Honey Island Swamp

Honey Island Swamp earned its name because of the honeybees once seen on a nearby island. A tract of bottomland timber lying between the East Pearl and West Pearl rivers, Honey Island is between three and seven miles wide and 15 to 20 miles long. It is located 50 minutes from New Orleans in Southeast Louisiana.

It has some of the richest wildlife stretches of the river and of Honey Island. Many species of exotic birds also make their homes in this swamp….an active bald eagle nest has occupied the swamp dating back to 1910! There are about 1,000,000 alligators in Louisiana, and the population is still growin