Boating
Boating
Non-motorized
Sapsucker Road off of Paquet Rd. provides access to an unimproved boat launch at an old pipeline canal. This shallow canal provides access to the refuge’s interior marshes, bisecting the marsh to Lake Pontchartrain. Only electric motors and non-motorized boats are allowed at this launch.
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Motorized
Motorized boats are allowed along the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain and in the bayous that drain to the lake. Air-thrust boats, motorized pirogues, mud boats, and go-devils are prohibited on the refuge.
Lake Road Boat Launch This popular fishing and crabbing area at the southern end of Hwy 434 in Lacombe has a free public boat launch into Bayou Lacombe.
Fritchie Marsh Boat Launch This recreation access site provides access to Fritchie Marsh. Fritchie Marsh is northeast of the Rigolets Bridge, east of Slidell. From the intersection of Hwy 90/Chef Menteur Hwy. and Hwy. 433, travel northeast 2.3 miles along Hwy. 90 and look for the kiosk and boat launch on the left (west) side of the road.
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