Park · Louisiana
Palmetto Island State Park
Palmetto Island State Park is a park in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. The nearest named place is Harmony Park, a garden 7.3 miles away. Jean Lafitte Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates29.85923, -92.13728
- 2.4 mi off the Jean Lafitte Scenic Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Promised Land Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Bayou Teche Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Comeaux Park: 7.3 mi
- Herbert Williams Park: 7.3 mi
- McKinley Scott Park: 7.4 mi
- Godchaux Park: 7.6 mi
- Mouton Park: 7.7 mi
Museums: 5
- The Acadian Museum of Erath LA: 9.1 mi
- Le Musee De La Ville De Kaplan: 13.2 mi
- Tabasco Museum: 14.5 mi
- Bayou Teche Museum: 21.7 mi
- Shadows on the Teche: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 4
- Buddha Statue: 13.7 mi
- Blue Dog Statue: 21.7 mi
- Sundial: 22.0 mi
- Corporate Block: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 3
- Harmony Park: 7.3 mi
- Jefferson Island Rip Van Winkle Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Jungle Gardens: 14.0 mi
- Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary: 17.2 mi
- White Lake Wetlands State Conservation Area: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Large Orange Urn: 20.2 mi
- F9F-6 P/C Mark Porrier Memorial: 22.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Oak Point: 12.6 mi
- Point Grosbec: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Miramar Beach: 18.1 mi
- Cypremort Point Beach: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Rice Mill, Conrad & Konriki: 21.8 mi
- Acadian Village: 22.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 19:38 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:35 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:38 | 17:14 |
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 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leland Bowman Lock, 7 mi away.
- Dwarf Palmetto26 obs
- Great Blue Skimmer19 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk18 obs
- Iris × nelsonii18 obs
- Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo18 obs
- Banded Watersnake16 obs
- Golden Silk Spider15 obs
- Green Treefrog14 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/382619585
Day trips start here
- Abbeville · 8 mi
- Avery Island · 14 mi
- New Iberia · 22 mi
- Lafayette · 26 mi
- South Central Louisiana · 26 mi
- St. Martinville · 26 mi
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