Bayou Chicot, LA 70586(Evangeline Parish)

WOW! A mixed hardwood and pine timber tract just feet off of Hwy 3042 (Chicot Park Rd) that offers many recreational opportunities that create a sportsmans dream property. Several hilltop home, lodge or cabin spots in the Chicot Hills with Chicot Bayou that flows into Chicot State Park and serves as the propertys southern boundary. Bayou Chicot, one of the oldest settlements in Louisiana is home to the oldest Baptist Church west of the Mississippi River and less than 3 miles is the site of a Pony Express Relay Station. You can live on this property and sit on your patio and watch deer, squirrels, rabbits and ducks along Chicot Bayou at the rear. Youre just over 2 miles from the main entranace of Chicot Park which covers over 5,000 acres of virgin timber on the rolling hills and cypress and tupelogum Lake that offers excellent fishing, water sports, canoeing and hiking trails and scenic drives in the wooded area. Chicot Park is about 53% land and 47% lake. Some timber could be harvested now in a select cut. Let the timber grow and come enjoy this quiet, peaceful and gorgeous setting. No neighbors for several miles. Partial remains of old home site, including chimmney still visable. Your mind cant envision this beauty until youve rode this property to appreciate it. Located about 7 miles from Ville Platte. Call today for a private showing. Asking $3,500 an acre.