ParkFree
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Lacombe · Northshore
Fresh and saltwater marsh; Lake Pontchartrain watershed
Free
＋ Plan a visit
Picks a date, lands on your calendar — then rally your krewe.
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Destinations
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.
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Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge
Pearl River · Northshore
Multiple trails; bottomland hardwood forest; migratory birds
Free
＋ Plan a visit
Picks a date, lands on your calendar — then rally your krewe.
Park$3
Bogue Chitto State Park
Franklinton · Northshore
7-mile hiking trail; 0.25-mile accessible trail; Fricke's Cave gorge; 14 miles of bike trails
$3 per person day-use · free under 3 and 62+
＋ Plan a visit
Picks a date, lands on your calendar — then rally your krewe.
ParkFree
Camp Salmen Nature Park
Slidell · Northshore
Backbone Trail access; oak forest; freshwater wetlands
Free
＋ Plan a visit
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Park$3
Fairview-Riverside State Park
Madisonville · Northshore
0.25-mile accessible nature trail; Tchefuncte River access; adjacent Otis House Museum
$3 per person day-use · free under 3 and 62+
＋ Plan a visit
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ParkFree
Lake Ramsay Wilderness
Folsom · Northshore
Pine savanna; carnivorous plants; Nature Conservancy preserve
Free
＋ Plan a visit
Picks a date, lands on your calendar — then rally your krewe.
Park$3
Tickfaw State Park
Springfield · Northshore
3-mile River Trail; 0.5-mile accessible Gum Cypress Trail; four ecosystems; nature center with 800-gallon aquarium
$3 per person day-use · free under 3 and 62+
＋ Plan a visit
Picks a date, lands on your calendar — then rally your krewe.