Grand Isle State Park

Grand Isle State Park

  • Location: 108 Admiral Craik Drive, Grand Isle, LA 70358

Project Planning

OVERVIEW:

Parish: Lafourche; population: 98,020

Acreage: 119

Established: 1968

AMENITIES:

Overnight: 49 campsites, 10 beach campsites

Features: beach, fishing piers, picnic area, hiking trails, lagoons, canoeing and kayaking

Tourism Region (Marketing): Cajun Country

Hours of Operation: Office: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sun-Thurs, 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. Fri-Sat; Gates: 7 a.m. – 9 p.m. Sun-Thurs, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. Fri-Sat

VISITATION:

FY 2019: 73,254

FY 2018: 71,857

FY 2017: 68,435

Campsite Nights Occupied: 10,053

In-state Visitation: 76%   

Out of State Visitation: 24%

NATURAL RESOURCES:

  • Mineral rights: None

  • Alligator tags: None

  • Deer hunting: None

  • Timber Contacts: None

  • NRDA projects: None

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

No Friends’ group nor Community partner

POTENTIAL PROJECTS:

  • Whole park concession

  • Lodging expansion

  • Timeshare

  • Rock climbing

  • Restaurant

  • Concession stand/park store

POTENTIAL CHALLENGES:

  • Wetlands mitigation/periodic flooding

  • Coastal code requirements

  • LWCF for non-outdoor recreational uses

  • Reversionary clause

  • Limited acreage for development