Nature reserve · Louisiana

Chemin-A-Haut State Park

Chemin-A-Haut State Park from directly overhead

Chemin-A-Haut State Park is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a recorded elevation of 32 m. The nearest named place is Ben Lilly Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Bienville Trace Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 28 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 32 m

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Louisiana Office of State Parks

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.91554, -91.83328

1.8 mi off the Bienville Trace Scenic Byway
35.2 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

28 named places within 25 miles

Parks19

Georgia Pacific Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
Gladney Park: 9.7 mi
A P Carter Park: 9.9 mi
Forrest Park: 10.4 mi
East Madison Park: 10.4 mi

Nature reserves6

Ben Lilly Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge: 6.1 mi
Bussey Brake Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge: 15.3 mi
Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge: 24.3 mi

Museums3

Snyder Museum and Arts Center: 10.1 mi
Carriage House: 10.1 mi
Ashley County Museum: 21.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:12	18:47	19:19
June solstice	06:00	19:43	20:20
September equinox	06:56	18:33	19:06
December solstice	07:07	16:28	17:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	44	48	55	63	71	78	81	81	75	64	53	46
Precip in	5.7	4.9	4.9	6.1	5.2	4.1	4.6	4.7	3.4	5.1	4.4	5.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bastrop, 14 mi away.

Wildlife nearby

American beautyberry5 obs
baldcypress5 obs
greater periwinkle3 obs
Red Imported Fire Ant3 obs
Citrus Flatid Planthopper3 obs
Halberd-leaf Rosemallow3 obs
End Band Net-winged Beetle3 obs
Small Phigalia Moth3 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikipedia Wikidata Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/38476787

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