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At Bogue Chitto State Park, visitors will experience a diversity of natural habitats on one of the most dynamic and scenic river systems in Louisiana. The 1,786-acre site includes small streams, cypress-tupelo swamps, a hardwood forest, upland forests and a rolling landscape.
5 Upland cabins overlooking a 90 foot Bluff, RV camping, Conference Center, Group Camp, Picnic Pavilions, Canoe Launch, Amphitheater, Water Playground, Over 6 Miles of Hiking Trails, Access to the Bogue Chitto River, Interpretive area, Fishing Lakes. Water Playground - Louisiana State Parks' water playgrounds operate Tuesdays through Sundays, April 1 through October 31, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; the facilities will be closed on Mondays for cleaning and maintenance. Please contact the park directly, to confirm that the playground is open or for additional information.
Overnight visitors will find accommodations from tent camping (complete with glamping sites) to RV camping to cabins overlooking the bluffs. For larger groups and family reunions, the park offers a group camp and a conference room.
Bring your mountain bike and explore the newly opened 14-miles of single track trails for bikers of all skill levels.
Fricke's Cave, which – despite its name – resembles more of a gorge, possesses delicate sandstone spires created when water erodes the surface underneath pebbles. The pebbles remain perched atop the spires, while over time water splashes on the sandstone surface, forming the two-foot-tall fingers of sandstone that shoot up from the now-lowered surface. Boardwalks have been built so that visitors can admire the sandstone creations from afar, as the formations are too delicate to allow visitors to walk among them.
Fourteen miles of equestrian trails wind through some of the most interesting topography of southern Louisiana, with the trailhead located near Fricke's Cave. A day trip to Bogue Chitto State Park will be a full one, with a river perfect for canoeing or kayaking, 11 lakes stocked with a variety of freshwater fish, a water playground, numerous picnic pavilions and an outdoor classroom.
From I-12, take US 190 north to Hwy. 25. Travel approximately 20 miles, then turn right onto State Park Blvd. Entrance to the park is 1 mile on the left
Bogue Chitto State Park
17049 State Park Blvd
Franklinton LA 70438
Very peaceful place and for me it’s best to go In the morning . Wildlife is very active then .
The bottom land camp sites are nicely spaced out, good and shady for tent campers, lots of woods to search for downed logs for fire. Waterfront sites on ponds, some sites back up to river outlets, the kids and dogs loved this. Careful though, we did see alligators.
There is tubing available on the river, we didn't get to do this, it was not open for the season yet.
The splash park was nice, but the kids said the slide was rubbing their back ends while sliding (uncomfortable).
Plenty of fishing spots, the ponds were stocked with big catfish for a fishing event while we were there.
We ran the five mile trail at the park this morning, and it was beautiful! The park ranger was friendly, and the office and bathroom were spotless. Great trail system, but I'm not sure the mileage markers are spot on. My watch indicated that I had run farther than the mile markers.
Very nice park. We stayed 5 days. Very clean. Stayed in site 104. Signage from highway 25 hard to see. Google maps sends you to the wrong entrance. Would definitely like to come back for an extended time pediod.
We stayed the week after Thanksgiving 2023. We really enjoyed our stay. The park was beautiful and very well maintained. It was very quiet during our stay. Our camp site was wonderful with the exception of the location of the fire pit. It was not level, therefore we could not sit around the fire. There was plenty of firewood available in the park that we were able to gather for our fires. We love to build fires when we camp, so that is why I gave it 4 stars. We will definitely go back.
