Driving from the South?
...from New Orleans or environs...
Routing Directions
Start - New Orleans Metropolitan Area
Take I-10 West to Kenner, LA
I-10 West to junction of I-55 (about 18 miles)
I-55 North on I-55 to Manchac (about 19 miles)
Finish - Manchac, LA
Exit I-55 at the Manchac exit (south) and cross bridge past Middendorf’s restaurant. Take first left you can make (street signs say "Galva Crossover" at the front, then “Bait Alley” by the railroad tracks), cross RR tracks and take an immediate right. You will see the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries boat sheds, which we share with them. Parking for Turtle Cove is in the large gravel lot to the rear.