If you’re trying to find that perfect spot for an upcoming trips, schedule some time with one of our GearMentors to get first hand info on many local hikes, paddles and fishing spots.
Buffalo Cove is a remote area of the Basin that provides paddlers with a true adventure. It’s access and navigation requires a higher level of attention than most of our other routes. Also, the paddling distance and the currents provide additional challenge for paddlers. The payoff? Imagine paddling through a flooded forest of Cypress and
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Bayou Teche – Arnaudville to Breaux Bridge: Follow the historic Bayou Teche from Arnaudville to Breaux Bridge. This 15.5 mile route is challenging for a day trip but do-able for most paddlers. You’ll pass beautiful trees and houses on your trip downstream to Breaux Bridge. Once you arrive, you may want to eat in one
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Overview: West Cove is a great place to fish year round but can be especially good for big trout in May/June. West Cove has lots of options for fishing redfish, trout, flounder and croaker. Many flounder may be caught in the West Cove Canal itself all along the banks and points. There are some marsh opportunities off
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Known by many as the most fabulous red fishing spot on the Louisiana coast, Pointe Aux Chenes is located south of Houma off Hwy 665. The area is accented by the fishing community of Pointe Aux Chenes as well as many camps. This area offers prototypical Louisiana marsh fishing. The protected nature of the marsh
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Overview: Hebert’s Landing is the jumping off point for some of the best open water trout fishing in the state. Home to many trophy (5-9lb) trout, this area boast massive amounts of fish holding reef, lots of bait and good protection from winds that have an easterly component to them. There are two major areas
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Overview: Fred’s is a biker bar honky-tonk just a few miles South of Lake Charles, just past the Intracoastal Waterway. Trout, Reds and Flounder can be caught all around here. You can fish Bayou Black and several points/cuts and follow this to the T. If you take a right/North you’ll see Calcasieu Pt/LNG. You can fish towards
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Cypremort Point State Park can be a wonderful fishery during certain times of the year. This area offers classic open water Speckled Trout fishing that can be spectacular under the right conditions. In addition, there is some very good marsh fishing for flounder and redfish. The Cove: The Cove (as the locals call it) is
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Discover Local Areas Where to Kayak Fish Where to Go Kayaking Where to Hike & Camp Learn the Gear to Bring Book Kayak Rentals The Red Dirt (aka Kisatchie Ranger District) is the highest and hilliest section of Kisatchie. You’ll find Longleaf pines on soaring ridges. This is also one of the few areas in
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Discover Local Areas Where to Kayak Fish Where to Go Kayaking Where to Hike & Camp Learn the Gear to Bring Book Kayak Rentals Located in Kisatchie National Forest near Alexandria, Wild Azalea Trail and Kincaid Reservoir offers opportunities for hiking, biking and camping. Terraced campsites hug the side of the hill. There are restrooms,
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Discover Local Areas Where to Kayak Fish Where to Go Kayaking Where to Hike & Camp Learn the Gear to Bring Book Kayak Rentals This beautiful park is located on the edge of the Atchafalaya Basin Spillway and offers a marked canoe trail with primitive campsites, several miles of hiking trails, waterfront cabins, campsites, boat
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Discover Local Areas Where to Kayak Fish Where to Go Kayaking Where to Hike & Camp Learn the Gear to Bring Book Kayak Rentals The Wild Azalea Trail in Kisatchie National Forest carries the honor of being the longest hiking trail in the state. The WAT (Wild Azalea Trail) lies south and west of Alexandria, LA.
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Discover Local Areas Where to Kayak Fish Where to Go Kayaking Where to Hike & Camp Learn the Gear to Bring Book Kayak Rentals The Valentine Lake Loop Trail in Kisatchie National Forest travels along the full north shore of Valentine Lake and then breaks away to the north to make a complete 3.4 mile
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Discover Local Areas Where to Kayak Fish Where to Go Kayaking Where to Hike & Camp Learn the Gear to Bring Book Kayak Rentals The Saline Bayou Hiking Trail is located along the Saline Bayou National Scenic River Corridor beginning just south of Cloud Crossing Recreation Area and ending at Pearfield Launch Site Area. This
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Discover Local Areas Where to Kayak Fish Where to Go Kayaking Where to Hike & Camp Learn the Gear to Bring Book Kayak Rentals Driskill Mountain (also referred to as Mount Driskill) is the highest natural summit in Louisiana with an elevation of 535 feet above sea level. The hike to the top is almost disappointingly short and
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Discover Local Areas Where to Kayak Fish Where to Go Kayaking Where to Hike & Camp Learn the Gear to Bring Book Kayak Rentals This relaxing 9 mile loop is one of the longer hikes in our area, but the easy terrain and the variety of scenery on the trail makes the miles pass quickly.
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Discover Local Areas Where to Kayak Fish Where to Go Kayaking Where to Hike & Camp Learn the Gear to Bring Book Kayak Rentals Eagle Rock Loop is one of the most beautiful and challenging loop trails in Arkansas. This trail remains a great “test piece” for people preparing for longer hikes in the mountains.
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Discover Local Areas Where to Kayak Fish Where to Go Kayaking Where to Hike & Camp Learn the Gear to Bring Book Kayak Rentals This is the place that always astounds first-time visitors. Two hours from Lafayette and your senses are filled by the sights, sounds and fresh fragrances of trails carved into steep moss-covered ravines that
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Discover Local Areas Where to Kayak Fish Where to Go Kayaking Where to Hike & Camp Learn the Gear to Bring Book Kayak Rentals Here’s some info from the State of Louisiana Parks website: Chicot State Park covers over 6,400 acres of rolling hills and water in South Central Louisiana. The cool, clear waters of
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Discover Local Areas Where to Kayak Fish Where to Go Kayaking Where to Hike & Camp Learn the Gear to Bring Book Kayak Rentals The Backbone Trail in Kisatchie National Forest has been called the most beautiful trail in Louisiana. We’ll leave that up to debate – but suffice it to say that this is
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Discover Local Areas Where to Kayak Fish Where to Go Kayaking Where to Hike & Camp Learn the Gear to Bring Book Kayak Rentals The star indicates the parking area to enter the two trail systems. The trail system located at the nature station environmental education facility is located off of East Alexander Street, the
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Paddling the Virgin Cypress of Lake Fausse Point is a true wonder. With trees that are over 2,000 years old, this experience rivals that of seeing the giant Redwoods of California. Most people treat this trip as an “out and back” paddle. You can spend all day or just a few hours. There is also
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Two O’Clock Bayou is an out and back paddle route will take you into the northern reaches of the Atchafalaya Basin. This easy paddle is perfect for beginners or families looking to see lots of birds and beautiful cypress without exposure to places with tougher conditions. The route goes south from the boat launch along
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The Forks Catahoula Paddle takes you through a short route in a beautiful area outside the confines of the levee that was part of the original basin. This area has very high banks in many areas – pushed up eons ago as the Mississippi River snaked its way to the coast. Because of these high banks, beautiful
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This challenging 11 mile loop combines a fantastically beautiful route along natural bayous, through large rivers and lakes. You’ll see many of the trees and critters that the Basin is know for: Cypress and Tupelo, Great Blue Herons, migratory songbirds, alligators, snakes and much more. Combine all of this with sightings of majestic Southern Bald Eagles
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Sampson’s Cove can be paddled as an out-and-back route from Marshfield Landing or as a challenging point-to-point 9.6 mile trip. An added bonus to the point to point route is the short shuttle (9.4 miles each way) for your cars. Sampson’s Cove offers the paddler a chance to see beautiful ancient cypress along a sweeping
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