PLEASE NOTE: GPS and smart phone map apps do not accurately bring you to these locations on Cane River. Please follow these directions so that you will arrive in a timely manner.
The Texas and Pacific Railway Depot and Oakland Plantation and Magnolia Plantation have three separate physical locations. Follow the directions below to travel to each of these sites that together are Cane River Creole National Historical Park.
Texas and Pacific Railway Depot
1927 Remembrance Way, Natchitoches, LA 71457
To reach the Texas and Pacific Railway Depot, take I-49 to Exit 138 toward LA 6/Many/Natchitoches. Take the 2nd exit from roundabout onto University Pkwy (LA-6 N). Go for 3.9 miles. Turn left onto Martin Luther King Jr Drive. Go for 0.5 miles. Turn right onto Trudeau Street. Go for 0.1 miles. Turn left on Remembrance Way.
From Downtown Natchitoches: Proceed on Church Street for .3 miles. Turn left onto 5th Street. Go 230 feet. Turn right onto Trudeau Street. Go .1 miles. Turn right onto Remembrance Way.
Oakland Plantation
4386 Highway 494 Natchez, LA 71456
To reach Oakland Plantation, take I-49 to Exit 127, Flora/Cypress. Turn east on LA Highway 120 toward Cypress. Cross over LA Highway 1 onto LA Highway 494. Follow Highway 494 for 4.5 miles; the visitor parking lot will be on the left after you pass the main house and after the large curve in the road.
From Downtown Natchitoches: Proceed over the Keyser Avenue Bridge. Once on Keyser, drive approximately 12 miles until you reach the visitor parking lot on the right. DO NOT get off this road; it leads to the park.
From University Drive: Proceed south along University Drive / Rapides Drive, heading out of town. Merge onto Highway 1 and continue for approximately 4 miles. At the town of Natchez, turn left onto Highway 119 at the yellow blinking light. Follow Highway 119 for .5 miles and then turn right onto Highway 494. Once on Highway 494, drive 2.5 miles until you reach the visitor parking lot on the right.
Magnolia Plantation
5549 Highway 119 Derry, LA 71416
To reach Magnolia Plantation, take I-49 to Exit 119, Cloutierville. Cross over LA Highway 1 onto LA Highway 119. Follow Highway 119 for 1.1 miles; the visitor parking lot will be on the right just before the plantation store.
From Downtown Natchitoches: Proceed over the Keyser Avenue Bridge. Once on Keyser, drive approximately 13 miles. Turn left onto Highway 119 (bridge across Cane River Lake at Oakland Plantation). Once across Cane River Lake turn right on Highway 119. Follow Highway 119 for 5 miles, taking a left at the "Y." The visitor parking lot is on the left after you pass the main house and plantation store.
From University Drive: Proceed south along University Drive / Rapides Drive, heading out of town. Merge onto Highway 1 and continue for approximately 15 miles. At the town of Derry, turn left onto Highway 119. Follow Highway 119 for 1.1 until you reach the visitor parking lot on the right.
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