Overall, this particular park is a winner. If you are in the Slidell, Louisiana area,you owe it to…read moreyourself to check this park out. I grabbed a po' boy at a restaurant called Pearl's and came here to enjoy my lunch. I enjoyed chilling and enjoying my lunch. I would definitely recommend Heritage Park.

Not much to add that hasn't already been said by others. This is a great little park to just hang…read moreout or walk or let the kids play. Decent shade. Plenty of parking. The large open green space in the middle is nicely kept. The sidewalks are wide enough to accommodate all the people walking their laps. The bathrooms are decent as public bathrooms go. The city has poured a lot of money into the park over the last few years and it shows. Lots of picnic tables and pavilions. The public boat ramp and the docks have been greatly improved.

Awesome place for indoor open play pickleball on weekdays from 8:30 am- 2 pm. There are two sides…read moreto the gym and they can roll out up to 8 nets. The open play system is there is a table and you just put your paddles there to queue. Very friendly and welcoming people here at the beginner to intermediate level. Many of them are intermediate so this is a good place to test your skills!

Nothing quite says summer to me like hearing a baseball bat cracking against a baseball, the smell…read moreof popcorn and hot dogs and hearing the crowd roar. Many of my summers were spent at Fritchie Park listening to just that. I was there for my daughter's soccer games, but the baseball teams had the larger lit up fields at the park, as well as an announcer that you could hear around the entire park. Ahhh, memories. Fritchie Park also has a small enclosed playground that is so shady if you need to entertain your younger kids. It's got all the equipment they'll want and some nice benches for you to chill out on. So, what do you say? How's about taking me out to the ball game? :)

Huge beautiful park! A real treasure find for this Alaskan!…read more Took the Sugar Mill trail which is a nice, wide gravel trail. Very easy to traverse for just about anyone. Some walked while some biked. Sugar Mill is a looping trail about a mile long. The alligator boardwalk trail was closed, likely due to damage from Ida and hasn't been repaired yet. There was another trail, but we did not take it. The massive cypress are just awesome! The Spanish moss slowly wavering in the air as you walk underneath these giants is just captivating to me! We did not encounter any creatures except squirrels and a male Orchard Orbweaver and his impressive web. Sooo much space and things to do here we didn't even do all of it. There's big open fields for playing, a playground, tons of parking available. I did see the pier and water of Lake Pontchartrain in the distance, but we were too hungry to keep exploring lol $3 per person to enter the park - 100% worth it

What is not to love about dining a historic park that offers 2,800 acres and beautiful views of…read moreLake Pontchartrain. This place did not disappoint and what a lovely day to explore. Established in 1942, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, the most-visited park in Louisiana has nature trails, a sandy beach, a new, all-inclusive playground, a splash pad, and the ruins of an 1829 sugar mill situated among towering oaks. Love there is An all-terrain track wheelchair is available for use by visitors with limited mobility. Win win for everyone.

This is a nice shady park to bring your kids to get out some of that endless energy kids seem to…read morehave. There's lots of great playground equipment and lots of space to run around. It's also dog friendly and I see lots of people walking and playing fetch with their pups here. During youth baseball season this is the place to be. The games and practices have the park filled with the adoring fans (mom and dad and grandparents ;)) of the baseball players. Several great walking/jogging trails await you here as well. Come play at John Slidell Park! You'll have fun, I promise!

Nice little park with a walking trail. We are visiting the area and wanted a place to get out and…read morewalk the dog. This fit the bill. The trail was busy but we enjoyed a couple mile stroll with the adult kids and the pooch.

The Pearl River Wildlife Management Area is great for many reasons…read more 1. It is free to enter if you have a Louisiana hunting or fishing license. If not, don't enter as the game wardens can issue you a citation. You also need to stop at the entrance and fill out a check in/check out form whenever you enter or leave the WMA. 2. There are woods everywhere. If you don't like the woods, there is probably something wrong with you. Spend any amount of time in the woods, and you will be a better human being. 3. There is a shooting range. I reviewed it separately, but I will mention that the road leading to the range is po-boy road. What an awesome name for a road. 4. There are many dirt roads here. If you have a fancy car, or even a trashy car, don't come here. If you are a real American and drive a truck or SUV, you will love driving down these dirt roads. The four reasons I listed are just a few of the reasons why this is a great place to visit. If you're reading this review, I highly recommend you pay a visit to this WMA.

