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| About: | A casual, open air restaurant that offers great food, a dance hall, and a catering facility. Bayou Barn even has its own line of cajun seasonings and an on-site gift shop. The restaurant hosts cajun parties, cajun dancing, and cajun festivals. They also offer daily swamp tours and canoe rentals. |
| Hours: | Sun & Wed-Sat 9am-6pm |
| Categories: | Restaurants, Paddling, Boat Sales & Service |
| Other Contact Info: | Toll Free: (800) 862-2968 |
We visited new orleans and took a short ride out to the swamp. we decided to go canoeing in the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park. The park ranger suggested renting a canoe from Bayou Barn. They have their own launch so we did not have to shuttle the canoe and the staff was very helpful by supplying us with a map, paddles, water and bug spray...everything we needed for our day trip. This is a real swamp! we saw lots of wild life including alligators, egrets, turtles, cranes, birds, snakes, nutria and several fish species up close. The swamp isn't the easiest place to paddle but we were prepared to put some muscle into getting this close to nature and it was worth the effort. The Bayous are small and overhung with trees, but easy to navigate with the map and we did not get lost. the scenery is actually quite beautiful and we would love to return in the winter when the water vegetation clears.
10-30-08 This is the only place to rent canoes around the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park - Barataria Preserve area. It is advisable to talk to the park ranger first and find out what areas are accessible. It was difficult to paddle through the heavy vegetation clogging the bayou. The canoe was $40 for 2 hours and we got to see 7 egrets, 5 alligators, 1 racoon, & 4 wood ducks.