The Metairie lakefront is not the New Orleans lakefront — no steps, no seawall promenade, no Pontchartrain Beach memories. What it has instead is Bonnabel: four boat ramps, a fishing pier, a dog park, and a bike path along the water where the view opens up to nothing but lake and sky. This is where Jefferson Parish goes to get on the water, and on a spring weekend the ramps are backed up with bass boats and bay boats heading for the Causeway pilings or the North Shore. It is as close to wilderness as Metairie gets.
Quick facts
- ·Located at 1599 Bonnabel Blvd, Metairie lakefront
- ·Four boat ramps into Lake Pontchartrain
- ·Fishing pier, dog park, playground, and bike trail
- ·Primary public waterfront access for Jefferson Parish east bank
- ·Bass, redfish, and speckled trout from the pier and nearby pilings
- ·Free parking and launch; open dawn to dusk
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