Family Fun on the Water IDEAS FOR QUICK SUMMER GETAWAYS IN AND NEAR NEW ORLEANS. Feeling overscheduled? Looking for stay-cation fun with the kids? Take a day off to play on the water! Nothing beats summer water fun for recharging the batteries and creating memories to last a lifetime. For a quick reset, look no further than City Park or Audubon Park – our proverbial backyards – or take a hop, skip, and a jump across the lake or to the Gulf Coast for tubing, canoeing, fishing, and other water activities.
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Nighttime sw an boat rides on City Park’s Big Lake.
Not into fishing but want a water adventure? Canoes, kayaks, and paddle swan boats are available for rent on CITY PARK’S BIG LAKE from their licensee WHEEL FUN RENTALS. They even have evening rentals with LED swan boats. For all information, see wheelfunrentals.com.
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Whether in Ci ty Park or off Shell Beach, a recreational fishing license is required fo r anglers ages 16 +. Purchase your license on line at wlf.louisiana. gov.
