Bogue Chitto State Park near Franklinton is undergoing significant expansion with the acquisition of over 800 adjacent acres, increasing the park’s total area by 45-percent to nearly 2,600 acres. Office of State Parks Assistant Secretary Brandon Burris says the expansion will allow residents to experience Louisiana’s Great Outdoors
“Great opportunity first to expand and give the people of Louisiana the great opportunity to go outside and have more opportunities to enjoy what our great state has to offer.”
Burris says preliminary plans for the expanded portion of Bogue Chitto State Park include additional equestrian trails, mountain biking trails, and hiking trails.
“We have numerous active interest groups from hikers, mountain bikers, horseback riders, and disc golfers. They’re at the park so we want to carefully study the land and make sure we do the best utilization we can.
Burris says the newly acquired acres will need some restoration projects in the future to maintain the quality and standards for Louisiana State Parks.
“We want to make sure we take care and be a great steward of the property we have been given. So, there could potentially be some restoration projects from the long-leaf pine restoration project to fully studying the ecosystem
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