Creole Nature Trail
Places to Visit

  • Brimstone Historical Museum and Tourist Information Center

    Brimstone Historical Museum and Tourist Information Center (LA)

    Exhibits include a one-ton block of sulfur, display of the Frasch process, and a short color movie explaining its importance to the industry.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    The Information Center is located at 800 Picard Rd. in Sulphur, LA.

  • Cameron (LA)

    The town of Cameron is the parish seat of government and home of the Cameron Fur and Wildlife Festival.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    On Highway 27/82

  • Cameron Ferry (LA)

    This state-owned ferry departs only from Cameron and crosses the Calcasieu Ship Channel. Dolphins can sometimes be seen swimming in the water.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located at Cameron near the western terminus of the Creole Nature Trail, LA-82.
  • Cameron Jetties

    Cameron Jetties (LA)

    The Cameron Jetties, a wall of large, flat rocks extending out into the Gulf of Mexico on each side of the Calcasieu Ship Channel, make an ideal place for photo enthusiasts.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    2 miles south of Cameron

  • Cameron Parish Courthouse (LA)

    The Cameron Parish Courthouse is one of only a few structures that survived Hurricane Audrey in 1957.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Cameron, Louisiana
  • Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge

    Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (LA)

    Cameron Prairie NWR is host to a variety of species of birds, deer, and alligator. Archery hunting for deer, limited fowl hunting, and public fishing are permitted.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located directly on the Creole Nature Trail on LA-27, 60 miles north from the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge.

  • Cantonment Atkinson Fort Site and Louisiana Peace Memorial (LA)

    This memorial on the historic Fort Atkinson site is dedicated to Louisiana's Vietnam servicemen.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    The site is located in Lake Charles on North Lakeshore Drive.
  • Cheniers

    Cheniers (LA)

    Cheniers are wooded, sandy ridges that formed thousands of years ago along the Creole Nature Trail.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Along Highway 82

  • El Nuevo Constante (LA)

    The wreckage of El Nuevo Constante, which was loaded with gold and cargo when it sank in the early 1800s, lies off the coast.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Off the coast of the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge

  • Hackberry (LA)

    Seafood provides the basis industry in this crab capital of Louisiana's Outback.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    On Louisiana Highway 27, 14 miles from Sulphur.