Louisiana Natural Areas
Beautiful Places for Botanizing
Below are places to enjoy and learn about Louisiana's flora. Note that you need permissions, and possibly a permit, to collect on public and private lands. The herbarium will not accept any plants and fungi without the proper permitting documentation (see Depositing Specimens).
East Baton Rouge Parish's 107+ parks and facilities to explore nature
A nature's landmark in southern Louisiana
A place to conserve the longleaf pine savanna in Louisiana
Not only for hunting, this is a beautiful place to hike around a less-flat terrain.
A diverse spot near the Lake Pontchartrain with different types of vegetation
Biodiversity near the sea shore
A vast cross section of Louisiana's forests, broken into several districts, and dominated by a longleaf pines
Louisiana's perilled wetlands, including swamp and marsh
https://www.nps.gov/jela/planyourvisit/barataria-preserve.htm
A breathtaking and charismatic swamp
https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/cypress-island/
The largest river swamp in the United States