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Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Operating Hours & Seasons

We invite you to see a work in progress: a work of huge physical and cultural magnitude. The 67 historic structures of Cane River Creole National Historical Park are benefiting from extensive restoration and rehabilitation. Walking through the grounds, you may see archeologists, masons, carpenters, or painters at work, carefully documenting and preserving the plantation structures. You may feel immersed in a feast of textures, bousillage, cypress, hand-wrought iron, and heavy warm breezes that grace the Cane River landscape. Welcome! Tours are given at Oakland Plantation each day at 1:00 p.m. Self-Guided Tour Maps are available at Oakland's Main House every day from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Because extensive rehabilitation is currently taking place, the outbuildings and landscape of Magnolia Plantation may be seen with reservations. The imposing two-and-a-half story cotton press and double-row of brick slave quarters are among the compelling structures of Magnolia.
Local Partners & Information Resources

Natchitoches Parish Tourist Commission

Louisiana Creole Heritage Center


Getting There

Plane
Natchitoches is situated between two commercial airports: Alexandria (50 miles south) and Shreveport (65 miles north).

Car
Cane River Creole National Historical Park has three sites: Park Headquarters and Conservation Facility in Natchitoches, LA; Oakland Plantation in Bermuda, LA; and the outbuildings of Magnola Plantation in Derry, LA. Park Headquarters is at 400 Rapides Drive in Natchitoches, LA. To reach Oakland Plantation on Highway 494 in Natchitoches Parish, take I-49 to Exit 127, the Flora/Cypress exit. Head east one and one-half miles on Highway 120. Cross over Louisiana Highway 1 on to Louisiana Highway 494. Proceed four miles on Highway 494 to Oakland Plantation. The plantation will be to the west.

Public Transportation
Public transportation in the form of taxis, buses, or metro-rail systems does not exist in Natchitoches.