Dog-Friendly Activities in Bayou Cane, LA

Mandalay Nature Trail is dog-friendly. Bring your leashed dog to explore the Refuges's waterways and wetlands, bordered by an upland oak-cypress-gum ridge, which provides an opportunity to view a wide array of wildlife. The Mandalay Refuge Nature trail is a good place to see and hear songbirds and perhaps catch a glimpse of a gator. Visitors to the Refuge enjoy fishing the canals and trenasses. This 3/4 mile long out and back nature trail will take you through various habitats to a boardwalk over wetlands and a wetland overlook. Access to trail is located at the end of a gravel service road, .7 miles west of the Refuge field office on the south side of Bayou Black Drive (Hwy 182)

Falgout Canal Marina in Theriot, LA is a typical marina that's also dog friendly. Bring Fido along to gather supplies for your next trip out on the water.

Zam's Swamp Tours in Thibodaux are pet-friendly. Pups who can smile in the face of an alligator and don’t mind other creepy critters are welcome to join their owners on an excursion on the bayou. Your Cajun tour guides will enlighten you on life in the region and introduce you to some local wildlife from the safety of a boat. Leashed dogs are also welcome on the walking tour through the ecological park, which is home to alligators, snapping turtles and more.

Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center is a pet-friendly historical site in Thibodaux, LA. Leashed dogs are welcome to join their owners for a walk around the outdoor areas of this fun center to learn about the Cajun country and life in this watery land. Dogs are not permitted inside any of the buildings at the center.

Chauvin Sculpture Garden & Art in Chauvin, LA, is a pet-friendly attraction where you and your pup can explore an array of unique sculptures. The artwork features cowboys, angels and various figures representing life in the Bayou. Maintained by local art enthusiasts since 2002, the garden offers guided tours at select times on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year. Visitors can also explore the park without a guide from sunrise to sunset daily. Leashed dogs are welcome to join in on the adventure.

Bring Fido to play off leash at Norman Swanner Dog Park in Thibodaux, LA. The park features a separate enclosed area for small dogs, a covered seating space, agility hoops and waste receptacles.

Laurel Valley Plantation is a pet-friendly historical site in Thibodaux, LA. The Plantation is “America’s largest surviving 19th and 20th century sugar plantation,” and offers visitors the chance to learn about the harsh realities of life at this time on a guided walking tour. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, bring your leashed dog along with you to explore 50 original structures that paint a picture of early Cajun life, slavery, Reconstruction and beyond. After your tour, visit the Laurel Valley Store & Museum to browse antiques and crafts.

Southdown Plantation Terrebonne Museum is a pet-friendly historical site in Houma, LA. Dogs are welcome to join their owners on a walk around the grounds of this 19th century sugar plantation manor house. Unfortunately, pets are not permitted inside any buildings on the property.

Wetlands Cultural Byway is a pet-friendly scenic road in the Louisiana Bayou Region of Raceland, LA. Start in Raceland in the Bayou Lafourche Area, where you’ll witness shrimpers and tugboats at work, then continue to Houma to pick up a map of the route from the Houma Visitors Center, and drive through the region’s quaint southern towns, before reaching the end of the road on the Gulf Coast. The Wetlands Cultural Byway is a 250 mile adventure that takes at least one full day to complete.

Located on the banks of Bayou Lafourche in Thibodaux, Geaux Paddle gives you and your dog the opportunity to paddle through the weird and wonderful waterways of the Louisiana Bayou Region in a dog-friendly kayak rental together. Bring your own doggy life jacket and hop in a tandem kayak or on a paddleboard and venture out through the reeds underneath the shade of cypress trees like locals have for generations.

Fido is welcome at the pet-friendly Tractor Supply Co. in Gray, LA. Two- and four-legged friends are invited inside to shop for a range of agricultural and livestock supplies, tools and workwear. This location also features a self-pet wash center and Pet Vet Clinic available on select days.

Lockport Elevated Wetlands Boardwalk is pet-friendly. Ecologists and their furry companions can wander through the wetlands from an elevated position and see the region's flora on display. Leashed dogs are welcome.