Fairview-Riverside State Park

Fairview-Riverside State Park
Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks at Fairview-Riverside State Park
Map showing the location of Fairview-Riverside State Park
Map showing the location of Fairview-Riverside State Park
Map of Louisiana, United States of America
LocationSt. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States
Coordinates30°24′32″N 90°08′26″W / 30.408796°N 90.1404616°W / 30.408796; -90.1404616[1]
Area98 acres (0.40 km2; 0.153 sq mi)[2]
Visitors51,929 (in 2022)[3]
Governing bodyLouisiana Office of State Parks
Official website

Fairview-Riverside State Park is a tourist attraction 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Madisonville, Louisiana, United States. Its 99 acres (400,000 m2) is set along the banks of the Tchefuncte River. Within the park is the Otis House Museum, built in 1885, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Visitors go to Fairview-Riverside to camp, and for water sports and fishing. The park has 100 campsites, a short nature trail, and a boardwalk which reveals forested wetlands along the Tchefuncte River.[1]

The park was featured in the 8th season of The Amazing Race.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Fairview-Riverside State Park - Louisiana Office of State Parks". Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  2. ^ DeHaan, Vici (April 1996). State Parks of the South: America's Historic Paradise : A Guide to Camping, Fishing, Hiking, & Sightseeing. Johnson Books. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-55566-167-0.
  3. ^ "Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget Review Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism" (PDF). Louisiana House of Representatives. March 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Sellers, Andrea (October 19, 2005). "The Schroeder family becomes the fourth team eliminated from 'The Amazing Race: Family Edition'". Reality TV World. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

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