Breton
Lacombe, LA 70445-9998
Plan Your Visit
Travel to the refuge is a bit of a challenge due to its remoteness, but the rewards for a visitor are a unique and wild recreational nature experience. Most public use centers on fishing from the beaches and in the shallow water surrounding the islands. Whether you visit to fish or to observe and photograph wildlife, you are bound to have a memorable Southeast Louisiana nature adventure!
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About
Breton National Wildlife Refuge consists of dynamic barrier islands in Breton Sound that are remnants of the Mississippi River delta from 2,000 years ago. Historically, these islands featured dunes, trees, a lighthouse, and even a small fishing village before being reshaped by significant hurricanes. Today, the refuge is comprised of sand and shell beaches, marsh, and dune vegetation that provide essential habitat for colonial nesting seabirds and wintering shorebirds. Nature continues to take its course on the refuge, constantly shifting the size and shape of the islands through erosion and sediment deposition.