Louisiana National Parks

The distinctive culture of Louisiana national parks is evident throughout this state. Come and experience everything from prehistoric earth works, to tales of northern migration from Mexico, to the Creole and Mississippi Delta architecture, history and culture. And make sure you take the time to enjoy the sounds of this nation’s uniquely indigenous music.

Visit These Louisiana National Parks:

Cane River National Heritage Area: Cane River National Heritage Area is a place where many cultures - American Indian, French, Spanish, African, Creole, and later American - came together to create a way of life dependent on the land, the river, and each other.

Cane River Weather

Cane River Creole National Historical Park: Wander thoughtfully through the grounds of Oakland and Magnolia Plantations. While admiring a hand-wrought door hinge or a cleverly-worked wooden gate, we might reflect on the social and agricultural practices that built these tenant houses, pigeonniers, carpenter and blacksmith shops.

Cane River Creole Weather

El Camino Real de Los Tejas National Historic Trail: ¡Hola! Bienvenidos al Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail. Come on a journey that will carry you through 300 years of Texas and Louisiana frontier settlement and development.

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: Gen. Andrew Jackson’s stunning victory over crack British troops at Chalmette plantation on January 8, 1815, was the greatest American land victory of the War of 1812.

Jean Lafitte Weather

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park: A story rich with innovation, experimentation, controversy and emotion, the park provides an ideal setting to share the cultural history of the people and places that helped shape the development and progression of jazz in New Orleans.

New Orleans Jazz Weather

Poverty Point National Monument: Located in northeastern Louisiana, Poverty Point commemorates a culture that thrived during the first and second millennia B.C. This site, which contains some of the largest prehistoric earth works in North America, is managed by the state of Louisiana. These state park facilities are open to the public.

Poverty Point Weather