Lake Claiborne State Park | |
Map: | USA Louisiana |
Location: | Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States of America |
Coordinates: | 32.7231°N -92.9203°W |
Coords Ref: | [1] |
Area: | 643acres[2] |
Established: | [3] |
Visitation Num: | 55000 |
Governing Body: | Louisiana Office of State Parks |
Url: | https://web.archive.org/web/20110110221013/http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/iClaiborn.aspx |
Lake Claiborne State Park is a recreation site located in Claiborne Parish, northwestern Louisiana, USA. It was opened in 1974 and is 643acres in size.[2] The park provides access to scenic Lake Claiborne, a 6400acres[2] [4] man-made water body formed by damming Bayou D'Arbonne. Guests may stay at 10 cabins and 89 campsites (67 improved, 20 premium, 2 unimproved) on the Park grounds. Boats and canoes are available to rent. There is a large swimming beach, boat launch, Nature Center and numerous interpretive programs. The entrance to Lake Claiborne State Park is located 7miles southeast of Homer on Louisiana Highway 146.
The park was designed by the late architect Hugh G. Parker, Jr., of Bastrop, Louisiana.[5]