Creole Nature Trail
Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, LA

One of Southwest Louisiana's popular attractions, the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge has also been considered one of the Gulf Coast’s top birding spots. Comprised of approximately 125,000 acres of protected marshland, 61 miles of levees and eight major water-control structures, it is the largest coastal marsh refuge on the Gulf of Mexico.

An intricate network of canals and levees make up the land that was developed by the previous owner, the Orange-Cameron Land Company, which used the marsh for trapping and hunting and operating a major fur-pelt processing facility. The property was sold to the federal government and established as a refuge in 1937.

Currently closed due to damage from Hurricane Rita.