Cane River Creole National Historical Park

National Park Service, Louisiana.

The Cane River region is home to a unique culture; the Creoles. Generations of the same families of workers, enslaved and tenant, and owners lived on these lands for over 200 years. The park tells their stories and preserves the cultural landscape of Oakland and Magnolia Plantations, two of the most intact Creole cotton plantations in the United States.

Nearby Activities

  • Biking
  • Historic & Cultural Site

Directions

To reach Oakland Plantation, take I-49 to Exit 127, Flora/Cypress. Head east on LA Highway 120 toward Cypress. Cross over LA Highway 1 onto LA Highway 494. The parking lot and entrance pavilion for Oakland is 4.5 miles east of Highway 1 on the left. To reach Magnolia Plantation, take I-49 to Exit 119, Cloutierville. Cross over LA Highway 1 onto LA Highway 119. Follow Highway 119 for 1.1 miles; the visitor parking lot will be on the right just before the plantation store.

Additional Information

  • Cane River Creole National Historical Park Official Website
  • Cane River Creole National Historical Park Map

Photo Gallery

  • Oakland Plantation QuartersOne of two remaining cabins built for enslaved workers on Oakland Plantation. The cabin was lived in by sharecroppers into the 1960s.
  • Magnolia Plantation Overseer's HouseOriginally built as a hospital for the enslaved workers on Magnolia Plantation, this raised Creole cottage also served as home to the plantation Overseer.
  • Live Oak TreesLive Oak trees at sunrise on Oakland Plantation.
  • SunriseThe golden sunrise casts a shadow over the buildings
  • Cabins in the Magnolia Plantation QuartersThese brick cabins were built in the 1840s to house enslaved workers on Magnolia Plantation. Following Emancipation the cabins served as homes for tenant farmers.
  • Oak AlleeThe Oak Allee, planted in the mid-1820s, stretches from the Cane River to the Oakland Plantation Main House.
  • Magnolia Plantation Cotton Gin and Press BarnThe Magnolia Plantation Gin Barn houses this rare wood screw cotton press.

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