Great Park in Lake Charles, La!!…read more I was here in February 2020, and this huge park seemed to be very popular. It's a great place to either just chill in your car and zone out watching the water and bridges, or to take a stroll along the paved trails and wooden walkways. Very cool!!

Awesome park located along the lake!…read more Plenty of picnic tables to choose from, has playgrounds for the kids, and nice view facing the lake and casinos. Nice place to take the family, friends, dates, or list to decompress

On my most recent trip to Lake Charles, we were trying to expand our horizons beyond the casinos…read moreand get a good dose of nature too. After a late lunch, we made our way to Lake Charles Veteran's Memorial Park. There are several lots close to the park so parking shouldn't be an issue. After parking, we discovered that there are actually several parks adjacent to each other including Bord du Lac Park and the Lakefront Promenade. We ended up walking through all of them. What stands out about the Veteran's Memorial Park is the statues commemorating veterans. And it's more than that! You even have a full-size tank so there are plenty of photo opps. I wanted to climb on top of the tank but there was a sign saying that wasn't allowed so I was good. It's a small park but one that's worth checking out along with the others in the area.

One of the best Military Memorial Parks I've been to!! This Park has Military Tanks, Helicopters,…read moreStatues, Plaques, just a lot of detail here!! This Park is set right next to the Lake Charles Lake, if that makes sense. There is a long brick walkway right along the water, very scenic. I got in a few runs here while I was visiting. Located right across the street from the Lake Charles Civic Center near downtown, a great place to visit, definitely recommended!!

Great place to take the family for a camping trip or just to take a lengthy hike to get a small…read morebreak from the city admission is reasonably priced; did I mention it's awesome for mountain biking.

The most peaceful place to walk/bike and see lots of wildlife. If you love birds, it's wonderful…read moreespecially in the spring. I walk my dog here regularly. She loves it, too. You can buy a season pass so you don't have to pay the $3.00 every time you go. You can also get a military discount with ID. Lots of trails to enjoy! Don't miss it!

Beautiful outdoor park to take the family to. Warning: no pets allowed or BBQ pits. We are in…read morefrom out of town and saw this beauty. There is a large playscape and swings for kids of all ages. There are beautiful butterfly attracting flowers and small gardens to enjoy. This is definitely a nice outdoors spot to enjoy. Next time we are in Lake Charles we are going to visit this place.

City water park , nice pool with 3 big slides. Kids love it. Splash area. New big lazy river, pay…read more1.50 extra but worth it.

Fun water slides, splash pool, children's play area and a fast flowing lazy river. There were…read moreplenty of tubes available to grab and go for the waterslides or lazy river. This place is great no matter what age. Plenty of food, pizza, drinks, ice cream choices to purchase at their facility. You cannot bring your own food into their facility only bottled water. (That was kinda a bummer) We did have a total blast with our grandkids and family. This place offers a great way to cool down. We will definitely go again!!

Large neighborhood park with walking path and playground and facilities. NO DOGS ALLOWED or any…read moreanimals. Pretty park but as a dog owner and parent this place can only have 2 stars I hate that my dog has to sit and watch. So didn't stay here long though come without your dog and walk the path sit on the benches or let kids play on the playground and it's for all the features

It was a nice place to take the kids on our vacation back in May but I live in Arkansas and…read moreprobably won't be back cause my work there was done but if I was to come back I would surely visit

Our Family Reunion was great there! Our family had enough space for everything. The facility is…read moreequipped with all that you need.

