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The Last Wilderness 'THE ULTIMATE SWAMP TOUR' |
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Directions
National Audubon Society Wetlands Campaign Unique Louisiana Interest Spots
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From Nottoway Your trip to the swamps will start in the little community of Bayou Sorrel. If you are coming from Nottoway, take your time; the road to Bayou Sorrel is a tour in itself. Go south toward White Castle on Hwy 1 for one mile and turn right on Hwy 993. You'll be crossing through cane fields; this land is the natural ridge that before the construction of the levees, separated the Mississippi River from the Atchafalaya Basin. After four miles turn right on Hwy 404. As you go on Hwy 404 the land will get lower and the fields will be replaced by hardwood forest and then by swampland. All this forest and swamps were part of the eastern edge of the historical Atchafalaya Basin, before the levees were built. After six miles Hwy 404 will end and you'll need to turn right onto Hwy 75, if you follow this road for four miles, you'll be on Bayou Sorrel. The meeting point is in Dale's Trading Post, the third gas station on the right.
From Baton Rouge If you are coming from I-10 and Baton Rouge, go south on Hwy 1. In Plaquemine turn right at the red light between McDonald's and Burger King, that'll be Hwy 75. Follow Hwy 75 for 6.5 miles until it ends, you'll see a red flashing light and a stop sign, turn left. Follow this road for five miles and you'll be in Bayou Sorrel. The meeting point is in Dale's Trading Post, the first gas station on the left.
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