Poverty Point Reservoir State Park in northeastern Louisiana occupies the shore of a two thousand seven hundred-acre man-made reservoir and centers on outdoor recreation, especially camping, swimming, boating, hiking, and fishing. Its name links it to nearby Poverty Point, a major archaeological site where Native American communities built monumental earthworks and left artifacts dating from about fourteen hundred to seven hundred B.C., giving the park a setting connected to one of the region’s most important ancient landscapes. The park includes cabins, campsites, a marina, and boating facilities, supports fishing for several common species, attracts birders along the Mississippi Flyway, and offers a short walking trail near Bayou Macon.

Delhi, Louisiana · USA