Opportunities in Fontainebleau State Park
62883 Highway 1089
Mandeville, LA 70448
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.
Office 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: 2,896
Established: 1938
VISITATION
FY 2019: 211,425
FY 2018: 223,935
FY 2017: 218,848
Cabin Occupancy (12 cabins): 54.15% weekday | 89.14% weekend
Campsite Nights Occupied: 22,203
In-state Visitation: 84% Out of State Visitation: 16%
POTENTIAL PROJECTS:
- Resort/lodging development
- “Pelican Park” property lease
- Whole park concession
- Lodging expansion
- Timeshare
- Rock climbing
- Zip line
- Restaurant on lake
- Horse pavilion and trail rides
POTENTIAL CHALLENGES:
- Wetlands mitigation/ periodic flooding
- Coastal code requirements
- Archeological presence
- National Register of Historic Places
- LWCF for non-outdoor recreational uses
OTHER:
- LWCF Protected Site
- Sugar mill ruins, left over from plantation for which the site is named
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