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.

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

I play volleyball at Coquille and it's always fun! The park itself is awesome and there's a lot to…read moredo! It's awesome they are expanding and it will only make it better and better!

I came to this playground with my family and the kids loved it. It's a beautiful playground with…read moreducks to feed, a lake to fish in, splash pad, slides, swings, and plenty of play equipment for kids of all ages. My 11 month old had plenty to do! The ground is very very soft too. I highly recommend this Park! Check their website for info on sports teams for kids and adults, as well as movie nights. I saw information on football, baseball, soccer, cheer, and rugby. Also kids camps and adults sports leagues. We need more places like this in Louisiana!

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.

Very peaceful and spacious park in the Metairie area. I was in the area today for some book drop…read moreoffs, so I decided to visit Lafreniere Park since the weather felt really nice. There are a lot of hills to go up and down on. Various soccer fields are available. There's also an outdoor stage for concerts and festivals, cute geese and chickens walking along the trail way, and overall a lot of nature in sight. Overall, a pretty nice park.

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.

3-star rating update until they fix some things!! The water spray that my dog used to LOVE has been…read morebroken for almost a year. I emailed to ask when it would be fixed and did not receive an answer. They also haven't put tennis balls in the park since COVID, and when I asked about that, they used COVID as their excuse in 2024. So I've been bringing my tennis balls. And last, they replaced the shower nozzles and hoses with very short hoses and nozzles that spray water EVERYWHERE. Not sure who thought of these "upgrades," but they suck. Just really silly inconveniences when you're already paying per year to use the park.

My pup, Lestat, gives this place the full five-stars! He loves the large open space and gentle…read morehills for running around with other pups. After a rain shower, he loves to walk in the the shallow puddles under the majestic old oaks near the main entrance. I love the walking path lined with crate myrtles that circles the park, as it is trips to the City Bark that help me get my steps in. We appreciate that it is open late and well lit, as it allows us to go to park later in the evening when temperatures are lower. Registering was easy and I happily will pay the low yearly fee for this great amenity. My only complaint would be that the entrance needs more regular maintenance, as you can imagine dogs can get it dirty quickly and odors linger. I would like to see some volunteer opportunities on the weekends to help make it the best stop for dogs and their human companions!

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? :)

Well well. How in all the madness of my life did I not know about this local park?!…read moreOn a chilly morning, me and the lad packed up our two doggos and sped off to the Gretna Dog Park with our neighbor. Large spacious park with 2 areas for larger or small dogs. Another fam was leaving and my little guy has always played with the big dogs so in we all went. Really impressive park with obstacles and plenty of room to run. On this particular day it was still sloshy from a recent rain and our retriever friend, Jackson was all up in that water. All the dogs got wet and dirty. They loved it! Worth a trip to the West Bank! The best part.....they were tired and exhausted lots of energy while having fun. Bring a towel, just in case it's wet.

Nice dog park. It's all one big area, so all size dogs co-mingle. Make sure that's okay with you if…read moreyou have little dogs. There were lots of dog visitors when we were there and we didn't have any problems. The area is nice and big to accommodate lots of pups. There are interactive dog stations all around the park. I saw people using them to train their dogs. Ours just liked jumping on stuff and sniffing. My HUGE complaint about this park is that someone showed up in the middle of the day to mow and made everyone leave. You've got to be kidding me? I can't believe they showed up at prime dog park time and kicked everyone out. Seriously bad planning. If this was my regular park I would have made some noise to whoever runs it.

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.

This is my favorite of the city parks in Slidell. It has a nice walking path around the ball fields…read moreand the perimeter of the park. There are trails and paths into the neighborhoods around the park if you want to walk farther and explore. The park is popular - there are always people and families around - and it feels safe and friendly, even at night. Sometimes cars drive through the park a little fast, but most are careful and drive slowly. The ball fields have been undergoing some extensive renovations in 2023 and the whole park is being improved overall. There are bathrooms available. They aren't great but are definitely better than nothing.

This park is great. Great walking path, lots of green space and good shelters. The staff is nice,…read moretoo. They have a great playground for the kids and soooo many ducks! I love them! I wish the bathrooms were cleaner and had soap! But other than that, great park! OH and they have a dog park on the other side.

There are not many tracks to walk/jog if you live in Kenner. You more or less will end up coming to…read morethis track if you live in North Kenner. This small park also has nice playground sets for the kids, a cute little pavillion with restrooms, lots of green space to run around or toss a ball, and a small pond. It is rarely crowded here in the mornings. Evenings are a little bit busier but they still have plenty of room on the track and the playground sets. My niece loves the playground here as well as the friendly ducks.

We enjoyed the neighbors that were out there. The dog area leaves much to be desired. It's spacious…read morefor the dogs but not taken care of. The potential is definitely there. The rain brings in a huge mud puddle which no dog can resist!! It was great for what our dog needed but not very much grass. There is a hose that needs to be replaced. It could be a great park with some tlc.

Over the last year the condition of this park has deteriorated significantly and it is now…read moreCONSISTENTLY FILTHY and unkempt. At all times, even if it's the middle of summer and there hasn't been rain for a week, there are three large, green, smelly mud pits that are never filled or attended to by staff. These holes with standing water are a health hazard (bacteria, mosquitoes and such) but also a nuisance for dog owners to keep their dogs out of. There is no shade and only a few patches of grass. In addition, the wash facilities for the dogs are kept turned off. There are hoses there but no way for us to use them. I've seen many patrons now brining their own "keys" (purchased from the hardware store) to turn the hose on. Some dog owners will routinely use the adjoining baseball field for their dogs, as it's well maintained with cut grass and no standing water puddles. It's a shame that the neighborhood had to wait so long for a park that is so terribly maintained. There are no other off-leash parks anywhere close which encourages dog owners to use "illegal" spaces for their pets such as open parks and baseball fields. I've been hassled by police for doing this, even with a fixed, registered and well behaved dog. The efforts that the city puts into bullying/ticketing dog owners who use those illegal spaces is useless if they fail to provide decent and legal off-leash parks for our use.