Chemin-A-Haut State Park
Chemin-A-Haut State Park is located northeast of Monroe, just outside of Bastrop Louisiana. A 503-acre site overlooking Bayou Bartholomew, Chemin-A-Haut State Park features nearly 10 miles of hiking trails, as well as boating and camping facilities. There are 14 cabins within the park, 26 improved camp sites with water and electrical hookups, as well as a primitive camping site that can host up to 20 campers. Boat rentals as of September 2009 cost $15 a day and include two paddles and three life jackets. Additional life jackets cost $1 a day.
Chemin-A-Haut State Park
14656 State Park Road
Bastrop, LA
71220-7078
(318) 283-0812
Toll Free: (8880 677-2436
www.crt.state.la.us/parks/icheminah.aspx
Jimmie Davis State Park
Jimmie Davis State Park is located on a peninsula on Caney Lake. It features two boat launches and a fishing pier. A mixed pine and hardwood forest covers the park, which features a playground for small children. The park also is a great jump-off point for cyclists exploring the North Louisiana Hills. Camping facilities include 19 cabins, two of which are deluxe lodges that sleep up to 14 people. Seventy three camp sites are available, and all feature water and electrical hookups, with nine sites featuring prime waterfront locations.
Jimmie Davis State Park
1209 State Park Road
Chatham, LA 71226
(
318) 249-2595
www.crt.state.la.us/parks/ijimmiedavis.aspx
Poverty Point Reservoir State Park
Poverty Point Reservoir is a 2,700-acre man-made lake that features fishing for largemouth bass, black crappie, blue gill and channel catfish. The park is located within the Mississippi Flyway for many bird species including cormorants, ducks, geese and pelicans. The eastern edge of the park is an active black bear habitat. There is a half-mile walking trail, and camping amenities include both cabins and campsites. Eight deluxe cabins and four standard lodges sleep eight to 10 people. Nine improved camp sites feature water and electrical hookups, and 45 premium camp sites offer sewage hookup in addition to water and electricity. The park is located close to the Poverty Point State Historic Site, a complex array of mounds and ridges that overlook the Mississippi flood plain. Dated to between 1650 and 700 B.C. the complex was built by a pre-agricultural Native American society, and stone tools found at the site have been traced back to rock quarried from as far away as Ohio River Valley.
Poverty Point Reservoir State Park
1500 Poverty Point Parkway
Delhi, LA 71232
(318) 878-7536
www.crt.state.la.us/parks/ireservoir.aspx
