Airboat rides on the Creole Nature Trail. See alligators and other wildlife in their natural setting in Louisiana's Outback.
Attractions
Attractions for Cameron Parish are listed below. Make sure to visit the Recreational Areas and Parks pages for additional local recreation areas.
Airboat Rides & Alligators
1151 Oak Grove Highway
Grand Chenier See map: Google Maps
raisingators@yahoo.com
Dawn to dusk. Closed all major holidays.
(337) 274-2395
(337) 274-2149
Lacassine Pool is the name of the 16,000-acre habitat consisting of managed freshwater marsh. The pool provides food for wintering waterfowl including white-fronted and snow geese, pintail, blue-winged and green-winged teal, mallards, ring-necked ducks, gadwalls and American wigeon. It is an excellent location year round for wildlife observation and photography area. Multiple kiosks with interpretive information. Port-o-lets available at Lacassine Pool.
209 Nature Rd.
Lake Arthur 30° 0' 19.98" N, 92° 54' 39.276" W
See map: Google Maps
Open year round, sunrise to sunset.
(337) 598-2216
Multiple trails in a natural coastal chenier environment. Maintained for migratory birds, butterflies and other animals. 8.5 miles west of Holly Beach on LA 82
Hwy. 82
Johnson Bayou 29° 45' 39.96" N, 93° 36' 17.856" W
See map: Google Maps
sanctuary@braudubon.org
Open daily during daylight hours.
(337) 232-8410
Three mile driving loop through moist soil wetlands managed by the US Fish & Wildlife Service to provide feeding/resting habitat for wintering waterfowl. Excellent viewing of a variety of wildlife (lots of alligators!) as well as migratory birds year round. Huge waterfowl populations for viewing and photography opportunities in the fall and winter. There is a also a half mile accessible boardwalk with viewing scopes.
Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge
Bell City 29° 56' 45.8808" N, 93° 5' 5.3808" W
See map: Google Maps
Open year round, sunrise to sunset.
(337) 598-2216
Established in 1920, Rockefeller Refuge originally encompassed 86,000 acres of wilderness. Due to coastal erosion, less than 76,000 acres currently remain. The refuge boasts the highest alligator nesting densities in the United States. Visit Price Lake Nature Drive, a five-mile drive into Rockefeller Refuge where you can observe a wide variety of wildlife and birds from the road or from an observation tower. Other activities at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge include bird watching, shrimp, crabbing and fishing.
5476 Grand Chenier Hwy.
Grand Chenier 29° 43' 59.142" N, 92° 49' 51.0744" W
See map: Google Maps
Refuge Office is open 7 am - 5:30 pm, Mon.-Fri.; Refuge is open from dawn to dusk
(337) 491-2593
337-538-2165
