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The Atchafalaya Welcome Center makes the best place to start a visit to the Atchafalaya River Basin.
Shaun Hunter
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02/08/2018
Atchafalaya Visitor Center, located at Exit 121 of Interstate 10.
Shaun Hunter
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The Atchafalaya Visitor Center has a selection of displays, informational brochures, and people eager to help provide information about planning your stay in the Atchafalaya area.
Shaun Hunter
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02/08/2018
An old bridge over Big Alabama Bayou has been converted to a pedestrian wildlife viewing area.
Shaun Hunter
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02/08/2018
A bench perched over Big Alabama Bayou in the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge.
Shaun Hunter
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02/08/2018
Wetlands along the Indian Bayou Loop hiking trail in the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge.
Shaun Hunter
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02/08/2018
Double track roads take you to the heart of the Atchafalaya River Basin.
Shaun Hunter
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Informational signs are located sporadically in a coupe of areas that are accessible to the public. One is the Big Alabama Bayou area.
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The Big Alabama public boat launch starts boaters out deep in the Atchafalaya basin.
Shaun Hunter
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02/08/2018
Boat is definitely the best way to see the Atchafalaya Basin. Several boat tour options exist for those who do not have their own boat to see the basin.
Shaun Hunter
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Signs along the Big Alabama Bayou.
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A northern cardinal stands out in the canopy along Indian Bayou.
Shaun Hunter
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Section 120 Road offers a few hiking trails that head into the forested interior of the Atchafalaya basin.
Shaun Hunter
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02/08/2018
Many of today's trails follow the paths of old forest access roads that have been closed to traffic.
Shaun Hunter
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Wetlands in the Atchafalaya River Basin.
Shaun Hunter
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02/08/2018
The scarcely-visited deep interior of the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge has many photographic scenes.
Shaun Hunter
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02/08/2018
A former forest road that has been turned into a hiking trail.
Shaun Hunter
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Biodiverse wetlands in the far interior give the feeling of a Louisiana Bayou that time has left alone.
Shaun Hunter
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02/08/2018
A short walk along the Oxbow Trail leads to a wildlife viewing area beside the Atchafalaya River.
Shaun Hunter
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02/08/2018
The slow-moving bayous in the primitive natural area of the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge call for slowing down, taking a seat, and letting the bird songs and mammal chirps show themselves to you.