This wildlife reserve of South Central Louisiana features 6,400 acres (26 km2)[1] of rolling hills surrounding a 2,000-acre (8 km2) man-made lake[5] stocked with bass, crappie (sac-au-lait), bluegill, and red-ear sunfish.

Chicot Park offers fishing boat rentals, pavilions, barbecue pits, picnic areas, restrooms, primitive hike-to campsites, lodges, and furnished cabins.

The park is home to a number of wild animal species, including whitetail deer, raccoons, coyotes, and bobcats.

Under the direction of the National Park Service, the Civilian Conservation Corps significantly developed the area.

The waters of Lake Chicot are habitat to largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, and red-ear sunfish.