Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge

See gators!

Not far off I-10 at the Irish bayou exit or can get there from chef menteur hwy. A nice area to see wildlife like alligators. They have docks and boardwalks.

A nice detour for birdwatching

I was in New Orleans for a conference and, since the pandemic, I have taken up the habit of bird watching and am always on the lookout for natural areas. Given the time of year, Bayou Sauvage was rec...

Not worth the drive - Jean Lafitte is much nicer

This is definitely not worth the 40 min drive from the West Bank. My husband I live very near the boardwalk trails at Jean Lafitte and have traversed them many times and were looking for something ne...

Nice Place To Walk and Visit Nature

Bayou Sauvage is NOT near Lacombe! It is just off US Highway 90 - East of I-510 - New Orleans East The Ridge Trail and Joe Madere units are on opposite sides of the highway and less than a mile apa...

An Easy Way to See the Bayou

We were literally passing through the New Orleans area and wanted to get a sense of the Bayou but were too late in the day for a swamp tour so we decided to choose this walk. It was an easy walk on a...