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Louisiana State Arboretum
Ville Platte, Louisiana
A quiet native-plant arboretum on rolling ground beside Chicot State Park.
- Price
- Small entry fee
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 75 min
The Louisiana State Arboretum covers about 600 acres of native plants and woodland, with trails around ponds and through beech-magnolia forest. It is a calm place to stretch your legs beside Chicot State Park. Expect few other visitors.
Good to know
- Spring wildflowers and autumn colour are best
- Pair with Chicot State Park
- Best time
- Spring
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Paved park road
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Toilets
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