Whether you stay at one of the nearby Percy Quin State Park hotels or in the park itself, don't miss your chance to explore the area via the park's pleasant nature trail. Besides the single trail, you can easily see the park in other ways.
This easy, four-mile hiking trail is good for bringing along the little ones. You can also bring your dogs, so long as they are leashed. Accessible year round, the trail heads through the woods, with plenty of opportunities to see the park's flora and fauna along the way.
The park's nature trail eventually reaches a paved road, and if you choose to continue, you can do an eight-mile loop around the lake.
Head out onto Lake Tangipahoa in a canoe or kayak, and explore Percy Quin from a totally different vantage point.
Seasonal flowers, rolling hills, swimming, fishing, and the Quail Hollow golf course all await you at this park. Whether you choose to spend the night at one of the Percy Quin State Park cabins or you only want to take your family for a day visit, there is plenty to do.
Be sure to stop by the Visitor Center, a historic building that houses the park office and welcome desk as well as a games room.
Lake Tangipahoa is the park's main attraction. This 490-acre freshwater lake is ideal for waterskiing, boating, and fishing, and as such, has a marina and boat launch. There is also a fish cleaning station and a restroom near the boat launch. Anglers might catch crappie, bluegill, Florida bass, or and redear sunfish.
Make the most of this asset of the park, which offers a shaded picnic area, barbecue grills available on a first-come, first-served basis, and four picnic pavilions that can be reserved in advance. There is also a swimming pool, five lighted tennis courts, and a playground with swings, a slide, and climbing structures. An open field is great for ad-hoc sports.
