Construction Progress of Bogue Chitto State Park

Bogue Chitto State Park

Located on Fisher Road, off LA Hwy. 25 in Washington Parish, approx. 10 miles south of Franklinton, Bogue Chitto State Park will include an entrance station, visitor center, 4 two-bedroom cabins and a 4-bedroom lodge, all overlooking a 200-foot bluff, day-use facilities (beach pavilions, canoe launch, amphitheater, play area, interactive water features, and viewing decks), bottomland and upland RV camping, a group camp and over 7 miles of equestrian trails.
The park, a $16.9 million project, is projected to be open to the public by late spring 2010.

August 2009 -- The completed exterior of the small group camp.
One of the vacation cabins.

One of many elements of the day-use area, the water playground's slide.
A boardwalk/boat launch on the Bogue Chitto River, one of many places to set out in a canoe or kayak.

February 2009 -- The large group camp assembly building.
The small group camp.

The comfort station located in the low land RV campground.

Part of the boardwalk trail system, leading down the side of a bluff from the Visitor Center area.

November 2008 -- The nearly-complete exterior of the park's vacation lodge, situated on one of the area's scenic bluffs.
One of the park's playgrounds.

Construction begins on the large group camp assembly building.
The park's entrance station.

August 2008 -- The outdoor amphitheatre, which can double as an outdoor classroom for students' field trips.
The small group camp.

Framing and structuring begins on one of the small picnic pavilions.

One of the river overlooks, part of the boardwalk system that will wind through the park.

June 2008 -- The hillside boardwalks, which will lead visitors through the rolling terrain of the area.
A framed and roofed vacation cabin.

May 2008 -- The entrance station, already framed up.
Foundation for one of the park's vacation cabins.

Part of the nature trail boardwalk through Fricke's Gorge.
A fishing pier near the future campground.

January 2008 -- The grading of the entrance road of the park.
Clearing and grading the area for the RV campsite and tent pads.

December 2007 -- Location of the Interpretive Center, overlooking one of the dozen lakes within the park boundaries.
One of the bluff areas, on which the vacation cabins will be built.

Future location of the lakeside RV campsites.
Site of the canoe drop-off and launch area.

Located on Fisher Road, off LA Hwy. 25 in Washington Parish, approx. 10 miles south of Franklinton, Bogue Chitto State Park will include an entrance station, visitor center, 4 two-bedroom cabins and a 4-bedroom lodge, all overlooking a 200-foot bluff, day-use facilities (beach pavilions, canoe launch, amphitheater, play area, interactive water features, and viewing decks), bottomland and upland RV camping, a group camp and over 7 miles of equestrian trails. The park, a $16.9 million project, is projected to be open to the public by late spring 2010.
August 2009 -- The completed exterior of the small group camp.	One of the vacation cabins.
One of many elements of the day-use area, the water playground's slide.	A boardwalk/boat launch on the Bogue Chitto River, one of many places to set out in a canoe or kayak.
February 2009 -- The large group camp assembly building.	The small group camp.
The comfort station located in the low land RV campground.	Part of the boardwalk trail system, leading down the side of a bluff from the Visitor Center area.
November 2008 -- The nearly-complete exterior of the park's vacation lodge, situated on one of the area's scenic bluffs.	One of the park's playgrounds.
Construction begins on the large group camp assembly building.	The park's entrance station.
August 2008 -- The outdoor amphitheatre, which can double as an outdoor classroom for students' field trips.	The small group camp.
Framing and structuring begins on one of the small picnic pavilions.	One of the river overlooks, part of the boardwalk system that will wind through the park.
June 2008 -- The hillside boardwalks, which will lead visitors through the rolling terrain of the area.	A framed and roofed vacation cabin.
May 2008 -- The entrance station, already framed up.	Foundation for one of the park's vacation cabins.
Part of the nature trail boardwalk through Fricke's Gorge.	A fishing pier near the future campground.
January 2008 -- The grading of the entrance road of the park.	Clearing and grading the area for the RV campsite and tent pads.
December 2007 -- Location of the Interpretive Center, overlooking one of the dozen lakes within the park boundaries.	One of the bluff areas, on which the vacation cabins will be built.
Future location of the lakeside RV campsites.	Site of the canoe drop-off and launch area.