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Chicot State Park
- Established
- 1939
- Acreage
- 6,400 · 6,400 acres surrounding 2,000-acre Lake Chicot; CCC built initial facilities in the 1930s
- Location
- Evangeline Parish, LA (near Ville Platte)
- Key features
- 2,000-acre cypress-studded man-made Lake Chicot; rolling hills; 600-acre Louisiana State Arboretum within park
- Activities
- Fishing, boating, kayaking, hiking, camping, cabins, picnicking
- Notable
- Largest park in Louisiana's state parks system; contains the first state arboretum in the South (1961)
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Source: www.lastateparks.com · 2026-05-08