Palmetto Island State Park is close to 1,300 acres and is the newest state park in Louisiana, opening in the fall of 2010. Over 100,000 people have visited the park just this year, a record number.

KLFY Lafayette. Outdoors experience in Abbeville, Palmetto Island State Park. Posted: July 22, 2024 | Last updated: April 29, 2025. Destination Louisiane ...

A spruce, with rust-red coloring that is the usual result of beetle infestation, is seen on July 7, 2023, on the Mount Healy Overlook Trail in the front country of Denali National Park and Preserve.

Palmetto State Park. Desaturating_Mario recommended Palmetto State Park and called it "super pretty." The Reddit user said there are trails in different parts of the area and the main camping area ...