Coastal wetlands park

The Coastal Wetlands Park is a new feature in Port Fourchon, designed to fulfill developmental, environmental, educational, and recreational needs in a revolutionary fashion.


The park area consists of over 100 acres of purpose-built wetlands that highlight the Greater Lafourche Port Commission’s balanced approach to resilient, responsible development that benefits the environment in which it resides.

Habitat & Features

The habitat of the Coastal Wetlands Park includes a manmade tidal creek suitable for kayaking, paddle boarding, recreational fishing, birdwatching, and enjoying the beauty of a coastal wetlands environment in the “Sportsman’s Paradise” state. The tidal creek winds through the marsh from its entrance at the kayak launch and fishing pier on Flotation Canal Road to Flotation Canal itself, providing a natural tidal flow from start to finish.

This park is designed as an immersive recreational and educational area. It is open for public use from sunrise to sunset, providing a much-needed opportunity for outdoor activity for visitors and for those working in the port as well.


Future plans for the Coastal Wetlands Park include an orientation hub, several pedestal-mounted viewfinders, walking trails, an event pavilion, and more, available for community access. We’re just getting started, and so should you!


As you plan your visit, don’t forget to check out the rules for Coastal Wetlands Park use listed in Port Ordinance No. 75. You can also find additional things to do in Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou, Lafourche Parish, linked below:

Project Partners

Funding sources for this landmark project include not only the Greater Lafourche Port Commission but also multiple partner agencies and conservation and beautification grant programs, including:



As the Coastal Wetlands Park takes shape, the Port Commission is hopeful that others see our vision – industry and environment, recreation and education, all living in unison successfully – and become engaged in furthering the park’s success.

Coastal wetlands park

Port Fourchon Coastal Wetlands Park

Port Fourchon Coastal Wetlands Park

Breathtaking colors of our planet
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Port Fourchon Coastal Wetlands Park Master Plan

Port Fourchon Coastal Wetlands Park Master Plan

Portraits of people from around the globe
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Industry or Environment? We Can Have BOTH.

Port Fourchon Coastal Wetlands Park

July 2015

The Coastal Wetlands Park marsh was created using sediment from Port Fourchon's Slip D development, highlighting the port's focus on beneficial use of dredged materials as part of building resiliently.

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Before the Coastal Wetlands Park

Port Fourchon Coastal Wetlands Park

July 2015

Nothing but open water in the future park area as the dredging of Slip D begins. 

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Port Fourchon Coastal Wetlands Park Master Plan

2017

View of the future park area from Flotation Canal Road

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Coastal Wetlands Park Development

Kayak Launch and Wharf

Tidal Creek Bridge Construction

Kayaking the Coastal Wetlands Park Tidal Creek

July 29, 2021 - Inaugural kayak run in the completed tidal creek