Great little summer secret I found for my grandson. There is a very cool splash pad at the sports…read morepark and it even supplies you with sunblock. My grandson loved the splash pad and I loved that it was free.

Nice park for kids. Splash pad clean and bonus covered area with picnic tables for parents.read more

Great find. Had a couple hrs to kill between hotel check out…read moreand our swamp tour. I asked the swamp tour folks about a local park and they sent us here. Turn in at the Library. Initially the playground area was kinda lame. Tiny. Little kid centered with not much variety. Upon further inspection the park has a dog park, concrete walking trails and a small water play area. The water play area was great. It was tiny as well but a lot of fun for the kids on a hot day. I found their suits but had to sacrifice a shirt as a towel. Great little spot. Looks to be brand new and the first phase of development. I would expect this park to grow exponentially in the upcoming years. Great spot to burn a couple yrs.

The park is always kept in good condition and is in an amazing area. A real staple of the…read morecommunity. Plus they have a dog park for both large and small dogs!

Such a nice quiet area. We enjoyed walking around, checking out the historic area. Everything was…read moreaccessible and close, and easy to navigate. There's truly something for everyone is this area.

Good for kids, pets, and people. Free. No bathroom. Clean. Has picnic tables. Fenced smoke-free…read moreplayground. Gazebo. War memorial as well as various other memorials and time capsule burials. Water fountain. Sidewalk. Benches. In walking distance of PJ's and downtown Hammond.

The wildlife , easy access good parking The bord walk is well built and at the end the marsh opens…read moreup. You can see a lot.

This is a Wildlife Management Area that is a boardwalk over a swamp. From the parking area you…read morecross the railroad tracks (wood is around the tracks so it's flat for walking but the gravel is on each side of the rails) and follow the boardwalk. The entire one-way walk is about 6 minutes so out-and-back is about 12 minutes. The boardwalk has 3" raised sides for those with a wheelchair. You'd just need to get over the tracks each way. There are signs explaining about the fish, birds, and snakes though I saw no snakes. Anyway they'd be in the water which is well below you. Directions- From I-12 take I-55 South. Exit at Exit 22 Par Road (Old US 51) At the T turn right (Sign says Mancha) Immediately on your left you'll see a gravel parking area with a faded Joyce MWA sign Walk across the tracks to the boardwalk

Definitely won't be taking a nature walk out here. It's unfortunate that all the elevated walkways…read morewere destroyed. Not a single word of it on their site. Still very pretty and looks like a chill fishing spot.

Of all the places in all of the areas surrounding New Orleans, you might be wondering how I ended…read moreup here. I'm wondering that myself. This is kind of a strange park. First of all, to get here you have to drive down a shell road, and if you don't have a truck you can pretty much forget it because the shell road has a lot of potholes and dips and I'm not sure a regular car could handle it. Then you have to drive under a bridge and, again, if you don't have a truck you're in bad shape because the under part of the bridge fills with water and doesn't drain. Maybe there are others ways to get here, but that's how I got here. The park itself is okay, It's right on the lake, but it's kind of that funky part of the lake in NORCO that no one really visits. It kind of smells like dead fish and there are trucks that drive up and dump broken cement over there. I'm not exaggerating. There are gazebos if you want to go out there and have a picnic, there's playground equipment for kids and there are picnic tables. There's also a nature trail that actually looked pretty decent, but I didn't go exploring. The park has only been around for about 12 years and it's not terrible. I'm always happy to see something done with empty space and it's nice that families have a place to go on nice days.

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!!

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.

My Husband and I was married here at Shelter 2 , 22 years…read moreago . What fantastic Memories. Lafreniere is a great Park . One our special day it rained around Us except on us !! WOW WOW . As I walked across the bridge at Shelter 2 Into my Husband arms . It was so BEAUTIFUL

Always a great view here. Usually come for the view, today I hit the walking trail. It's about 2…read moremiles around the park, which was really cool. Enjoyed my time as always.

Audubon Park ended up being one of my favorite places to wander in New Orleans. It's a beautiful…read moregreen space filled with massive live oaks, lagoons, and shaded walking paths, but it also has a lot of attractions-the Audubon Zoo, the Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, an 18-hole golf course, fountains, playgrounds, and plenty of open lawns to relax on. It feels less like a city park and more like a destination where you could easily spend an entire afternoon. Audubon Park strikes a great balance between being an active public space and a peaceful escape from the city.

If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy nature with picturesque…read morepaths of mature oak trees to shade you head to Audubon Park. Not only to do they have multiple connecting parks with running paths, a splash zoo and regular zoo, but it is also a photographer's canvas to explore chiaroscuro elements. I smile as I look back to our visit because it was humorous that we were laying on the landing by the lagoon taking in sunrays and a bird approached us looking bewildered. I asked it to walk around so I can take pictures and I do not know if it understood but it struck a few poses before it hopped back in the water then flew to a shaded area across the lagoon. Be carful not to park in the parking lot near the golf clubhouse. If you prefer the scenic view from the city, hop on the St. Charles streetcar. Get off at the Tulane/Loyola stop and you will be at the front entrance.

This place is amazing and kids go crazy over it. Highly recommended for kids between 1 and 10. You…read morecould spend at least an hour or more here with the amount of different things they have. The children's center is next door and they have plenty of shade. I wish they had this type of park near me.

This is the best free playground I've ever been to. Almost Everything is wheelchair accessible!…read moreAlmost everything is under sun shades! There's a water mister for during the summer! There's separate areas for 2-5 and 5-12 years old. There's a metal fence around the entire thing and every gate has a yellow flower lock up top. The park is open Monday 1100- dusk and Tuesday-Saturday 0800- dusk. It is right next to the st. Tammany Trace bike trail and the st. Tammany Children's museum. I would LOVE to have a playground like this near my home town.