STARKS, LA

Alligator Park (Calcasieu Parish). EW & tent sites. D, showers. Reserve & pay online required, see Calcasieu Parish Parks NOTE below for fees/stay limit. Take I-10 x4 (Toomey-Starks). Go N on SR-109 to SR-12 in Starks. Cross over SR-12, continue N on SR-109 ~3 mi to Alligator Park Rd. Turn W, go ~2 mi to where the rd dead-ends at Gillis Rd. Turn N (R), go ~0.6 mi to Alligator Park Rd on L. Turn W (L), park is at end of rd, ~0.7 mi. If bridge on SR-109 is still closed, instead of crossing over SR-12, TL on it. In 1/2 mi, TR (N) on Old River Rd, go ~3 mi to Alligator Park Rd. TL (W), go ~1 mi to where rd dead-ends at Gillis Rd. Follow above from Gillis Rd. 5316 Alligator Park Rd. 337-743-6339. Boat launch into Old River Slough, tributary of Sabine River. Spookily picturesque. Gators. Rick & Ellen Yarker #87386 Apr 10.