Chicot State Park

State park in Louisiana, United States

For the Arkansas State Park, see Lake Chicot State Park.

Chicot State Park

Lake Chicot

Map of Louisiana, United States of America

Location| Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Coordinates| 30°48′01″N 92°16′47″W﻿ / ﻿30.80028°N 92.27972°W﻿ / 30.80028; -92.27972[1]
Area| over 6,400 acres (26 km2; 10.0 sq mi)[1][2]
Established| 1939 (1939)[3]
Visitors| 108,209 (in 2022)[4]
Governing body| Louisiana Office of State Parks
Official website

Chicot State Park is located near Ville Platte, Louisiana. This wildlife reserve of South Central Louisiana features 6,400 acres (26 km2)[1] of rolling hills surrounding a 2,000-acre (8 km2) man-made lake[5] stocked with bass, crappie (sac-au-lait), bluegill, and red-ear sunfish. Chicot Park offers fishing boat rentals, pavilions, barbecue pits, picnic areas, restrooms, primitive hike-to campsites, lodges, and furnished cabins. The park is home to a number of wild animal species, including whitetail deer, raccoons, coyotes, and bobcats.

## History

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One of the older Louisiana parks, the park was added to the Louisiana State Park system in 1939. Under the direction of the National Park Service, the Civilian Conservation Corps significantly developed the area.[3]

## Activities

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Fishing is encouraged at the park with a boathouse, three boat launches, and boat rental facilities. The waters of Lake Chicot are habitat to largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, and red-ear sunfish.[2]

A hiking/backpacking trail encircles the lake and supports several primitive campsites. The trail is tailored for mountain bikes and cycling is encouraged throughout the park.[2] The park includes a 22-mile (35 km) hiking trail.[5]

The southern landing includes cabins, group camp, lodge, picnic areas, playgrounds, and water playground. The northern landing features campsites, lodges, and a primitive group-camping area. The East landing includes a meeting room and barbecue pavilion.[2]

## See also

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* Louisiana State Arboretum
* List of Louisiana state parks

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Chicot State Park - Louisiana Office of State Parks". Archived from the original on January 10, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
2. ^ a b c d Louisiana State Parks Cajun Country Brochure. Louisiana State Parks. 2007.
3. ^ a b 2009 Wall Calendar - 75 Years of Celebrating Louisiana's Treasures and Making Memories. Louisiana State Parks. 2009.
4. ^ "Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget Review Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism" (PDF). Louisiana House of Representatives. March 29, 2023.
5. ^ a b Office of State Parks - Teacher's Guide. Louisiana State Parks. 2002.

## External links

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Protected areas of Louisiana

Federal|

| National Historical Parks|

* Cane River Creole
* Jean Lafitte NHP and Preserve
* New Orleans Jazz

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National Monuments|

* Poverty Point

National Marine Sanctuary|

* Flower Garden Banks

National Forests|

* Kisatchie

National wild and scenic rivers|

* Saline Bayou

National Wildlife
Refuge System|

* Atchafalaya
* Bayou Cocodrie
* Bayou Sauvage
* Bayou Teche
* Big Branch Marsh
* Black Bayou Lake
* Bogue Chitto
* Breton
* Cameron Prairie
* Cat Island
* Catahoula
* D'Arbonne
* Delta
* East Cove
* Grand Cote
* Handy Brake
* Lacassine
* Lake Ophelia
* Mandalay
* Red River
* Sabine
* Shell Keys
* Tensas River
* Upper Ouachita

State|

| State Parks|

* Bayou Segnette
* Bogue Chitto
* Chemin-A-Haut
* Chicot
* Cypremort Point
* Fairview-Riverside
* Fontainebleau
* Grand Isle
* Hodges Gardens
* Jimmie Davis
* Lake Bistineau
* Lake Bruin
* Lake Claiborne
* Lake D-Arbonne
* Lake Fausse Pointe
* North Toledo Bend
* Palmetto Island
* Poverty Point Reservoir
* St. Bernard
* Sam Houston Jones
* South Toledo Bend
* Tickfaw

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State Historic Sites|

* Audubon
* Centenary
* Fort Jesup
* Fort Pike
* Fort St. Jean Baptiste
* Forts Randolph & Buhlow
* Locust Grove
* Longfellow-Evangeline
* Los Adaes
* Mansfield
* Plaquemine Lock
* Port Hudson
* Poverty Point
* Rebel State
* Rosedown Plantation
* Winter Quarters

State Preservation Area|

* Louisiana State Arboretum

State Forests|

* Alexander
* Indian Creek

State Wildlife Refuges|

* Elmer's Island
* Marsh Island
* Rockefeller
* St. Tammany
* State
* Terrebonne Barrier Islands
* White Lake Wetlands

Wildlife management areas|

* Acadiana Conservation Corridor
* Atchafalaya Delta
* Attakapas
* Barataria Preserve
* Bayou Macon
* Bayou Pierre
* Ben Lilly Conservation Area
* Ben's Creek
* Big Colewa Bayou
* Big Lake
* Biloxi
* Bodcau
* Boeuf
* Bonnet Carré Spillway
* Buckhorn
* Camp Beauregard
* Catahoula Lake
* Clear Creek
* Dewey Wills
* Elbow Slough
* Elm Hall
* Esler Field
* Floy Ward McElroy
* Fort Polk
* Grassy Lake
* Hutchinson Creek
* Indian Bayou
* Jackson Bienville
* J. C. "Sonny" Gilbert Wildlife Management Area
* Joyce
* Lake Boeuf
* Lake Ramsey Savannah
* Little River
* Loggy Bayou
* Manchac
* Marsh Bayou
* Maurepas Swamp
* Old River Control
* Ouachita
* Pass A Loutre
* Pearl River
* Peason Ridge
* Pointe-aux-Chenes
* Pomme de Terre
* Richard K. Yancey
* Russell Sage
* Sabine
* Sabine Island
* Salvador/Timken
* Sandy Hollow
* Sherburne (See: Atchafalaya Delta)
* Soda Lake
* Spring Bayou
* Tangipahoa Parish School Board
* Thistlethwaite
* Three Rivers
* Tunica Hills
* Union
* Walnut Hill
* West Bay

Other|

| Private|

* Bird City
* Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary

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City|

* Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center

* Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
* Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism
* Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

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