Prien Lake Vacation and Resort Properties

This lake is located near Prien, LA.

 

 

Prien Lake is just southwest of Lake Charles, Louisana. Interstate 210 crosses over the lake. Prien Lake, about 3 miles in length, lies within the old channel of the Calcasieu River, and it is on the east side of the ship channel

 

Nearby Attractions

Creole Nature Trail (24 miles)

Highlights of this route include four National Wildlife Refuges, salt and freshwater resources, Civil War and archaeological dig sites, and miles of natural beaches, marshlands, and prairie lands, yielding an abundance of wildlife and scenic... More

 
Sabine National Wildlife Refuge (25 miles)

Sabine NWR,about 8 miles south of Hackberry, on State Highway 27, was established in 1937 to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl and other birds. The refuge consists of a basin of wetlands located between the Gulf's beach cheniers (oak ridges)and the coastal prairie, which is one of the most productive and fertile areas of North America. It encompasses 124,511 acres of fresh,intermediate and brackish marshes and is one of the largest estuarine-dependent marine species nurseries in southwest... More

 
Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge (29 miles)

Lacassine NWR, in Cameron and Evangeline Parishes in southwestern Louisiana, was established on 12/30/37 by Executive Order No. 7780 as "a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife." The refuge is nearly 35,000 acres in size, including 653 acres leased from the Cameron Parish School Board. The vegetation types occurring on the refuge are primarily water tolerant grasses, sedges, and shrubs. Vegetation in the undeveloped marshes is dominated by bulltongue and maidencane.... More

 
Big Thicket National Preserve (49 miles)

The Preserve consists of nine land units and six water corridors encompassing more than 97,000 acres. Big Thicket was the first Preserve in the National Park System established October 11, 1974, and protects an area of rich biological diversity.

A convergence of ecosystems occurred here during the last Ice Age. It brought together, in one geographical location, the eastern hardwood forests, the Gulf coastal plains, and the midwest prairies.

December 15, 1981, the Preserve was designated... More

 

 

 

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Other Lakes with the same name, or a similar name: Cyprien Bay (Buras-Triumph, LA)