. TammanyOnce the site of sugar plantation and brick yard
Grand Isle State ParkJeffersonOnly state-owned and operated beach on Louisiana Gulf Coast
Jimmie Davis State ParkJacksonCaney Lake Reservoir; bass fishing
Lake Bistineau State ParkWebsterOnce segregated park, first in state to allow African Americans
Lake Bruin State ParkTensasOriginally established in 1928 as a fish hatchery
Lake Claiborne State ParkClaiborneSituated on 6,400 acre Lake Claiborne
Lake D’Arbonne State ParkUnionDisc Golf; group camp
Lake Fausse Pointe State ParkIberia
St. Martin
Once part of the Atchafalaya Basin; surrounding land was once home of Chitimacha Native Americans
North Toledo Bend State ParkSabine5th largest reservoir in nation by surface area
Palmetto Island State ParkVermilionContains water playground and bathhouse
Poverty Point Reservoir State ParkRichlandBear population
St. Bernard State ParkSt. BernardDonated by local family in 1971
Sam Houston Jones State ParkCalcasieuProductive birding region; in season, over 200 species of birds within 30 miles
South Toledo Bend State ParkVernonBald Eagle nesting grounds; largemouth bass, catfish, bream, white perch
Tickfaw State ParkLivingstonFour distinct ecosystems: Cypress/Tupelo Swamp, Bottomland Hardwood Forest; Mixed Pine/Hardwood Forest, Tickfaw River