Tearoom Journal: LAKE END PARK & CAMPGROUND

Morgan City, Louisiana....

Lake End Park & Campground
& the Cajun Coast.

Lake End Park is located in Morgan City, Louisiana. It is a municipal park that is just a great find. Good friends of ours stayed here last year, and they highly recommended it.   Thank you, Larry and Lainie!!!

It is offseason here....great for us as there are very few campers here now.   A few more locals show up on the weekend, but not that many. As you can see from the photos, we are one of only two campers at the far end of the "spit of land" that is surrounded on 3 sides by the waters of Lake Palourde.

The park has lots of trees with the hanging moss and many pathways for walking. It also has a playground for the young kids, lots of picnic tables, and family play areas as well.   Add to that a large pavilion groups can use for functions and bath houses in at least two locations.

I don't know how many acres the park has, but it is quite large and offers up many things for locals in addition to the campsites and a marina where folks keep their boats. There are several house boats located at the marina too!

We just love the moss hanging from the trees.

There is over a mile of walkways like this one in the park. Ali and I have enjoyed many walks along here....and I go out by myself for some brisk walks too....as "brisk" is not in Ali's vocabulary.

Walking along these paths you see many benches that are inscribed in memory of loved ones and are donated to the park. There must be a couple of dozen of them and they are touching....in addition to offering a spot to sit and contemplate.

Here is an example of the benches placed along the paths in the park. This gentleman had the distinction of a long life....unlike many others.

This memorial bench is very touching.

Here is part of the marina....it has another section as well....both leading out to Lake Palourde, which is a sizeable lake some 5+ miles across. We are anxious to get our kayaks out on the lake....we are just waiting for this "blue northern" weather pattern to change and for temperatures to return to a more normal range.

Note the empty campsites....most of the campsites are like this....our guess is 15% or so are occupied now. We are told this changes in summer when local area folks bring their campers out to enjoy the beach in the hot weather.