Lake Fausse Pointe State Park — Hotel in Jeanerette

Park is in a wooded setting but is 30 miles through farm country. It's a state park but has a splash pad. CG road is one-way but wide enough and sites are easy to get into. The hookups for most sites are on the wrong side so you'll need an extension cord and extra water hose. Premium sites back up to the water and each has a private fishing platform. Bathrooms are not clean. We were here 4 days and no staff or camp host cleaned the bathrooms. Windows are filthy. Mirrors have water spots and soap scum. Vents are dirty, one of them is holding on by just one screw and ready to fall down. Paper towel dispenser doesn't work. Thermostat is hanging out of the wall by the wires. Roof leaks and black mold on the ceiling. Showers get hot but not all work. One has a missing handle. They have a shower head 7ft high and a spray attachment, but there are no brackets so the sprayers just hang down. The curtains are right against the doors but they're only good for keeping clothes on hooks dry. Water sprays everywhere. You can see where there used to be benches but the bolts were removed and bolts cut off at the floor. There is a laundry room, cold water wash only. The maps say that there is a visitors center/interpretive center by the river but it is permanently closed and just used for storage. Every bathroom in the park has a laminated sign on the door which is mis-spelled. Park has lots of facilities including day use, boats, cabins, conference center and group camping. There are trails but watch for alligators. The area surrounding the park is a little scary so I was glad to see armed state park police on patrol at night as well as the sheriff patrolling every day. Especially given the constant gunfire we heard from the surrounding area. No one except the park police wear uniforms, just sweats. Camp Host rides his ATV around and smokes. CG road is one-way but be careful as park staff do not obey the rules of the road. There are some yurts back in the RV loop but they were filled with trash and covered in mildew, no one cleans them either. There are lots of things broken that no one fixes. Signs fall down and no one puts them back. Lots of potholes which they only fill with gravel, no actual repairs. Temps were in the 30's and there were only 2 other campers when we got here. The 2nd day we got 8 inches of SNOW! Temps dropped to below 10 degrees and one of our water lines iced up in the morning but thawed by 10am. Got stuck here 4 days while we waited for road ice to melt and bridges to open. We camped at Lake Fausse Pointe State Park in a...

This review is primarily about the hiking trails at the park; specifically the 3.3 mile "Trail C", the longest in the park. If you're looking for a way to see Louisiana nature up close, this trail can hardly be beat. It takes you along waterways, through swampland (but on raised earth) in a most peaceful setting. Only took us 2.5 hours with a 4-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl. Our six-year-old could have done the trail again, so it's not strenuous. Great trail for a mountain-bike ride, too.

Beware of the weather prior to the hike. This trail has quite a few spots of mud that probably stay that way much of the year. We hiked after a period of mixed wet & dry for a couple of weeks, followed by a few dry days, one rain, and 36 hours of dry. In other words, lots of water but time to dry up. It was easy to walk around the mud in this instance.

Also beware of the seasons. We went in February, when the vines and weeds are at their lowest, and the bugs were out of town. This seemed perfect.

From the 4-year-old: "We saw two owls, two deer, and a three armadillos. There is water with tadpoles (at the slough). They have frogs under ground (?). That's all I know about the trail."

In summer, you HAVE to check out the kids' water playground. Not really a "naturalist" thing, but great for letting the kids have a blast for an hour or so. Bring the swimsuits and towels!

I take away one star only because the park lacks the scenery that you get at some other parks. Nobody's perfect.

Only 45 minutes...

Nice and clean cabins. They have more than enough towels for your stay despite the site saying to bring your own. Bring bug spray for mosquitos.

Stayed here for a few days in cabin #8. Cabins had more than enough towels, linens, blankets, pillows, coffee maker, toaster, microwave, dawn liquid, dish scrubber, glasses, mugs, 8 sets of dishes and utensils, spatula, colander, 2 frying pans, two sized cooking pots, baking sheet, pie pan, cutting board, knife, stirring spoons, tongs, cheese grater, bbq pit, picnic table by pit, more than enough seating on porch with glider rocker, chair and picnic table. Direct TV. Nearest small store is Broussard’s in Coteau Holmes on Hwy 3083. 10 minute drive. Down the road from that is another one that sells bait like minnows, worms and crickets. Both sell hot deli food and gas. If you travel to the village of Loreauville (20 minutes from park) you have access to two markets that sell everything you need. They also have a Dollar General and a Family Dollar. Try out the Teche Cafe (steaks are out of this world) for dinner for some Cajun food. Tiger Inn also has burgers, fried chicken, fries as well as a host of other foods. Burgers, fried chicken and hot dogs are highly recommended. There is also Henderson which is more touristy. It is right off of interstate 10 but offers up Pats Foshermans Wharf (restaurant/dance hall/motel) and Cajun fast track which has recreational things to do for the kids (and adults). Henderson is about 30 minutes...