Photography

A Visual Feast
The Creole Nature Trail All-American Road is a photographer’s dream just waiting to be lived. Whether you favor panoramas or close-ups, you’ll discover an immense range of opportunities and vantage points.

• Vast stretches of undisturbed marsh and prairie
• Beaches and the Gulf of Mexico
• Colorful birds, graceful waders, ducks and geese of every description
• Alligators — from small to large
• Historic architecture in Lake Charles — The Charpentier Historic District — and in the smaller towns
 
Into the Marsh
If you have your own boat, check our Visitor Services section for public boat launches. If not, and you’d like to explore this possibility, local Hunting and Fishing Guides are happy to cooperate with photographers. Their knowledge of remote locations will greatly enhance your photographic experience.

Other Perspectives
The three NWRs — Sabine, Cameron Prairie and Lacassine — as well as Louisiana’s Rockefeller Refuge, offer unique photographic opportunities. These include:

• Sabine’s Wetland Walkway and observation tower
• Sabine’s Blue Goose Walking Trail and observation deck
• Cameron Prairie’s Pintail Wildlife Drive
• Observation deck behind Cameron Prairie headquarters