Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge
Lacombe, LA 70445
Phone:985-882-2000
Fax:985-882-9133
Web: www.fws.gov/boguechitto
Established: 1980.
Location:Southeastern Louisiana along the Louisiana-Mississippi line, 9 miles north of Slidell.
Facilities:Primitive campsites, hiking trails, canoe trail.
Activities:Camping, boating, canoeing, fishing, hunting, hiking, educational programs.
Special Features:Located in the Pearl River basin, the refuge protects one of the least disturbed southern swamplands in the nation. It is unique in that its boundary extends through 2 states. Bogue Chitto means "large stream" as defined by the Choctaw Indians.
Habitats: 36,600 acres of bottomland hardwood, bayous, and sloughs.
Access: Open during daylight hours. Much of refuge is accessible by boat only.
Wild life: Endangered and threatened species include bald eagle, ringed-sawback turtle, gopher tortoise, inflated heelsplitter mussel, and Gulf sturgeon. Other wildlife present are deer, turkey, neotropicals, rabbit, raccoon, several varieties of snake, mink, skunk, wading birds, and waterfowl.
See other parks in Louisiana.