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Visit the Creole Nature Trail All-American Road for alligator adventures, airboat tours, shelling on the Gulf beaches or bird watching. Download the free Smartphone app so you’ll have a virtual tour guide in your car! Hire a charter guide to take your crew saltwater fishing in the abundant waterways throughout Southwest Louisiana. www.creolenaturetrail.org

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Creole Nature Trail Adventure Point

Kick off your Creole Nature Trail (CNT) journey at Creole Nature Trail Adventure Point - a free, fun attraction that immerses you in nature and Louisiana’s unique culture. Through imaginative, hands-on displays sure to inspire, you can learn the best places to spot alligators and migrating songbirds, take a peek at wildlife found in bayous and marshes, smell mouthwatering aromas of Cajun/Creole cooking, and “play along” with a Cajun and Zydeco band.

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Louisiana's Creole Nature Trail All-American Road is a hands-on opportunity to experience one of America's untamed natural wonders near Lake Charles, LA. Feel inspired and amazed as the Creole Nature Trail All-American Road leads you into the unsurpassed splendor of Louisiana's renowned coastal wetlands, wildlife refuges, and rippling marshes.

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