Bogue Chitto State Park
Bogue Chitto State Park is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Bogue Chitto Mountain stands 108 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is White Sands Lake Beach, a beach 8.3 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Louisiana Office of State Parks
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 52.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
58 named places within 25 miles
- Sandy Hollow Wildlife Management Area: 16.2 mi
- Avenue B Baseball Park: 16.4 mi
- Goodyear Park: 16.5 mi
- Lake Vista Nature Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Eagle Bend Park: 18.8 mi
- The Friends Of Cassidy Park: 17.6 mi
- Tammany Trace - Covington Trailhead: 20.1 mi
- Abita Springs Trailhead Museum: 20.7 mi
- Abita Mystery House / UCM Museum: 20.9 mi
- Camp Moore Museum: 23.2 mi
- Tangipahoa Parish School Board Wildlife Management Area Husser Tract: 10.6 mi
- Dean Lee State Forest: 11.7 mi
- Tangipahoa Parish School Board Wildlife Management Area Loranger Tract: 16.4 mi
- Lake Ramsay Savannah Wildlife Management Area: 16.4 mi
- Abita Creek Flatwoods Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Pools Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Talisheek Bluff: 23.8 mi
- White Sands Lake Beach: 8.3 mi
- Bogue Chitto Mountain: 14.6 mi
- Dyson: 17.2 mi
- Insta-Gator Ranch and Hatchery: 18.9 mi
- Tar Kiln: 20.6 mi
- Pea Patch: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bogue Chitto State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogue Chitto Mountain | N 356° | 108 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:32 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:27 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:27 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington 4 NNW, 17 mi away.
- tung oil tree89 obs
- River Cooter77 obs
- Prairie Lizard72 obs
- Florida Anise67 obs
- Pond Slider58 obs
- Anhinga39 obs
- Yellow-rumped Warbler37 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing35 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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