Lake Fausse Pointe State Park is a 6,000 acre site that was once part of the Atchafalaya Basin. The park is an isolated swamp, bound on the east by a protection levee and on the west by the natural levee of Bayou Teche. The park is accessed via Levee Rd that leads straight to the park entrance. The
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There are 50 units for camping in tents or trailers, each equipped with water and electricity. Primitive group and canoe campsites are also available. Eighteen waterfront vacation cabins featuring screened porches, air conditioning and piers are enormously popular throughout the year. Rules Pets ar
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- Prior to the 20th century, the Basin was a vast swamp enclosed by the natural levees of Bayou Teche and the Mississippi River. The construction of the east and west protection levees isolated the former Atchafalaya swampland; the park site lies within this isolated swamp, bound on the east by the
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The trails loop through this park 30 miles southeast of Lafayette. My trip down to this southernmost Louisiana loop in the Atchafalaya Basin was initially set up after series editor Dennis Coello returned from a Louisiana photo shoot. Despite "the unfortunately short (1 3/4 mile route and a 1 3/4 m
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Trail is actually a system of 3 loops. There are a few elevation changes, but nothing over a few meters. Trail can be fairly technical in some places with switchbacks, bridges over the swamp, and the roots running across the trail. Maps can be obtained at the main gate ($2 day-use fee), trailhead,
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Fishing, nature trails, campsites, cabins, picnic tables, pavilions, boat and canoe rentals, conference center. Adjacent to one of the great natural wonders of the North America, the Atchafalaya Basin.
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