Where is a beach near New Orleans that we could spend the day?|124293

We_re drving down and only have a day to soak up the sun and i wanted to stay farily close to new orleans. Any ideas?

not really

Biloxi is the closest but it_s not much of a beach, more like a place to go to gamble.

Dauphin Island is 160 miles or 2 1/2 hours turn right at Mobile.

how about a water park in Baton Rouge?


http://www.bluebayou.com/

77 miles- 1 hour and 14 minutes- Gulf Port, MS
90 miles- 1 hour and 23 minutes- Biloxi, MS
106 miles- 2 hours and 28 minutes- Grand Isle, La
188 miles- 3 hours and 10 minutes- Guf Shores, AL

Grand Isle is my personal favorite. The Gulf of Mexico crashes right onto the clean white sand, and there_s rarely anyone else out when I go. Great for surf fishing, also the little run offs that aren_t so choppy are awesome for regular ol_ fishing pole fishing. Its great for laying out and catching some peaceful warm rays.

New Orleans is surrounded by a lake (Lake Ponchitrain) and a river (The Mississippi). Neither off _beach like_ shores. The Miss. is more of an industrial marine travel way and the Lake, well, in 2007 I caught a 15 pound sting ray, a four foot bull shark, and a four foot alligator gar out of Lake Ponchitrain where Bally_s Casino used to be at the Belle of Orleans at the Levee (by that little air port). So I wouldn_t go swimming in there if I were you.

Good luck.

The other answers are correct and you have to drive a long way from New Orleans to find a nice beach. The Alabama coast (about 3 hours drive) is the closest source of white sand _ clear water. New Orleans is on Lake Pontchartrain, but the _lake_ is actually a bay with a mud bottom and and the water is silty + brackish.

If swimming isn_t essential and you just want to sun-bathe, you can go to the lakefront, which is a very nice miles-long linear park. Commercial development is prohibited in the lakefront park, but there are numerous shelters (open-air but with bathrooms _ picnic tables) scattered along its length.

You can reserve a shelter by calling the Orleans Levee District (a government agency): Tel. 504-286-3100

http://www.orleanslevee.com/


To get to the lakefront park from downtown, either take Elysian Fields Avenue to the lake and turn left, or take I-10 West to the West End exit, take West End Blvd. to the lake and turn right.

The first shelter (actually Shelter # 1) is about 100 yards to the right (from West End Blvd) after you reach the lake.

There are also several restaurants in the West End area, such as Russell_s Marina Grill (great food) and Landry_s (OK food, great view).

You could go to Grand Isle Louisiana. Probably under two hrs. to get there. Its a small island off the La. coast. Nothing like beaches in the other states. But, its holds a special place in most of our hearts down here. I_d rather be there than on the white beaches of Florida!

It in Jefferson Parish. If you need any more info, or directions, I_d be happy to help you out. Just email me.

grand isle is about as close as you can get and stay in state.
it_s only about 2 hours from NO and if you_d like directions you can email me

uhh there are no beaches in new orleans but the closest on would have to be biloxi. the only theing that new orelans have tht is close to the beach is the lake but if u dont wanna go there then go to biloxi

No beach, but you can go to the Lakefront area. Lake Pontratrain.

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lake ponchatrain waveland maybe