Lake Pontchartrain


Lake Pontchartrain lies in southeastern Louisiana in six parishes: Jefferson, Orleans, St. Tammany, St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, and Tangipahoa. The New Orleans metroplex encompasses most of Lake Pontchartrain’s southern border. The area on its northern border is known as Northshore. Lake Pontchartrain lies in part of the Pontchartrain Basin, a 4,700 square mile watershed in southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. Lake Pontchartrain covers 630 square miles with an average depth of 12 feet, but the depth ranges from ten to 16 feet. It is 40 miles wide east to west and 24 miles wide from north to south. Lake Pontchartrain is an estuary and not a lake with brackish water.  More Lake Information

Lake Pontchartrain Camping


Three Oaks & a Pine RV Park

Three Oaks & a Pine RV Park is located in New Orleans, LA. It offers full hookups with 20, 30, and 50 amp electric, water, and sewer. There are 24-hour showers and laundry. This place is pet-friendly and...

Pine Crest RV Park

Pine Crest RV Park has been remodeled to offer a much relaxing stay here. They have a spacious RV Campground, a newly remodeled bathhouse, a newly remodeled laundry room, pavilion, and a peaceful waterfront....

Fireside RV Resort

Fireside RV Resort is located in Ponchatoula, LA that offers 163 RV campsites. Asphalt roads and crushed-limestone camp sites are available, as well as full RV hookups at each location. Pull-thru, double, and...

Glockners Place

Glockners Place is located in Lacombe, LA. It offers RV spaces with complete hookups (water, sewer, and 30/50-amp electric) that are paved back in. There is also a homeport camp ready for rent that...

New Orleans RV Resort & Marina

New Orleans RV Resort & Marina is located in New Orleans, LA that offers furnished villas (including 3 floating villas) and deluxe waterfront RV sites, swimming pools, and long-term or short-term...

Lake Pontchartrain Marinas


Marina Del Ray

Marina Del Ray is a great place to go fishing and launch your boats. It offers over 500 slips, 1,000 feet of overnight side-tie mooring for visitors, and 600 feet of side-tie mooring for daytime visits and...

Oak Harbor Marina

Oak Harbor Marina is located in the Twin Span Bridge in the Grand Lagoon but it is also near Lake Pontchartrain. With 50' X 4' finger piers on both sides of each slip, we have three fixed docks with roomy...

New Orleans RV Resort & Marina

New Orleans RV Resort & Marina has both floating and fixed docks, as well as more than 40 boat slips for both shallow and deep draft yachts. Slips come equipped with either 20, 30, and 50 Amp power options...

New Orleans Municipal Yacht Harbor

Municipal Yacht Harbor has approximately 595 boat slips of varying sizes. There are 40? slips available for immediate occupancy. For all other slip sizes, there is a waiting list, and transient slips of all...

Orleans Marina

The sheltered harbor at Orleans Marina is the best available port for both residents and transients. The name of the game at Orleans Marina is convenient. They offer 40' transient slips and 75' transient...

Lake Pontchartrain What To Do


Covington Country Club

Covington Country Club is a semi-private 18-hole championship golf course that opened in 1954. The riverfront clubhouse is a fantastic location for your next gathering. All levels of golfers will find the tees...

The National WWII Museum

The National WWII Museum contains immersive exhibitions, multimedia experiences, an extensive collection of artifacts, and first-person oral histories that immerse visitors in the tale of the world's most...

Carter Plantation Golf Course

Carter Plantation Golf Course has a par-72 golf course that winds through three unique Louisiana landscapes: live oak flats, cypress wetlands, and upland pine forests, and is 18 holes long. The course also has...

Beau Chene Country Club

Beau Chêne Country Club members have access to two separate 18-hole championship courses, the Magnolia and the Oak, both created by renowned golf course architect Joe Lee and featuring picturesque views and...

Westside Bowling Lanes

Westside Bowling Lanes is now open in the Westbank of New Orleans. It offers a bowling alley, bar, and bistreaux, featuring live DJs every weekend. This is a fun place with great food and atmosphere.

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Lake Pontchartrain Current Weather Alerts

There are no active watches, warnings or advisories.

 

Lake Pontchartrain Weather Forecast

Thursday

Sunny

Hi: 80

Thursday Night

Clear

Lo: 64

Friday

Sunny

Hi: 78

Friday Night

Clear

Lo: 64

Saturday

Sunny

Hi: 75

Saturday Night

Clear

Lo: 62

Sunday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 77

Sunday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 62


Lake Pontchartrain Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 10/22: 0.89 (-0.11)