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Review & FAQ:
Lake Martin is one of Louisiana's major swamplands and a designated wildlife preserve. Located just outside of Breaux Bridge in St. Martin Parish, the swamplands are intersected with several hiking and biking trails that offer an opportunity to see animals such as egrets, herons, herons, ibis, alligators, bullfrogs, cottonmouths, and nutrias.
Lake Martin can be easily accessed by car and explored on foot, in a canoe, or by kayak.
The lake is part of the Cypress Island Nature Preserve and is owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy.
The organization is in charge of keeping the preserve’s ecosystem healthy and clean, and it manages a visitor's center and a wooden boardwalk that stretches a good way over the swamp at the south end of the lake.
The lake is a natural rookery where a huge number of shore birds and migratory songbirds nest every year.
A large number of alligators also live in the lake and can be observed from Rookery Road along the edge of the water.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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