LAKE CHARLES, La. -- From the bars on Bourbon Street to the swamps filled with alligators and other wildlife, there are numerous reasons to consider Louisiana as a vacation destination.

Lake Charles owns a vibrant Carnival scene. The Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu showcases the state’s unique ...

This Louisiana Byway was our fourth to explore on our latest family adventure — traveling all 18 across the ... So check out the 207-mile Creole Nature Trail all at once or piece by piece like ...

I started about 10 a.m., stopping at nearly every point of interest on the helpful map I picked up from the Lake Charles Visitor Center en route to the trail. (There's a Creole Nature Trail app ...

Louisiana’s Creole Nature Trail is not about lions, tigers and bears but, oh my, it is about alligators, birding, crabbing and shrimping. The trail, named an All-American Road by the U.S ...

Known as the "Festival Capital of Louisiana," Lake Charles is located just three hours east of Houston in the heart of ...

The alligator, appropriately, is the symbol of the Creole Nature Trail All-American Road, a 180-mile driving route through the swamps, marshes and bayous of southwestern Louisiana.

Heart of Louisiana: Creole Nature Trail. By Dave McNamara. Published: Aug. 13, 2024 at 10:04 PM CDT SULPHUR ... You can spend most of a day driving the 180-mile-long trail, ...

The marshes of southwestern Louisiana are nicknamed “Louisiana's outback. If you want to do some serious birdwatching, or spot a few alligators, you can drive the Creole Nature Trail south of ...

Creole Nature Trail. ... The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana owns 9,000 acres and visitors may view a map of their preserve in the Visitor’s Center, then take to the walking trails.

Saturday was the 11th annual National Get Outdoors Day, and Creole Nature Trail Adventure Point celebrated in a special way. For the fourth year, Adventure Point in Sulphur held activities for people ...

SULPHUR, LA (KPLC) - The continued marketing of the Creole Nature Trail All American Road has led the Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau to develop an interpretive visitor center in West ...