Louisiana's State Parks, Historic Sites and preservation areas offer you and your family a unique experience of our state's natural beauty and history.

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A new 22-site campground at Cypremort Point State Park opens soon! All sites offer gulf front views, pull-through ADA accessible concrete pads with full hookups. Reservations will be available March 12 at tinyurl.com/3zfzk2ck and the campground opens to guests on March 22!
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As high temperatures and dry conditions continue, we are urging all campers to refrain from ANY outdoor burning at our parks. This includes grilling, fire pits and campfires. Please do your part to prevent wildfires.
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Palmetto Island State Park has a new sculpture that celebrates Louisiana's official state mammal the Louisiana Black Bear. The art was commissioned through Percent for Art Program by the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, Division of the Arts. @LouisianaLtGov
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Louisiana State Parks retweeted
ICYMI: we opened nominations for our 2023 Champions of Service Awards, which recognize volunteers from seven geographic regions across the state, an AmeriCorps member and a volunteer group. Help us recognize the volunteers in your community at surveymonkey.com/r/Championsโ€ฆ.
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Louisiana State Parks retweeted
T-3๏ธโƒฃ WEEKS until we're back in Pasadena with the @LouisianaLtGov to promote Louisiana as a travel destination for visitors around the world! See you soon, @RoseParade. ๐Ÿคฉ๐ŸŒน #OnlyLouisiana Learn more about the destinations & festivals joining us: louisianatravel.com/2023-rosโ€ฆ
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๐™€๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™‹๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™’๐™ค๐™ง๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™œ๐™š ๐™Ž๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ค๐™ ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง 3,000 ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™จ ๐™–๐™œ๐™ค with our new mobile app. Scan the QR code for follow this link qrco.de/bdXbtf
Recently managers from all State Historic Sites and State Parks met to discuss upcoming improvements to our sites. We're looking forward to a great 2023 & providing you with the best possible experience when you visit us. Looking forward to seeing you soon! @LouisianaLtGov
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Louisiana State Parks retweeted
Bring your kids out for a morning of biking at Sam Houston Jones State Park for Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day tomorrow!๐Ÿšฒ The free event runs from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. It will be a beautiful day to explore the newly reopened @LAStateParks!โ˜€๐Ÿbit.ly/3yq7hAg #VisitLakeCharles
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๐Ÿšจ๐™‡๐™ค๐™ช๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™จ ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™–๐™ก ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ!!๐Ÿšจ Stay 4 nights and only pay for 3 when you book at ReserveLaStateParks.com and enter the promo code ๐—ž๐—œ๐—–๐—ž๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ. Learn more at lastateparks.com/special-ratโ€ฆ #lastateparks
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Our parks and historic sites are hosting Halloween-themed events throughout the month of October. For the full listing of events, go to lastateparks.com/2022-hallowโ€ฆ #lastateparks
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Louisiana State Parks retweeted
Paddling in paradise! ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธโ˜€๏ธ Plan your trip to Fontainebleau or any of our many other @LAStateParks we have in #OnlyLouisiana. ๐Ÿ“@LANorthshore
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The first day of fall means cooler days are ahead. Plan your fall camping trip at one of our ๐™‡๐™ค๐™ช๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™จ. Weโ€™ve got world-class fishing, kayaking, horseback riding and our splash pads are open year round! Plan your next trip at www.LAStateParks๏ฟผ.com
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๐Ÿšง ๐ŸšœConstruction our new RV campground at Cypremort Point State Park is in full swing. The campground will have full sewer and electric hookups and is expected to be completed in 2023. #lastateparks #parkprogress @louisianaltgov
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Louisiana State Parks retweeted
Beautiful Bogue Chitto! ๐ŸŽ #OnlyLouisiana @LAStateParks
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Always be mindful of wildlife in and around our parks. This photo was taken August 8, 2022 south of the Intercoastal Waterway leaving Cypremort Point. ๐Ÿ“ธ by Jessica Chatelain #BeBlackBearAware #LAStateParks @LouisianaLtGov
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Go to tinyurl.com/3v2nnpej for info about programs set for tomorrow. ๐ŸŒณ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐‡๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ŸŒณ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ŸŒณ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐‘๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ŸŒณ๐“๐ž๐š & ๐“๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ŸŒณ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ฒ๐ž๐ฌ
๐™’๐™š ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™–๐™ก๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™จ ๐™—๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™…๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™™๐™ž๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ. ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™ง๐™šโ€™๐™จ ๐™– ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™–๐™ฅ. Sam Houston Jones State Park is now fully reopened after being closed for 20 months since hurricanes Laura and Delta.
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Record breaking visitation continues. On July 4th, State Parks welcomed over 16,400 people. Out of the 1,700 RV campsites across the State Park system, over 98% were sold. Thatโ€™s 1,670 campsites!
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And if you're looking to camp in a tent but donโ€™t want to rough it, Fontainebleau State Park and Sam Houston Jones State Park just added several new glamping sites brought to you by Tentrr!
We now offer live bait at our parks with freshwater fishing๐ŸŽฃ. Wanglerโ€™s red ๐Ÿชฑworms are $5 per container and available for purchase at entrance stations. #LaStateParks