Opportunities in Fairview-Riverside State Park
119 Fairview Drive
Madisonville, LA 70447
United States
Hours of Operation
Site is open daily.
Gate hours:
Sunday through Thursday
- 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
- 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Entrance Station Hours:
Sunday through Thursday
- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
- 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
OVERVIEW:
Parish: St. Tammany; population: 245,829
Acreage: 99
Established: 1963
NATURAL RESOURCES:
- Mineral rights: None
Alligator tags: None - Deer hunting: None
- Timber Contacts: None
- NRDA projects: None
VISITATION:
FY 2019: 49,225
FY 2018: 55,820
FY 2017: 60,901
Campsite Nights Occupied: 14,113
In-state Visitation: 79%
Out of State Visitation: 21%
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
- No Friends’ group nor Community partner
- POTENTIAL PROJECTS:
Whole park concession - Lodging expansion
- Timeshare
- Rock climbing
- Restaurant
- Concession stand/park store
POTENTIAL CHALLENGES:
- LWCF for non-outdoor recreational uses
- Limited acreage for additional development
- Wetland mitigation/periodic flooding
- Location of Otis House Museum – on National Register of Historic Places
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