Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/08/2018
A small kiosk and a parking area with benches marks the trailhead for the Indian Bayou Loop Trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/08/2018
Off of the day use area is a small platform looking over the Indian Bayou wetlands.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/08/2018
Heading out toward the gravel road, the trail begins at a wooden bridge on the south side of the entrance drive.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/08/2018
Early and late in the trail, some interpretive signage exists. These disappear on the trail's interior, however.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/08/2018
A wide path down a grassy service road marks the portion from the trailhead to the main fork and turnaround point.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/08/2018
Few improvements exist along the trail, though this viewing bench is one of them.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/08/2018
Atchafalaya's Indian Bayou Loop Trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/08/2018
The trail parallels hardwood-lined wetlands for the vast majority of the hike.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/08/2018
The Indian Bayou Trailhead area has tables lining the loop road that circles the parking area.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/08/2018
A northern cardinal along the Indian Bayou Loop Trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/08/2018
The trail creates a giant loop around the trailhead so that hikers return on the opposite side of the parking area.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
02/08/2018
The last portion of the trail follows an ATV track as it returns to the Indian Bayou parking area.