Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge — Attraction in Breaux Bridge

Went to the Whiskey Bay exit boat ramp of I-10. Boat ramp looks nice. There's area to fish in the swamp and on the Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel. Pilot channel has a lot of current and snags and someone dropped a number 2 right in the middle of the little parking lot. I won't go back again. Now, the boat ramp side on the swamp was pretty clean for a public boat ramp. There's places to fish from the bank on either side of the ramp, under the interstate. There is tons of parking for trucks and trailers too. There's also a sign in station if you're using this to access Sherburne WMA. I'd come back to...

A real Louisiana swamp. Full of cypress trees, sweet gum with a few oak trees mixed in here and there. We're so lucky to have a native area set aside for all public to enjoy. Too bad the hunting that is regulated by the Louisiana Wildlife Department, has done a poor job of managing the whitetail deer herd and the wild...

It's a wildlife refuge with acces into it but NOT a national park or something similar, so watch out when visiting. It's a great area though, very idyllic and I would say iconic for the area. When looking for directions, make sure not to use the stupid Apple Maps on the iPhone, since it leads you...