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Attractions near Opelousas

The nearest draw to Opelousas: Lake Peigneur, 38 mi away

Nothing is mapped inside Opelousas, but 4 places to visit are within 40 miles. The mix takes in a lake, a stadium & arena and a museum. Tiger Stadium lies 54 mi out, the pick for a day trip.

Attractions nearby
20
within 60 miles
The big one
38 mi
Lake Peigneur
Big draws
1
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Lake · 38 mi south

Lake Peigneur

Lake in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Plotted on the map

The map puts most of the 4 to the south.

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Orange: Opelousas. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Each place in turn

Its 20 places all lie within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Opelousas →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Tiger Stadium: Daniel Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Kidd: Cobatfor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium: Jcarriere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pete Maravich Assembly Center: Spatms, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jungle Gardens: Skb8721, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Afton Villa Gardens: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Baton Rouge Zoo: Kkmurray, CC BY 2.5 · Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site: Mike (msm62166), CC BY 2.0 · Shaw Center for the Arts: UrbanPlanet BR (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · LSU Hilltop Arboretum: H.dryad, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alexandria Museum of Art: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Louisiana History Museum: Freeneth at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Louisiana State Museum – Baton Rouge: see above, CC BY 3.0

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