These Fascinating Louisiana Ammunition Magazines Have Been Abandoned And Reclaimed By Nature For Decades Now
If you’re fascinated by abandoned places in Louisiana, then this is the hike for you! Tucked away in the wetlands of Belle Chasse, the Woodlands Conservancy is a beautiful area with plenty of hiking trails to explore, as well as educational programs and special events dedicated to educating and conserving these lands for future generations to explore. There’s one particular trail that leads to a unique area with several WWII relics, a reminder of when the area was used by the military.
There are a few different trails here, but if you’re looking for the grouping of WWII ammunition magazines, you’ll want to take the Bottomland Trail.
The trail is actually a set of parallel trails, one for pedestrians and one for equestrians, so feel free to bring your gentle giant along for an outing.
Ammunition would come to the area by rail and be stored until needed. The site was actually used again during the Korean War before being decommissioned and placed back in the possession of the state.
Today, the magazines sit abandoned, empty, and slowly being reclaimed by Mother Nature.
You're welcome to step inside and take a look around. They're empty, but you may want to do a quick critter check beforehand - you never know what wildlife might have wandered in!
