Prehistoric Park

16.9 mi

CXC is the most fun I've had in a long time. We drive two hours to go here in the summer, and it's…read moreSO worth it for the price. We spend and entire day on the water for less than $50! You can even have food delivered to the place if your group gets hungry. Staff is nice and the lake is full of ramps and barrels. Definitely a solid choice for a sunny day!

From the owner: Started In 2009, Opened doors In 2013. Cajun X Cables Is A Locally Owned And Ober aged Small…read moreBuisness, Located On The South Side Of Carencro. The Wakeboarding Was For Years An Expensive Sport. It Was The Owners Dream Spread His Passion To His Community. So Cajun X As Locals Refer To It Has Made That Dream A Reality.

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Gator Chateau

4.9

(55 reviews)

51.0 mi

As of my writing this, there are 53 reviews of the Gator Chateau and 50 of them are 5 stars. To the…read morethree people that gave a 4 star review, here is a quick reminder: When something is free, and amazing, and fun, and unique, and educational, and every person you encounter is incredibly friendly and helpful, we give it 5 stars!!! We drove well out of our way to stop here and even got a hotel for the night because we arrived later than expected. It was 100% worth it! There are other locations in Louisiana where you can hold an alligator, but here it is absolutely free. Every person we came in contact with was warm and friendly. They told us all about the gators, from their ages, to what they feed them and how they live at the Chateau. We learned that they paint their nails and even have a chart so you can tell how old the hatchlings and so much more. The highlight for me was obviously holding the baby gator but for my husband it was seeing the giant snapping turtle they have living there. He must have watched it for 20 minutes. It was like seeing a dinosaur. They have tons of great information about things to see and do in the area and the cutest gift shop area with gator plushies and water bottles that say things like "See you later, alligator!". Everything here was just so cute and fun. I was smiling the whole time. They also had clean restrooms and plenty of parking. Make sure to fill out the visitor log when you stop by, because that is how amazing places like these are funded, and don't forget to give them the amazing 5 star review they deserve!

worth a visit!!!…read more the place itself is cute and welcoming. lots brochure for people from out of town like myself. after holding the alligators, buy a couple gifts. it was not overly expensive which is a plus. there is also a park that is great to walk around and enjoy the scenery.

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Dixie Landin

1.0

47.2 mi

This is the truly reprehensible place that relegated an intelligent, social chimpanzee to live in a…read moretiny, barren cage for decades. People threw cigarettes at her and she smoked because she literally had nothing else to do. The park's owner was approached over and over again, pleading to allow Candy to retire to a comfortable sanctuary where she could be with other chimpanzees. They refused. She died alone. If someone gave me free tickets to this place we wouldn't go.

There are a lot of rides here, but I didn't feel safe on a lot of them. The workers don't really…read morepay too much attention to if you are correctly strapped in or not. A lot of the rides make weird noises. And people have gotten hurt on a few of them. It's not worth the money to come here. They lack people in for concerts too and it's definitely not safe. There don't have the right security measures.

Acadiana Lanes

2.2

(6 reviews)

18.0 mi

I was looking forward to spending an afternoon bowling with the family, but had a little more…read morefrustration than bowling. First issue was that the balls didn't return on the lane that were given. After going to report it twice, I requested a different lane. After a few frames, the gate in front of the pins got stuck. So, two more trips to the counter and more time wasted waiting for that to get resolved. Keep in mind that you pay by the hour, so if you're like me, you would rather pay for time bowling and not waiting for them to get their act together. At the end of the day, I spent too much time trying to get things fixed and not enough time bowling. And no, you don't get credit for the down time.

The good: It's a decent place to bowl, when you get the opportunity to bowl. They have issues…read morewith ball return on most of the lanes, but they are usually resolved quickly. HOWEVER, expect to have to talk to the staff several times during your hour of bowling, which cuts out some of your bowling session time. The staff has always been nice to me, and quite helpful. And hey, the beer is cold. The bad: The aforementioned issues with the lane aside, YOU CAN HARDLY EVER BOWL THERE! The alley caters to league bowlers, as most do. But unlike my poor fallen comrades at Lafayette Lanes, they don't leave lanes open for walk ins. So they literally don't have any bowling available during peak hours for most of the work week. Saturdays are for Birthday parties, so its always a crap shoot whether you will get a lane or not, and is usually overrun with screaming children when you can get one, but a lane is a lane. So yeah, Fridays and Sundays are your go-to days. And Sundays have limited lanes available so.... Like I said, its decent when you can get it. Here's the league schedule posted on Premier Lanes' website: No bowling lanes available due to bowling leagues Mondays 2:30pm-9pm Tuesdays 4pm-9pm Wednesdays open-2:30pm AND Wednesdays 4pm-9pm Thursdays 4pm-9:30pm LIMITED LANES AVAILABLE: Sundays 4pm-8:30pm Thursdays 9:30pm-11pm Basically, call ahead and don't expect to get a lane unless you are in a league.

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Gerald's Amusement Machines

4.5

(2 reviews)

16.1 mi

Wonderful service. We purchased a pool table and it was delivered and installed in about a week!…read moreGreat business!

I got a great deal on a pool table. I actually thought I could call a regular moving company to…read moremove it. I was wrong. I called Gerald's. The employees that moved the table were professional and you could tell that they knew what they were doing. The table looks great.

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South Louisiana Redfishing

(8 reviews)

17.4 mi

Highly recommend a charter trip with Capt Troy…read more We travelled from NY, and booked a 2 day trip. I have been on guided trips all over the country in many different size boats and types of fishing. Troy's communication ahead of time was great, and we had several phone calls to line up all the details. As luck would have it, high winds rolled in for the days we had booked. Troy's new boat is a beast and he was able to put us on the meat 2 days in a row, despite the weather being less than cooperative. Troy is Highly knowledgeable and we had a blast even aside from near constant fish action. We will be booking again.

Captain Troy was great ! He was very accommodating and a great teacher as we had never been redfish…read morefishing before. We had a blast! highly recommend him.

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Comite River Park

4.2

(9 reviews)

45.4 mi

I rode this mtn bike trail for the first time today. It was a really fun trail to ride and had some…read moreportions that were a little bit challenging, (at least for novice riders like myself). The swamps and trees were pretty, and you definitely feel like you are far enough away from civilization. My only critique is that the trail is a little tough to follow at some points where it forks. Some added signage would help. Overall, it's a fun place that I will return to for hiking/biking.

V Very nice hiking…read moretrails - highly recommend. Trails are fairly easy to hike and provide really good terrain for some heart healthy exercise.

Dogs love the beach at the Comite River Park

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Cypremort Point State Park

4.1

(11 reviews)

40.7 mi

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...

Great place for camping, cracking and fishing. Tent, RV and cabins available. Night fishing…read moreavailable for overnighters.

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