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Closest boat launch to Fairview St park?
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:34 pm
Got invited to go camping/ fishing with some friends next weekend at FSP and was looking for a place to launch nearby.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:38 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
There is one on Hwy 22, east side of the bridge at Madisonville. This is about a mile from the Fairview Park entrance. Park and river are gorgeous.
ETA: I'm pretty sure the park also has a ramp.
ETA: I'm pretty sure the park also has a ramp.
This post was edited on 3/19/17 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:50 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
Park has a launch.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 10:34 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
Park has a launch
Posted on 3/20/17 at 7:43 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Like these guys said, the park has a launch and a nice boardwalk nature trail that kids (if you have them) will enjoy. You can also put in at the bridge and down at the lakefront launch where the Tchefuncte meets Lake P. Watch out for St. Tammany boat deputies in the wake zones...they're brutal.
Posted on 3/20/17 at 9:26 am to Honest Tune
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in the wake zones
And there's plenty of those!
Posted on 3/20/17 at 9:31 am to cdaniel76
They don't necessarily affect me too much, as I'm always in a , but I see them pulling people over all the damn time.
Posted on 3/20/17 at 2:12 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
As others have mentioned, there's a ramp at the park. Day use fee is $2/head (for over 3 years old and under 62, I think). I think you're allowed 2 cars and 6 people per campsite. If you're in the overnight group I don't think you'll have to pay the day use fee.
You can't dock at the boardwalk along the river. There are some slips back by the launch you can use.
If you have a friend at Smoketree Landscaping on Hwy 22 btwn the park and the bridge, they have a dip launch.
There's a raggedy free launch at the 22 bridge. Parking is tight.
There's a pay launch, ample parking and fuel at Marina del Rey.
There's a puclic launch at the end of Lake Rd, but you need a City of Madisonville permit to park. It's just a few dollars per year.
You can't dock at the boardwalk along the river. There are some slips back by the launch you can use.
If you have a friend at Smoketree Landscaping on Hwy 22 btwn the park and the bridge, they have a dip launch.
There's a raggedy free launch at the 22 bridge. Parking is tight.
There's a pay launch, ample parking and fuel at Marina del Rey.
There's a puclic launch at the end of Lake Rd, but you need a City of Madisonville permit to park. It's just a few dollars per year.
Posted on 3/20/17 at 3:41 pm to White Roach
Hmmm... I moved to Madisonville 3 years ago, and I have used that launch quite often. I guess I had better get the permit.
Since you seem very familiar with the goings-on, what's up with the elevated building/pavilion that overlooks the wrecked tug boat? Is that someone's private camp or is it a public facility that you can rent?
Since you seem very familiar with the goings-on, what's up with the elevated building/pavilion that overlooks the wrecked tug boat? Is that someone's private camp or is it a public facility that you can rent?
Posted on 3/20/17 at 6:52 pm to Honest Tune
Private property, I'm almost certain. It was used as an equipment staging area for a while during the seawall construction and got fenced then. (You used to be able to drive to or fish from the west end of that spit of land looking towards the lighthouse.)
After the construction was complete, they put in permanent footings and piers on the houses. The "big" house was on cribbing for a long time. The house to the right/north is new construction. Or new to that location, at least. If you look around the parking lot and the first 1/4 mile or so going out, there's a wire fence with "posted" signs. I'm pretty sure it's all private ownership.
Speaking of signs, look about 15' up the light poles in the lot. There are signs about the parking regulations up there. I don't know how strictly it's enforced, but they've been up there at least a year or two. Sometime after the new seawall was built after Isaac, which was Aug., 2012.
After the construction was complete, they put in permanent footings and piers on the houses. The "big" house was on cribbing for a long time. The house to the right/north is new construction. Or new to that location, at least. If you look around the parking lot and the first 1/4 mile or so going out, there's a wire fence with "posted" signs. I'm pretty sure it's all private ownership.
Speaking of signs, look about 15' up the light poles in the lot. There are signs about the parking regulations up there. I don't know how strictly it's enforced, but they've been up there at least a year or two. Sometime after the new seawall was built after Isaac, which was Aug., 2012.
Posted on 3/20/17 at 7:21 pm to White Roach
I may or may not have helped myself to the deck on the upstairs level surrounding that house last week for some sunset photography. I always thought it was an office of some sort or staging area like you said. I figured out quickly that it seemed "campish" so I hustled away out of respect for the owners, but got some good shots before I did.
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