Nature reserve · Louisiana
Blackwater Conservation Area
Blackwater Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. The nearest named place is Comite River Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 4.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BREC
How to reach it
Coordinates30.53305, -91.09051
- 4.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 5.1 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 7.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.0 mi off the Tunica Trace Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Comite River Park: 0.5 mi
- James Watson Park: 1.8 mi
- Hooper Road Park: 1.8 mi
- Samuel D'Agostino Park: 2.4 mi
- Laurens Henry Cohn, Sr. Memorial Plant Arboretum: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 30
- Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension: 6.0 mi
- Louisiana State Welcome Center: 8.0 mi
- USS Kidd: 8.6 mi
- Mississippi River Bridge: 9.0 mi
- Mike the Tiger Habitat: 10.0 mi
Museums: 28
- Heritage Museum & Cultural Centre: 6.1 mi
- Martin L. Harvey Hall: 6.4 mi
- Governor's Mansion: 7.4 mi
- Old Arsenal Powder Magazine: 7.7 mi
- Capitol Park Museum: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Peace Stones: 6.3 mi
- Battle of Baton Rouge (1779): 7.6 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 7.7 mi
- Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land: 7.7 mi
- Huey P. Long Memorial: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 10
- Never Forget Garden: 7.7 mi
- Huey P Long Garden: 7.9 mi
- Barton Arboretum: 8.3 mi
- Florence and Charles Crowder Camellia Collection: 8.3 mi
- Monroe Garden: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Wray Nature Reserve: 2.8 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 7.2 mi
- South Harrell's Ferry Nature Reserve: 8.9 mi
- Burbank Nature Reserve: 12.1 mi
- Port Hudson State Historic Site: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Scott Bluffs: 6.4 mi
- Istrouma Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Painted Bluffs: 15.0 mi
- Balls Bluff: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Morrisonville: 16.6 mi
- Galveztown: 17.8 mi
- Alma: 18.3 mi
- Anchor: 18.9 mi
- Waterloo: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 4
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 6.4 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 7.6 mi
- The Crest: 8.4 mi
- 2000: 8.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Denham Spring: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:35 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:31 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:32 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 54 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baton Rouge Metro AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1038158349
Day trips start here
- Baton Rouge · 7 mi
- River Parishes · 7 mi
- Port Allen · 9 mi
- Florida Parishes · 16 mi
- Plaquemine · 19 mi
- New Roads · 24 mi
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