Right here on the bayou
- Fish right off our tree-shaded wharf.
- Take the canoe or pedal boat and move quietly down the bayou to see nature up close. Bring your camera.
- Build a campfire on the bayou bank and try some night fishing.
- Launch at Sportsman’s Landing next door: the quickest, most scenic route to Lake Verret.
- Ask Dennis about a local guided fishing trip, a private bayou or swamp tour, or a guided duck or gator hunt.
Around Pierre Part and Bayou Corne
- Take a driving tour of the French-speaking communities of Pierre Part and Belle River.
- Visit Duffy’s Shell, home of Troy Landry from the History Channel’s Swamp People.
- Go “down the bay” on South Bay Road to Driftwoodville and see Adam Morales’ cypress driftwood creations.
- See the statue of the Blessed Mother on the island in Pierre Part Bay.
- Drive Shell Beach Road to beautiful Lake Verret.
- Stop in at the Pierre Part Store, an old-time general store in business since 1911.
- Catch the drag racing at No Problem Raceway.
Places to eat nearby
- Gator Super Stop, 1 mile
- Stazione Deli, 4 miles
- Buddy’s Drive Inn, 7 miles down Hwy 70
- Landry’s Seafood, 8 miles down Hwy 70
- Paizano’s, 10 miles down Hwy 70
Hours and restaurants change, so call ahead.
Or boil some crawfish yourself. Here’s Pat’s cousin from Pierre Part, Morgan Blanchard, showing how it’s done.
Day trips
The cabins make a great jumping-off point: tour south Louisiana by day, then come back to your bayou cabin at night.
Plantation Parade
Follow the famous River Road past the great plantations: Oak Alley, Houmas House, St. Joseph, Madewood, San Francisco, Nottoway, Bocage and Laura. Madewood and Nottoway are about 20 minutes from the cabins.
Baton Rouge, 1 hour
The State Capitol and the Old State Capitol, the WWII destroyer USS Kidd, the LSU Rural Life Museum and the Mall of Louisiana.
New Orleans, 1 hour 15
The French Quarter, Jackson Square, the Riverwalk, the Aquarium of the Americas, the National WWII Museum, Audubon Zoo and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Morgan City and beyond, 30 minutes to an hour
Lake End Park, the Mr. Charlie Oil Rig Museum, Avery Island and the Tabasco factory. Morgan City was the setting for the first Tarzan movie, in 1917.
Gonzales
The Tanger Outlets and Cajun Village in Sorrento.