Interesting place, lots of birdlife and swap areas to see…read more Bring your camera, and a fishing pole.

Such an amazing park. Well, if I'm being honest, I wouldn't even classify this as a park. It's…read moretruly a complex with EVERYTHING you could ask for related to outdoor activities. Some of the activities available include: Beach Volleyball courts Batting cages (softball and baseball) Soccer fields (17+) Disc golf course Skate park Dog park Baseball/softball fields (16, plus a stadium) Football fields (Plus stadium) Convention center (with indoor basketball/volleyball courts) Gym Parking Parking Parking Parking Parking Parking Essentially, if you enjoy being outside, you'll find a suitable activity here! And best of all, this place is immaculately maintained and the activities are spread throughout the expansive property, which means little traffic and little congestion as thousands of people enjoy themselves. Quite seriously, this park is a model for how a park should be designed, maintained, and operated. What a magnificent place!!

Great facility for practically any outdoor activity; running, soccer, baseball, softball, tee ball,…read moreracket sports, basketball, volleyball, etc.; indoor venues also ideal for expositions and other group activities.

Also known as "Chevron Boardwalk"…read more This area is little more than a rest area on the old Hwy 90/Hwy190 highway system junction. It used to have a pond along with a well, believe it or not, right near the entrance from Hwy 90. All that was destroyed during Katrina. Back in those days, this entire area was actually quite a popular attraction for Sunday picnics and things of that nature. The pond would often have small gators, turtles and yes, lots of fish and the occasional water snake! Katrina took out a lot of the hardwood trees and the grasses and tallow trees took over. In those swampy areas 16 years ago is where I laid eyes on my first wild Eastern Coral snake! (Louisiana two step) It was very small, though, and I let it alone under the log where I found it. Ahhh, memories. Now, it is significantly less than that, but it does have a sweet boardwalk that ventures out into the marsh with a beautiful view of a small lake. The area also features a small boat launch for smaller craft; the lake isn't very big, but I hear it's good fishing. If you go out there, be prepared to see a few alligators up close and personal near the boat launch and in the waters beyond the boardwalk. Do NOT feed those gators. Also, you will see a population of feral cats and possibly some raccoons. Local farmers often use this rest area to sell veggies and honey or homemade craft items to passersby on the highway because the swamp tours are just down the road. I give this place 4 stars because it is one of my favorite night-time sky viewing areas. There's something lots of people don't even really think about. That boardwalk on a clear night sky will show you stars you've never seen before, and there is NO better place to watch a meteor shower. Also worthy of 4 stars is the small lake where if you have access to a boat, is a really nice place to spend the day in the middle of the marshy water. I would give this place 5 stars if those bald eagles still nested across the lake. That's right. Before Katrina, there was a well established bald eagle nest located just across the lake. You could see it with binoculars and MANY times have I gone out there to see those eagles flying around the lake and even directly above me from the boardwalk. Since Katrina, though, I have not seen any eagles. It is still worth a stop, though. As a rest area, to stretch your legs AND as a small nature reserve where you may see a gator or two, lots of turtles and possibly even a few bullfrogs.

Sadly it doesn't look like it's been kept it with. We saw this nature preserve on the maps and…read morestopped here since we had a plenty of time before I swamp tour. It said a good 20-40 minute walk out. You can tell that the boardwalk is gone by the way it just ends. And there were holes (small ones) throughout the short walk out. Looks like someone puts out cat food for the raccoons ‍‍ not sure. This looks more like a place teenagers/young adults would hang out at night telling ghost stories and drinking.

It's very large park with several areas to sit. Two different areas for big and small dogs for…read moreseparation water bowls to keep doggies hydrated. Also a cleaning area incase they decide to play in mud.

They have wash stations watering stations bowls and pools to fill up for the dogs to play in…read more Agility course and LOTS of room for the dogs to run.. They do have it split between large dogs and small dogs. I noticed that the large dog side had more visitors.

