Due to the rising COVID-19 numbers in our state, we will use these guidelines until further notice to try to protect the well being of others:

• Starting Monday, August 3, 2020, we will no longer allow day pass entry into the park.  Day pass entry includes the beach area, the zoo, fishing piers, and the nature trails.
• We will not allow parties or large gatherings to be held right now.  
• Starting Monday, August 10, 2020, the Front Gate Office will be open Monday-Friday from 8:00am-4:45pm for phone calls and boat sticker sales.  We will revisit this information on Tuesday, September 1, 2020.
• The RV area is closed at this time.  We will revisit this information on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. 
• The cottage, cabin, condo and shelter areas are still closed at this time.  
• All outside boat launches will remain open. There are fishing piers at two of the launches, Parks Rd. and Old Palmetto, that will also remain open.  

We will continue to update as we receive information. Thank you for your patience! 

The Board of Commissioners Monthly Meeting for Tuesday, August 11, 2020 has been cancelled:

In light of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Bossier Parish, and the fact that there is no business to be conducted at the upcoming monthly meeting, the regularly scheduled August 11, 2020 meeting of the District’s Board of Commissioners has been canceled in an effort to protect the health and safety of the general public and the Board members. At this time, the September 8, 2020 regular meeting is still set to take place as scheduled. Due to a delay in the issuance of the 2020 tax assessment resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, a special meeting to consider the 2020 tax millage rate has been scheduled for September 21, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in order to comply with the strict notice and deadline requirements for same. Please see the announcement below. Thank you!

2020 Millage Announcement:

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Article VII, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution and La. R.S. 47:1705(B), that a public hearing of Cypress Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District will be held at its regular meeting place in the Nature Center building located at 135 Cypress Park Drive in Benton, LA 71006 on Monday, September 21, 2020 at 9:00 A.M. The District intends to consider levying additional or increased millage for the year 2020 without further voter approval, or adopting the adjusted millage rates after reassessment and rolling forward to rates not to exceed the prior year's maximum. The estimated amount of tax revenues to be collected in the next year from the increased millage is $1,242,849.00, and the amount of increase in taxes attributable to the millage increase is $39,835.00.

Boating on Cypress and Black Bayou must always be carried out in a COUNTERCLOCKWISE fashion. That is port-side, meaning that the shore is to your right. PLEASE use extra caution on Black Bayou because the lake is narrower.

Address: 135 Cypress Park Drive, Benton La 71006

Front Gate Office Hours:  Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (We lock the entrance gate up to 15 minutes prior to closing)  **Hours are subject to change without notice.  

Beach Hours:  Closed for the season.

Marina Hours:   The marina will be selling gas only Monday-Friday from 8:00 am-3:30 pm.  When you pull up to the pump, call 318 965-0007, and an employee will come to assist you.

Entry Fee: $5.00/person/day (children 5 & under are free)  Please see guidelines above.

Boat Launch Fee: $5.00/day

*All vehicle operators are required to present a valid driver's license at the gate in order to gain entry*

*Due to the Nature Center on site being part of the Bossier Parish School System, the entire park is a Drug Free and Gun Free school zone*

Our 2020 boat stickers can be purchased at the front gate office.  Both Cypress and Black Bayou require the current year's sticker.