Recently, I have been jogging, biking, and using the splash pad about 4-5 times a week. Yes, I have…read morevisited this park off and on for the past 15 years. I can honestly say the community has made some great upgrades. The quarter mile soft track is great on my knees. My husband loves the weight/ strength training area. There are three new cute children play areas with swings, climbing, seesaws, and more. Two rentable areas for Party's, BBQs, and Crawfish Boil that include: Covered Party area with fenced in BBQ pit, tables, water, and restroom. There are many smaller covered tables or 2 larger covered area with tables for bigger party, first come first serve. Please arrive early on the day of your party to set up because this is a very busy park. The dog area in the back right corner there is no fence running area and pine trees. I would love to see this area grow. Thing that my dog likes to do is play in water sprinklers, a small pool to cool off on the hot summer days. When the park is slow, I love to bring Daisy to play on the children splash pad. The one thing the park could work on would be the restrooms by the splash pad. The restrooms are gross! It is very hot, unsanitary, wet floor, empty soap/paper towels dispensers, full trash cans, and more. This is how the bathrooms have been for years. **Please throw all trash in the designated areas. The community has worked so hard. Please be respectful and do not be a Litter Bug!

This is a great little place to bring your dogs and let them run around and socialize. We bring…read moretwo of our dogs here at least once a week, and they love it! If we even mention "dog park" they begin jumping up and down and running in circles. It's also a good place for owners to socialize while the dogs run around. The parish keeps it clean and orderly. I hope this place is around for a long time

This park is awesome…read more We visited for the first time on Thanksgiving only to realize this whole park is fenced, and it's a holiday so they were closed. This is a great thing though because the park stays clean and maintained. Came back again a couple days later and thoroughly enjoyed it. They have several clean restrooms which is great. They have a concession stand. The play structure itself is very ability inclusive and unique. You can't find a park like it nearby. It's right on the lake so the surroundings are nice as well.

It's new and fun for kids! Well kept so many things to do and see in this area. Love that they have…read morebathrooms and rise off area. Covered areas for sunny days. Playground is big and interactive for ages of all sides. Seeing the boats dock on marina is cool and a different view of lake Charles. It's by the event center so I only assume they have outdoor events at this park. I highly recommend for anyone but especially my families with rambunctious kids come here!

The Interstate 210 Bridge, located in Lake Charles, La, runs directly over the Calcasieu River…read more It's solid concrete, and has survived numerous Hurricanes and tropical storms. Interstate 210 does a loop around Lake Charles, and connects to Interstate 10 on both ends. I drove over this bridge and also had a great view of it from Prien Lake Park. One of the 2 major bridges in this city!!

A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water,…read moreor any other physical obstacle known to man, in this case a Ship Channel. Designs of bridges will vary depending on the function of the bridge and the nature of the terrain where the bridge is to be constructed. Most bridges are utilitarian in appearance, but in some cases, the appearance of the bridge can have great importance. Often, this is the case with a large bridge that serves as an entrance to a city, or crosses over a main harbor entrance. These are sometimes are known as signature bridges but this is not the case with this bridge since the signature bridge in the area is on I-10 and is referred to as the Jean Lafitte Bridge. To create a beautiful image, some bridges are built much taller than necessary I'd say this rings true with this bridge rising some 140 feet above the surface of the water it was built to accommodate most tall ships of the day in 1962. Built as a by-pass route for I-10 it's referred to as the Lake Charles Loop or 210 Bypass which is a mere 12.4 miles long and this bridge spans more than 1.6 miles of the entire loop or roughly 13% of the total roadway. The construction of this bridge came with many stories from the old timers that worked on it, from a tale of two men who fell into the concrete during construction and the hard nosed foreman wouldn't allow time to look for them and they never were found, to another where a laborer being blown off the top of the bridge while carrying a sheet of plywood and ended up flying all the way to Holly Beach, Louisiana on the Gulf Coast which is more that 40 miles away, luckily he landed in the water right next to his brother-in-laws camp right off the beach and hitched a ride back to work before his bossman noticed he was missing, It's doubtful that any of these tales are true but made interesting conversation for us kids that grew up in that era. Regardless of what is true or just a myth this is a beautiful bridge and watching the sunset in the background is breathtaking. The view from the top is just as stunning and provides a bird's eye view of the chemical plants and oil refineries as well as downtown Lake Charles and the newest casinos. It also provides an alternative route for those that find crossing the aging Jean Lafitte bridge a little too daunting.