Bayou Segnette State Park
7777 Westbank Expressway, Westwego, LA 70094
504-736-7140 or 888-677-2296 toll free
For reservations, call 1-877-CAMP-N-LA (877-226-7652) toll free.
Email: bayousegnette@crt.state.la.us
Directions: There are three primary routes
to reach the park. (1) From I-10, take I-310 south. Cross the Luling
Bridge over the Mississippi River, and exit US 90 east (toward New Orleans). US
90 becomes the Westbank Expressway. As you enter Westwego, look to your right.
(2) From I-10 in Metairie, take the Clearviw exit south. Follow Clearview
over the Huey P.Long Bridge, to the Westbank Expressway (Business US 90). Again,
look to your right off the expressway. (3) From New Orleans, follow I-10
to cross the Greater New Orleans Bridge. Take the first exit onto Business US
90, which is the Westbank Expressway. Follow the expressway for several miles;
the park will be on your left.
Hours of Operation: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Sunday through Thursday. All park sites close at 10 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and
days preceding holidays.
Entrance Fees: $1 per person; Free for
Seniors (62 and older) and children age 3 and under
Bayou Segnette Wave Pool: $8 per adult
(over 48”) per day; $6 per child (under 48”) per day
Reservable Facilities:
| Deluxe Cabins |
20 available; 4 are ADA compliant |
$90/night, sleeps up to 8 people with 2 queen beds and 2 bunk beds |
| Group Camp |
$400/night |
Includes kitchen and 3 dormitories, sleeping up to 120 people |
| Meeting Room |
$100/day |
Capacity is 75 people for Conference set-up and 100 for
Theatre set-up |
Camping:
| 98 Premium Campsites (all prime location sites, with water and
electrical hookup) |
$18/night |
Golden Age & Golden Access Passports (Available
through the National Park Service.
Visitors who hold a Golden Age or Golden Access Passport are entitled to
a 50% reduction on camping fees at Louisiana State Parks. (Passport
holders are allowed one site per passport). |
Bayou Segnette State Park offers the best of everything. Just a thirty-minute
drive across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, a multitude of recreational
opportunities awaits visitors of all ages--boating, fishing, canoeing,
picnicking, playgrounds and, of course, swimming in the wave pool, as well as an
ecosystem that offers you the chance to spot plants, trees and wildlife from
both swamps and marshland.
Both salt and freshwater fishing are available because of the park's unique
location. From the boat launch, you may explore many areas not readily
accessible by overland routes. Catches of bass, catfish, bream, perch, redfish
and trout are common in the area.
On land, picnic areas are available for the whole family, and the playgrounds
will delight the children. Group shelters are a perfect spot for large groups to
gather, and the park's group camp provides another option for big gatherings.
After you have splashed the day away in Bayou Segnette's popular wave pool or
skipped across any one of the adjacent waterways by boat, you will be glad you
took the time to sit back and watch nature at play--for the wildlife is abundant
and the vegetation worth closer study.
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