Continent |
North America |
Country |
Louisiana (USA) |
Next Big City |
New Orleans |
Next Town |
Mandeville |
Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Bridge |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat to choppy water. Shallow for about 100 yards. A pier in front of the beach. Be careful, there is submerged piling about 100 ft away from the end of the pier.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
Bystanders |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Small, sandy beach in a national park. Packed on warm weekends and during holidays. Don't take any risks. If the beach is packed, go the east end of the park and rig and launch here, away from the crowds.
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Spring:
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Shorty |
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Summer:
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Shorts |
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Fall:
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Shorty |
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Winter:
|
Normal |
Hot and humid in the summer. Wetsuit in the winter time when cold air from the fronts blow through. Water temps varies with the seasons. Very warm in the summer and cools off to wetsuit temperatures in winter.
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SE |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Best winds with frontals during winter.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
At the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Get onto the 190 (Florida St) and southeast of Mandeville you will find signs to the Fontainebleu State Park.
Rules |
Other |
When the beach is packed, launch from the very east end of the park. No beginners, since if something happens this access will be closed.