Born on the bayou…read more.. This could a bit biased, I'm from NY and there are no bayous. The wooden plank trail is in very good shape, noticed more trail has yet to be completed. It's a ridge trail boardwalk is about 1/2 a mile long. I wish I was able to explore more of the 25,000 acres as boating, fishing, crabbing/craw-fishing and bird watching opportunities. Plenty of parking and clean restrooms. Unfortunately, did not see any gators. Will be back!

A trip to New Orleans... You must experience the bayou. There are plenty of parking. I highly…read morerecommend going in the morning especially when the weather is warm. Bring bug spray. If you are like me, bugs love me! Came here September 2018. It was warm. It was closer to 11am. We had hats. We also had umbrellas. There is trail. A lovely board walk that is well kept. It is very accessible for all ages and all abilities. Wheelchairs accessible is a plus in my book! Lots of huge dragon flies and big butterflies here. Some bugs we couldnt see but we sure can HEAR THEM!!!! Didn't see a gator. We were looking though! Check this trail out! It's nice!

One of the most beautiful places in Louisiana…read more This little park is one of the most beautiful places in Louisiana, and by extension, on Earth. The area consists of a rocky parking lot, from which you can walk down a boardwalk to meet up with the main "road" that goes about 2 miles and ends at Bayou Lacombe, I think. The boardwalk is a relatively short stroll through a couple different ecosystems. A pine barren, giving way to a freshwater marsh and a small estuary. At the end of the boardwalk, you can take a right and continue down Boyscout Road, and let me tell you, the sights are beautiful. In the waters, you will see frogs, plenty of dragonflies, turtles and if you pay attention, you will see splashes of water from the fish eating whatever insects land on the water. It's fun. The road continues through a couple more different ecosystems. You will see a pine barren give way to a hardwood forest and then back to the marsh again. The road makes a sharp turn to the west at one point where there is a lookout, from which you can see VAST marshlands as far as the eye can see. In the distance, you can make out New Orleans and Metairie. From there, you continue down the road to the bayou. Along the way you will see might Live Oaks with plenty of Spanish Moss hanging from the branches. Lots of massive pines and other oaks as well as sweetgum. Most of the time, there is NOBODY here, especially in the early morning, so take that time to enjoy what it means to be very alone in the wilderness. Near the entrance, there are residential areas, but the farther you go down the road, the better the sights. Animals that I've personally spotted down the road are armadillos, racoons, deer, great horned owls (video of that encounter), turtles of course, LOTS of wading birds and waterfowl and.... be wary of the boar. Yes, wild boar, and as any outdoorsman will tell you, if you see a boar down that road, you wait for it to get the hell out of the way before you get anywhere near where it was, because they are extremely dangerous, especially if there are piglets around. Other than that, this place is truly a sight to behold. In fact, one of the most beautiful memories of ANY sight that I have EVER seen was strolling down the road one morning during the fall when the sun was rising, and I came upon a part of the forest that had tall grass and heavily dotted with tall pine trees when the mist started to rise and all I could do was stand there are stare for a while. The mist hung above the grass as a low lying cloud, just above the grass and below the canopy of the trees with the sun shining through. One of the most awesome things I have ever seen.... I hope to catch it again this year and THIS time, have my camera with me. This is a nice hiking spot and it's even nicer if you have bikes. It's near the marsh, so you WILL encounter mosquitoes and biting flies, but you already know that. Lol. They usually do a good job with keeping this place up. I was there the other day and the boardwalk needs a little attention with a weedeater, but that's nothing. They could also use a few trash bins in the parking lot and have them taken out once in a while. I'm tired of picking up trash that other assholes leave out there and carrying it in my car. =/ I'd sure like it if there was a bin or two out there. Sometimes you'll run into kids cutting donuts in the lot. Kids also go drinking out there at night sometimes, as evidenced by the MANY beer and MD2020 bottles you will see. Lol. Early morning shortly after sunrise is the absolute most BEAUTIFUL time to go here. All year round, too, but I prefer spring or fall. Summer can get a bit hot and there's far less color in Winter, although winter certainly has it's sights and feel. Summer can be absolutely BRUTAL, though, because of the marshflies. Biting. Marshflies. That can keep up with you on a bike going 20mph, so watch out!

Great boardwalk trail over the marsh. It's a good way to see wildlife on the northshore on an easy…read morehike.