Best places: Things to dos in Lake Charles, United States

Lakeside park featuring a fenced playground & a splash park, plus restrooms, lawns & picnic areas.

29-acre lakeside park offering a boat launch, picnic tables & a children's water park & play area.

👍👍 This place is amazing!! The staff is always friendly and very knowledgeable about the surrounding area! The coffee is free and always fresh. I highly recommend for anyone traveling or just stopping by for some friendly conversation and a cup of coffee!!!

👍👍 Eclectic and fun place to stop and browse local art. You should find great gifts for you or friends and some with meaningful messages.

Recreational area offering a playground, trails, picnic spots & a community center with table games.

Understated green space offering open, grassy areas, a children's playground & a picnic pavilion.

👍 This historic city hall building has a number of floors filled with various different styles of artwork on display. It's a cool spot. Also, the architecture of the building is very cool as well. It has a rare 4-sided manual clock.

Green space offering a playground & an open area, plus ball fields, uncovered bleachers & restrooms.

Kid-friendly chain known for its arcade games, pizza parties, play zones & mouse mascot.

👍 This is a nice little park with separate play areas for big and little dogs. Plenty of clean up bags and water fountains in each area.

👍👍 Beautiful & the water was warm.

Lakefront park with an open-air pavilion, a boat & kayak launch, public beach & picnic tables.

Scenic, shaded woodland area with a playground, wildlife viewing & walking paths.

Museum offering locally-focused arts programming in charming surrounds with a historic oak tree.

👍👍 A hidden gem. A nice scenic walkway by the river. The building is well designed and seats up to 70 or so.

🫤 I used to love this park. It had all the amenities a family could possibly ask for. And it's not far from us so that's a plus. But due to a recent issue that had nothing to do with the court they decided to close the basketball court and strip the goals down. Now I totally understand that the issue...

👍 It's a fun place fa da kids to enjoy à lil play time

👍👍 The gym was extremely clean and very inviting. My daughter ran right in and was very eager to get started. More importantly, the ladies working there were incredibly friendly and helpful. They were very energetic and smiled the whole time — it was evident that they truly enjoy being there and love i...

White-sand beach on Lake Charles, offering swimming, picnic sites & beach volleyball.