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Fontainebleau State Park
- Established
- 1942
- Acreage
- 2,800 · 2,800 acres on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain; established 1942
- Location
- St. Tammany Parish, LA near Mandeville (Lake Pontchartrain north shore)
- Key features
- Brick ruins of an 1829 sugar mill built by Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville; sandy lake beach; Tammany Trace rail-trail passes through; bayous and live oak forest; over 400 wildlife species
- Activities
- Swimming, fishing, picnicking, biking the Tammany Trace, hiking, kayaking, camping, birdwatching
- Notable
- Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930s on the former Marigny sugar plantation, named for the French royal forest of Fontainebleau
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Source: www.lastateparks.com · 2026-05-09