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The only state-owned and operated beach on the Louisiana Gulf Coast, Grand Isle State Park offers excellent opportunities for fishing, crabbing, sunning, camping and nature watching. To reserve a campsite, call 1-877-CAMP-N-LA toll free (877-226-7652).
Grand Isle State Park offers pull-through RV camping sites, tent camping on the beach, nature trails, a 900-foot fishing pier, an observation tower overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, a crabbing pier, and beauty like nowhere else!
- Admiral Craik Dr., off LA Hwy. 1, Grand Isle, 70388
- (985) 787-2559
Grand Isle State Park, lies at the eastern tip of Grand Isle, a barrier island in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, U.S.A. Grand Isle is the only inhabited barrier island in the state. [6] The park has been seriously affected in the past by Hurricanes Katrina, Gustav, and Ike.
The State of Louisiana maintains a mile of beachfront at Grand Isle State Park on the easternmost end of the island. The park looks out toward nearby Grand Terre island, once the lair of the legendary pirate (or smuggler, if you choose) Jean Lafitte and the site of the ruins of U.S. Army Fort Livingston.
Watching the waves lap ashore at Grand Isle State Park, it’s easy to imagine the power of Mother Nature. Rent canoes ($20 per day) to explore the inland canals or just watch as brown pelicans, the state bird, dive for fish offshore.
Brown pelicans dive into the water, seagulls appear to float on the wind above the shore and crabs scamper out of reach: Grand Isle State Park is a natural haven for paddling and deep-see saltwater fishing.
Grand Isle is the only inhabited barrier island in the state, and the eccentric destination community has markets and nightlife. The state park offers camping, swimming in warm coastal waters calmed by barrier jetties, and has fishing and hiking opportunities for visitors.
