Chicot State Park
Ville Platte · Acadiana
20-mile hiking trail around Lake Chicot; 8-mile canoe trail; primitive campsites on trail; adjacent Louisiana State Arboretum
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⚜ You pick the date
Places worth a visit, open on your own schedule — museums and the archive today, trails and campgrounds soon. Browse, then rally your krewe for a day out.
Hitting the thrift shops? Plan a thrift run— pick your shops and we’ll work out the order that drives the least, with a lunch stop in the middle. Print it and go.
4 places
Ville Platte · Acadiana
20-mile hiking trail around Lake Chicot; 8-mile canoe trail; primitive campsites on trail; adjacent Louisiana State Arboretum
Picks a date, lands on your calendar — then rally your krewe.
Franklin · Acadiana
Coastal/marsh; wildlife viewing (alligators
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St. Martinville · Acadiana
Premium, improved, canoe-in, backcountry and primitive campsites; Atchafalaya Basin wetlands
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Abbeville · Acadiana
Short Cypress Trail; Vermilion River; palmettos and cypress trees; water playground; RV camping and cabins
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