Creole Nature Trail

While visitors tread the docks, birds decide to perch on the posts.

An alligator slides into the water from a reed-lined shore on the Creole Nature Trail.

A family gets close but not too close to an alligator crossing the path before them near the Creole Nature Trail.

Grass waves gently in the calming winds of the nature trail.

Freshly caught from the nearby Gulf of Mexico, seafood can be found in a variety of tasty dishes throughout Louisiana.

The placid waters of the Calcasieu waterway surround the Gray Plantation's 'signature hole.'

National Scenic Byways Program - Best Practices Photo

Louisiana's Creole Nature Trail delegation receives a designation plaque at the Designation 2002 event in Washington, DC.

A couple dines together inside a cafe or diner in Louisiana. Restaurants in Louisiana run from fine dining to down-home cafes and diners, but one thing they all have in common is great food.

A Purple Gallinule, with its long legs and distinctive coloring, climbs a piece of driftwood along the shore of the Peveto Woods Sanctuary.

The Hooded Warbler's bright yellow plumage and distinctive black markings make it stand out clearly against the brush of the Peveto Woods Sanctuary.

A Vermillion Flycatcher rests on a branch with the greenery of the Creole Nature Trail behind it.

The bright red plumage of the Vermillion Flycatcher stands out against a vivid blue sky on the Creole Nature Trail All-American Road.

Some make their living 'fishing' on the land.

A beautiful statue reaches out to visitors at one of the many churches along the byway, attesting to the area's religious history