I didn't even know this place existed. We were just driving along one day and came across it. It is…read morea beautiful park. You get to walk through the little forest down to the lake. And it's gorgeous! We even saw a gator laying out on the log. Then the bell tower starting playing and the music was so peaceful. You feel at peace out here.

If your looking for a peaceful place to be one with nature, this is a must. The park is dedicated…read moreto Morgan City's one time Mayor "Doc" Brownell and has a short walking trail through the swamp that leads to Lake Palourde. This park is totally secluded and in my opinion kinda hard to find which makes it pretty special. It's also a photographers dream. There's no telling what you will encounter while visiting but hopefully you will be there to hear the bells. Truly beautiful !

I drove down to Louisiana for a book signing and my hotel was in New Iberia. I wanted to see the…read morewater and so drove down to this park. Granted it was February and cold to most people, so it was deserted. But the park was beautiful and clean. I could see how this would be a wonderful place to stay or swim when warm. it was a bit eerie when deserted, but a beautiful place nonetheless. There were charming accommodations at the park I was intrigued by. Charming cabins set atop stilts.

This is a beautiful but very remote Louisiana State Park, admission is free for anyone over the age…read more62 otherwise you'll pay $3.00 per person. There seems to have been a lot of infrastructure improvements over recent years, there are very nice concrete RV Sites with full hookup, the entrance road into the park is a little rough requiring you to mostly travel at idle speeds. There is a large boat launch and parking lot located before you get to the park's entrance so the traffic pattern inside the park is free of boat trailers and tow vehicles. There are plenty of covered pavilions for picnicking and getting out of the sun as well as a nice concrete area at the end of the park designed for fishing and crabbing and it seemed like a lot of the visitors were here for that. There was absolutely no cellular service on most of the drive in and inside the park so plan ahead, maybe your service provider will have better results. I also recommend you fuel up before coming here I did not see any convenient stores or fueling options along the 18 mile drive once we took the exit off LA90. It's a beautiful setting and seems to be a popular area for boating, fishing and camping with a Louisiana vibe...

Our favorite park! We always feel super safe here and my kids enjoy all the play equipment they…read morehave.

Nice walking trails. Lots of space if you want to have a picnic or let the kids run around. They…read morehave disc golf if you want to play that. Playground for the kids. Safe area.

This would be a 5 star rating if they did even the bare minimum of maintenance. It's such a nice…read morepark, but because no one is fixing the little broken things here & there it has obviously seen better days. Everything is rusted, you can barely play any of the sensory instruments bc the sticks you used to play them are no longer attached to the strings. Which is such a an easy fix. There were a ton of spots where the asphalt has been torn away at so it's like having potholes on a playground. Definitely a let down.

Everything was perfect! Highly recommended for families of all ages and abilities. From the parking…read moreto the food, we wanted for nothing!

We love the Perkins park! The kids playground area is great for my 3 year old. It's much smaller…read morethan the play area at the highland park but I'd rather it that way. It's easier to keep an eye on your kids and the park is never over crowded. My son loves bringing his trucks into the sand area and I can sit and relax right next to him on the benches. There are restrooms right next to the playground/baseball fields. The walking trails are wide enough for multiple people to be walking, running and biking without bumping into each other- unlike highland. Overall great place and wish there were more like it in Baton Rouge.

I absolutely love this park! The views are gorgeous, it's so big, and there are so many different…read morethings to do there. After a long day, I love to go here and just be present. I dated this guy who brought me here on our first date. While I hate that guy now, I'd meet him over and over to discover this park!!

If your in the area I highly recommend stopping here. It is very interesting to see how it started…read moreand how everything is with a condiment we see all the time. You can see from the beginning to end of how Tabasco is produced and the time and effort put into it. And then be sure to stop in the gift shop for samples of the sauce and then a tasty sample of some spicy ice cream which will feel so weird as you try that jalapeño ice cream that's cold in your mouth but burns down your the ought. Strangest thing ever lol. Then be sure to head over to the jungle garden tour. I recommend driving through although you can walk through if you'd like. But if you drive through there are places to park along the way and get out and walk also. Be sure to download the tour app so you have the audio map to guide you and speak along your route. Loved this part of nature and history.

