Chicot State Park
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For the Arkansas State Park, see Lake Chicot State Park.
Chicot State Park is located near Ville Platte, Louisiana. This wildlife reserve of South Central Louisiana features 6,400 acres (26 km2)[1] of rolling hills surrounding a 2,000-acre (8 km2) man-made lake[5] stocked with bass, crappie (sac-au-lait), bluegill, and red-ear sunfish. Chicot Park offers fishing boat rentals, pavilions, barbecue pits, picnic areas, restrooms, primitive hike-to campsites, lodges, and furnished cabins. The park is home to a number of wild animal species, including whitetail deer, raccoons, coyotes, and bobcats.
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Location | Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States of America |
Coordinates | 30.80028°N 92.27972°W / 30.80028; -92.27972[1] |
Area | over 6,400 acres (26 km2; 10.0 sq mi)[1][2] |
Established | 1939 (1939)[3] |
Visitors | 108,209 (in 2022)[4] |
Governing body | Louisiana Office of State Parks |
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