Editing Lake Charles, Louisiana (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Boardwalk at Lake Charles, Louisiana.jpg|thumb|right|Boardwalk]]

The city has 31 parks, many of which include playground equipment, athletic facilities, and walking paths.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cityoflakecharles.com/department/division.php?fDD=12-172 |title=City of Lake Charles, Louisiana / |website=cityoflakecharles.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122192349/http://cityoflakecharles.com/department/division.php?fDD=12-172 |archive-date=22 November 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Shiver-Me-Timbers Millennium Park, located downtown, was built entirely by volunteers in 2000. Adventure Cove, a state-of-the-art park, was also built by volunteers, and is specifically designed for handicapped children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.louisianatravel.com/adventure-cove |title=Adventure Cove &#124; Louisiana Official Travel and Tourism Information |access-date=August 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128211341/http://www.louisianatravel.com/adventure-cove |archive-date=January 28, 2010 }}</ref> Hunting and fishing are popular with both residents and visitors to the Lake Area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitlakecharles.org/static/index.cfm?contentID=84 |title=What to do in Southwest Louisiana |access-date=January 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109030025/http://www.visitlakecharles.org/static/index.cfm?contentID=84 |archive-date=January 9, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> An [[National Scenic Byway|All-American Road]], the [[Creole Nature Trail]] – "Louisiana's Outback" – brings tourists to Lake Charles and throughout [[Southwest Louisiana]] and [[Southeast Texas]].