National Historical Park and Preserve · Louisiana

Trails in Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

12 named trails · 8 miles · 0 with the Park Service's own write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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12 trails, A to Z.

BARA Bayou Coquille Trail

0.6 mi one way · 1 ft–4 ft · plastic, wood surface · non-motorized

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

BARA Foot Trail behind Visitor Center

0.3 mi one way · 1 ft–1 ft · wood surface · non-motorized

Visitor centers

Along the way Barataria Visitor Center

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

BARA Foot Trail Ed Center

0.3 mi one way · 1 ft–3 ft · wood surface · non-motorized

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

BARA Foot Trail Old Barataria

1.2 mi one way · 2 ft–4 ft · earth surface · non-motorized · seasonal

Picnic areas

Along the way Picnic Area

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

BARA Foot Trail Palmetto

0.8 mi one way · 1 ft–3 ft · plastic surface · non-motorized · seasonal

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

BARA Foot Trail Plantation Loops A & B

1.4 mi one way · 2 ft–3 ft · earth surface · non-motorized · seasonal

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

BARA Foot Trail Ring Levee w/ Christmas Road

0.7 mi one way · 1 ft–4 ft · concrete, gravel, wood surface · non-motorized · seasonal

Picnic areas

Along the way Picnic Area

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

BARA Foot Trail Wood Duck

0.4 mi one way · 1 ft–3 ft · earth surface · non-motorized · seasonal

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

BARA Marsh Overlook Trail

0.5 mi one way · 1 ft–1 ft · clay, wood surface · non-motorized

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

BARA Pecan Grove

0.1 mi one way · 3 ft–4 ft · earth surface · non-motorized

Picnic areas

Along the way Picnic Area

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

BARA TC Lower Trail

0.3 mi one way · 3 ft–4 ft · earth surface · non-motorized

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

BARA Wetland Trace

1.6 mi one way · 1 ft–5 ft · wood surface · non-motorized

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

More hikes the Park Service describes

Write-ups that name no single mapped trail, in the Service's words.

Walk the Trails at the Barataria Preserve · no dogs
Want to experience Louisiana's wetlands? Walk the trails at the Barataria Preserve.

About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-14 and simplified for the map. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do", unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.