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State Parks

• Chicot State Park
  3469 Chicot Park Road • Ville Platte, LA 70586
  Located on Highway 3042 off US Highway 167
  337-363-2403
  This park features a 6,000 woodland acres surrounding a 2,000 acre artificial lake stocked with bass, crappie, bluegill, and red-ear sunfish. There are restrooms, fishing boat rentals, pavilions, barbecue pits, picnic areas, campsites, lodges, and furnished cabins available.  map

• Louisiana State Arboretum State Preservation Area
  4213 Chicot Park Road • Ville Platte, LA 70586
  337-363-6289
  Located near Chicot State Park, the Louisiana State Arboretum State Preservation Area is composed of more than 300 acres of Louisiana based vegetation and features nature trails and educational programs year-round.  map