Bogue Chitto State Park
| Bogue Chitto State Park | |
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 An entrance area controls visitors to the park. | |
  Map of Louisiana, United States of America | |
| Location | Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States of America |
| Coordinates | 30°46′03″N 90°09′26″W / 30.767527983°N 90.1573070°W[1] |
| Area | 1,786 acres (7.23 km2; 2.791 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | August 28, 2010[2] |
| Visitors | 116,123 (in 2022)[3] |
| Governing body | Louisiana Office of State Parks |
| Official website | |
Bogue Chitto State Park (pronounced bo-guh chit-uh)[4] is a Louisiana state park located off Louisiana State Highway 25 south of Franklinton, in Washington Parish. The name Bogue Chitto is from the Choctaw language, bok chito, meaning big creek.[4] Bogue Chitto is a relatively recent addition to the Louisiana State Park system. It opened to the public on August 28, 2010, after a delay of approximately three months.[2]
Bogue Chitto State Park has a visitors center, a conference room, picnic pavilions, and a lodge overlooking a 90-foot (27 m) bluff. Guests may stay at one of four upland cabins or park among the 81 recreational-vehicle (RV) sites. A group camp may be reserved for overnight visitors, as well. There is a canoe launch into the Bogue Chitto River, fishing piers, an amphitheater, and a water playground. The site contains eleven lakes stocked with freshwater fish. There are more than 7 miles (11 km) of nature trails and 14 miles (23 km) of equestrian trails. Bogue Chitto is also home to a moderately difficult 18 hole disc golf course, winding through hilly wooded terrain.
The state park is 1,786 acres (7.23 km2) in size. Notable physical features are small streams, cypress-tupelo swamps, and both upland and bottomland hardwood forests. Of particular interest is a gorge known as Fricke's Cave, which contains delicate sandstone formations.
The park's address is 17049 State Park Boulevard, Franklinton, Louisiana.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bogue Chitto State Park - Louisiana Office of State Parks". Office of State Parks, Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism. Archived from the original on January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
- ^ a b Derry, Jim (August 4, 2010). "Bogue Chitto State Park near Franklinton set to open at the end of this month". The Times-Picayune. Advance Publications. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget Review Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism" (PDF). Louisiana House of Representatives. March 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Baca, Keith (June 1, 2007). Native American place names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-57806-955-2.
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