Louisiana's 38 State Parks, Historic Sites and Preservation Area offer you and your family a uniquely rewarding experience of our state's natural beauty and historical riches. Our Louisiana state parks feature first class facilities including cabins and activities such as canoe trails, fishing, hiking, biking and more. Louisiana's historic sites transport visitors to a community dating 1,500 years before the arrival of European settlers and explorers of the Louisiana Purchase all the way through the turn of the 20th century.