Jimmie Davis State Park is one of twenty-two state parks in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located near Chatam in Jackson Parish on the northern shore of Caney Creek Lake,[3] a 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) reservoir.[4]
History [edit]
Upon its inception in 1996, the facility was named Caney Creek Lake State Park. In 2003, it was renamed in honor of the former Governor Jimmie Davis, a native of nearby Quitman in Jackson Parish. Davis was a country-western singer and film star in the 1940s and 1950s who served as governor from 1944 to 1948 and from 1960 to 1964. Nearby cities include Jonesboro (15 miles), Ruston (28 miles), and West Monroe (30 miles).
Activities [edit]
Jimmie Davis State Park is set on a mixed pine-hardwood forested peninsula of Caney Creek Lake and provides water access with two boat launches and a fishing pier. Accommodations are provided with 17 deluxe cabins, 2 deluxe lodges for larger groups and 73 campsites. The cabins and premium campsites are located near the waterfront.
Many of the largest bass caught in Louisiana have come from Caney Lake Reservoir.[5] As of 2010, the largest bass from Louisiana, which weigh 16 pounds, was caught at Caney Lake.[6]
Cabins and lodges are equipped with satellite television, fireplace, cookware, and linens. Each has access to a boat dock with power connections for boats.
Cycling is popular in the area. There are several miles of country lanes and roads within and outside the park for easy exploring. The park is the home of abundant wildlife, including white-tailed deer, raccoon, opossum, squirrels, rabbits, and waterfowl.
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Boat dock at cabins 3 & 4.
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Another dock on Caney Lake Reservoir.
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State Preservation Area
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State Forests
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State Wildlife Refuges
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- Elmer's Island
- Marsh Island
- Rockefeller
- St. Tammany
- State
- Terrebonne Barrier Islands
- White Lake Wetlands
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Wildlife management areas
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- Acadiana Conservation Corridor
- Atchafalaya Delta
- Attakapas
- Barataria Preserve
- Bayou Macon
- Bayou Pierre
- Ben's Creek
- Big Colewa Bayou
- Big Lake
- Biloxi
- Bodcau
- Boeuf
- Bonnet Carre Spillway
- Buckhorn
- Camp Beauregard
- Catahoula Lake
- Clear Creek
- Dewey Wills
- Elbow Slough
- Elm Hall
- Floy Ward McElroy
- Fort Polk
- Grassy Lake
- Hutchinson Creek
- Indian Bayou
- Jackson Bienville
- Joyce
- Lake Boeuf
- Lake Ramsey Savannah
- Little River
- Loggy Bayou
- Manchac
- Marsh Bayou
- Maurepas Swamp
- Old River Control
- Ouachita
- Pass A Loutre
- Pearl River
- Peason Ridge
- Pointe-aux-Chenes
- Pomme de Terre
- Red River
- Russell Sage
- Sabine Island
- Sabine
- Salvador/Timken
- Sandy Hollow
- Sherburne
- Sicily Island Hills
- Soda Lake
- Spring Bayou
- Tangipahoa Parish School Board
- Thistlethwaite
- Three Rivers
- Tunica Hills
- Union
- Walnut Hill
- West Bay
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