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Creole Nature Trail
Length | 180.0 mi / 289.7 km |
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Time to Allow | Depending on route, allow four or five hours to drive or two days to visit the byway. |
Fees | The ferry costs $1 per car to ride from Cameron to Holly Beach. |
Known as Louisiana's Outback, the Creole Nature Trail meanders through marshes, prairies, and along the Gulf of Mexico. As you loop through Calcasieu and Cameron parishes in Southwest Louisiana, view alligators and birds up close and in the wild, along with colorful wildflowers and rare cheniers shaped by salty winds.
Local Information
Southwest Louisiana/Lake Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau
1-800-456-SWLA
337-436-9588