Rustic Louisiana awaits in Pierre Part
Experience life on the bayou with a trip to one of the rustic shacks and Pierre Part vacation rentals that overlook the drifting waterways and swamps of this less-trodden corner of southern Louisiana. Nestled between clutches of hardwood trees and moss-clad cypresses, you'll be immersed in the earthy charm of Cajun country. Curious driftwood museums and gator safaris will be right on your doorstep, while a jaunt across to the trumpet blowing, honky-tonk of New Orleans' French Quarter can be made in less than 2 hours.
Cypress statues in Pierre Part
Gnarled roots turned into recreations of the Statue of Liberty meet whittled chairs and timber effigies of woodland creatures at Adam's Cypress Swamp Driftwood Family Museum and Art Gallery – a one-stop shop for all your local Louisiana arts and crafts. If you're looking to check something off your bucket list, the big city of New Orleans is within easy reach. You can swing with big-band jazz along the whiskey-washed Bourbon Street, taste spicy Cajun gumbo and curry, and gawp at spiky pufferfish in the Aquarium of the Americas.
Jazz and jolly days in Pierre Part
Pierre Part vacation rentals on the Louisiana bayou are a place to kick back, relax and unwind in the sultry Southern airs. Those who enjoy long, lazy days flicking the fishing rod back and forth are sure to love nearby Lake Verret – there's everything from bass to catfish to crappie swimming in the waters. Others will hop aboard boating excursions into the misty willow woods and tupelo swamps of the surrounding wildlife reserves. And then there are the jazz seekers who flock to this corner of Louisiana for the foot-stomping rhythms of New Orleans, just a jaunt down the road.
Party season in Pierre Part
The rambunctious Mardi Gras celebrations of New Orleans can't help but spill over into the nearby bayou towns, which means Pierre Part is a darn lively place to bed down in February and March – the colorful parades and jazz shindigs of the Big Easy are just a drive away. The winter and spring also happens to have the best weather in southern Louisiana. Days are cool but warm and the summer storms of July, August and September are nowhere to be seen.
Bayou days in Pierre Part
Pierre Part vacation rentals promise to take you into the heart of Cajun country. Surrounded by misty waterways and tupelo swamps, gum thickets and lush pockets of subtropical woodland, you'll taste the wild side of Acadiana. Crocodiles stalk the muddy rivers in these parts and there are schools of catfish and bass in the open lakes and reserves of the Elm Hall Wildlife Management Area. Here, you'll find rare swathes of submerged hardwood groves to explore – by boat, of course.