Growing up in Louisiana I certainly have had the opportunity to explore a lot of the beautiful…read moreareas around the state and Avery Island is just another example that shows off what this state has to offer and exhibits a part of the culture that you may not know about. If you've made it here it's likely you've experienced some of the best of Cajun Country which is not only about the scenery but about the hospitality of it's people and the food which is some of the best you'll find anywhere. This is one of the most tranquil self guide tours you may ever experience and spending time here will not only reconnect you with nature but also give you a renewed appreciation for the importance of the preservation of these areas. It's also a place that you can visit over and over again and never get bored, so whether it's only a few hours or the entire day a visit to Avery Island is well worth your time - I always discover something new...

This is such a neat place! Convenient to the south side of town and close to the library for…read morefinding books on all of the creatures you'll meet. The walk from the parking lot is considerable and necessarily so. Once you get to the center, you're in the woods and you'd never know there was traffic so close. There are regular Audubon Society events there, particularly for the birders in the bunch. We have witnessed a few tag-and-release events. The reptile exhibit is impressive. For me, being able to identify the snakes and insects in the region (particularly with us living in the neighborhood) has been especially useful. The gift shop is decent, if dusty. There are facilities for rent for parties and meetings. The trails are great for birding particularly if you want to see the Bard Owls. We are fans and are excited to have an affordable family membership. Such a fantastic resource!

Walk through the swamp . Stop inside see all the snakes .. we liked the turtles . Many of all sizes…read moreand they put on a show for us

Great new clean well-maintained dog park in Prairieville, LA. There's a section for large dogs…read morequardened off from the small dogs. With a kid's playground right next-door and plenty of picnic tables and benches to sit

Nature center is nice and the trails are nice. !3 entry fee. Trail is closed off due to rebuilding…read moreafter the flood happened. It's after you get over the bridge that you will see the barricade.

During our cross country road trip in the summer of 2022, we traveled with the truck and trailer…read morefrom Los Angeles to Key West and back. My wife booked a few nights in Tickfaw state park, sight unseen, to be more or less in the vicinity of New Orleans, a plantation tour, and a swamp boat tour that we had booked months in advance. As it turned out, we actually enjoyed this state park stay more than our visit to New Orleans! The state park entrance is actually at the back of a neighborhood of sorts, on a narrow two-lane road that cuts away from the highway at a weird angle. Once inside the park proper, visitors are treated to beautiful swamps, complete with cypress trees, Spanish moss, and all the critters you would expect to find here. The campground we enjoyed had full hook ups, a small wooden deck, and a long back-in pad for our trailer. There was also a resident raccoon who kept us honest about locking things up at night, and securing coolers and food. Tickfaw state park features long boardwalks with railings, that afford visitors beautiful hikes in different parts of the park through different kinds of trees and plants. Unfortunately, many of these were still damaged in the summer of 2022 from the previous year's Hurricane Ida that blew through southern Louisiana and surrounding areas. The only trail that was not affected by this was the one without a boardwalk, so we enjoyed a hike through beautiful pines that went down to the river. Despite most of the trails being closed and damaged, we still enjoyed ourselves here, and had a good time. In the evening, I enjoyed casting topwater lures in on the cypress knees and trees, and caught & released several big bowfin... A fish that is sort of a cross between a catfish a bass, and a pit bull I suppose. I'm not sure when we will be back through this part of the world, but Tickfaw State Park is definitely a place that I would stay again: off the beaten path but close enough to where you want to be, peaceful and quiet, and the kind of southern serene that helps a SoCal guy like me to slow down and enjoy life a little bit.