Chicot State Park

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

Chicot State Park
Lake Chicot
Map showing the location of Chicot State Park
Map showing the location of Chicot State Park
Map of Louisiana, United States of America
LocationEvangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Coordinates30°48′01″N 92°16′47″W / 30.80028°N 92.27972°W / 30.80028; -92.27972[1]
Areaover 6,400 acres (26 km2; 10.0 sq mi)[1][2]
Established1939 (1939)[3]
Visitors108,209 (in 2022)[4]
Governing bodyLouisiana 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.

  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. ^ Louisiana State Parks Cajun Country Brochure. Louisiana State Parks. 2007.
  3. ^ 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. ^ Office of State Parks - Teacher's Guide. Louisiana State Parks. 2002.