Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge — Attraction in Lake Arthur

Good spot for hanging out with family. The new fishing pier we visited was nice. The road to get there was just as packed as I remember. Traffic jams still happen, as always... It's a bit of a dance with oncoming traffic when there are cars parked on both sides of the road.

Got to teach my nephews about crabbing with a chicken neck on a string - just like I used to do when I was a kid. One thing I noticed, if you're not catching any crabs you might just be in the wrong spot. We were not catching much of anything near the piers. A quick drive up the road to scout showed that people are doing pretty well just a little ways away from the pier. I do remember having to fight off the alligators quite a bit more in the past. We didn't see any alligators where we were crabbing today.

This is definitely a spot I'd recommend to those who haven't done it before. We were there when they opened the gates and left before noon with over four...

Good fishing a crabbing area only problem i have is the wildlife harassing people just trying to enjoy the day and relax with the family i had all my licenses in order and so did everyone i was with and they still made us leave after making us wait well over 30 minutes while they ran each name you need way too much just to enjoy your day with your family you need a wma permit or whatever it was and have to check in and out each time you go in or out they literally forced 5 or 6 families away when they finally let us leave it was just 2 people fishing, if you don’t want people fishing just...

Great place to relax and do some crabbing. Make sure you have your resident freshwater and saltwater license. For this refuge you will also need a WMA Refuge/conservafion permit. $20 for a year or $5 for 5 days (must be 5 consecutive days). You will also need to look up the official sunrise for this area and wait behind the sign (in line) for access. Portolet is available. Be prepared for full sun so bring something if you want to get out of the sun. Clean up your trash by disposing in available dumpster. Sometime gators will be encountered...