Lake Charles · Calcasieu Parish
Daily, 6 AM to 10 PM
The lakefront park on the Civic Center grounds: the Arcade Amphitheatre, a playground, picnic tables and trails along the seawall.
Bell City · Cameron Parish
Visitor center Tue to Thu, 9 AM to 3:30 PM
9,621 acres of fresh marsh, prairie and old rice fields in north Cameron Parish: the Pintail Wildlife Drive and boardwalk, an observation tower and a visitor center on the Creole Nature Trail.
Sulphur · Calcasieu Parish
SPAR's first land, 90 acres on Picard Road: playgrounds under the live oaks, the Juliet Benglis gym, three tennis and three sand volleyball courts, two ball fields, batting cages and the golf course.
Cameron · Cameron Parish
The Cajun Riviera: miles of open Gulf beach off Highway 82, with camping and RV pads behind the sand.
Lake Arthur · Jefferson Davis Parish
Eleven acres on the north shore of Lake Arthur: a swimming beach, a concrete boardwalk out over the lake, ten big pavilions with grills and a playground under century-old oaks.
Sulphur · Calcasieu Parish
SPAR's biggest complex, on South Hazel Street: thirteen baseball fields, six soccer fields, six tennis and six pickleball courts, a gym and batting cages, and the LHSAA championships since 2012.
Vinton · Calcasieu Parish
A park and campground on the Sabine River at the Texas line, on the site of a Civil War earthwork, with RV sites, a boat launch and pavilions.
Lake Charles · Calcasieu Parish
The city's sand beach on the lake under the I-10 bridge, with picnic tables, open ground and courts.
Lake Charles · Calcasieu Parish
Daily, 5 AM to 11 PM
The parish's showpiece on Prien Lake: a splash pad, playgrounds, pavilions, a boat launch and a walking path along the water.
Lake Charles · Calcasieu Parish
On the Calcasieu River at the end of Fitzenreiter Road: a fishing pier and boardwalk over the water, a boat launch, trails and a playground.
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