Birding

Bayou Beach Rentals, LLC

Quality rentals on Little Florida Beach subdivision in Johnson Bayou, LA. Walking distance from Peveto Woods Audubon Bird Sanctuary, and a very short block from the beach.
Accommodations include:
One, two bedroom, 1 1/2 bath beach home, fully furnished. Dish washer, washer/drier, open kitchen/living/dining area. Each bedroom has a queen size bed. Satellite TV. Kitchen fully furnished, towels and linens furnished. Barbecue grill and outdoor furniture.

Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge

Engage in wildlife exploration at the Visitor Center featuring state-of-the-art dioramas as well as over-water boardwalk. Visit the 3-mile drive featuring a half mile accessible boardwalk with viewing scopes. It is a great place for waterfowl viewing during the winter.

Hog Island Gully Recreation Area

Currently closed for repair. Fishing & crabbing permitted year round; cast netting allowed seasonally.

Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge

Consisting of 35,000 acres of marsh and prairie, Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge is a great location for birding and exploring. Open for freshwater fishing March 15th through October 15th each year. Four mile wildlife trail with observation tower within a freshwater marsh impoundment. Excellent year round wildlife observation and photography area. Multiple kiosks with interpretive information. Port-o-lets available at Lacassine Pool.

Northline Recreation Area

Currently closed for repair. Fishing & crabbing permitted year round; cast netting allowed seasonally.

Peveto Woods Bird Sanctuary

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

Pintail Wildlife Drive

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.

Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge

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.

Sabine National Wildlife Refuge

Sabine is comprised of 125,000 acres of protected marshland, 61 miles of levees and eight major water-control structures and is the largest coastal marsh refuge on the Gulf of Mexico. Located 8 miles south of Hackberry on LA 27, Sabine NWR is great for birding, wildlife observation, fishing, crabbing and shrimping.

Cameron Prairie Refuge / Bank Fishing Road

Boat launch with access to freshwater canals of Cameron Prairie Gibbstown Unit.

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