Simmesport, LA

Simmesport is a small river town in central Louisiana, about 45 miles northwest of Baton Rouge along the Atchafalaya River. Most visitors arrive via Louisiana Highway 1 from I-10 near Krotz Springs or from Alexandria via US-71. The town sits at the Old River Control Structure, a massive flood control system completed in 1963 that prevents the Mississippi River from permanently jumping into the Atchafalaya Basin.

Airports closest to Simmesport, LA are St Landry Parish Ahart Field and Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport.