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Continent:	North America
Country:	Louisiana (USA)
Next Big City:	New Orleans
Next Town:	Mandeville

Type:	Lake
Rider Ability:	Intermediate, Expert
Features:	Toilet, Parking

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Water

Type:	Shallow, Flat, Chop
Hazards:	Bridge
Quality:	Cloudy
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

Flat to choppy water. Shallow for about 100 yards. A pier in front of the beach. Be careful, there is submerged piling about 100 ft away from the end of the pier.

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Type:	Sand
Size:	Small
Hazards:	Bystanders
Beach Users:	June, July, August

Small, sandy beach in a national park. Packed on warm weekends and during holidays. Don't take any risks. If the beach is packed, go the east end of the park and rig and launch here, away from the crowds.

Wind

Best Months:	January, February, March, April, May, November, December
Wind Type:	Frontal Winds
Best Direction:	SE
Main Direction:	No Info

Best winds with frontals during winter.

How to get there

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

At the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Get onto the 190 (Florida St) and southeast of Mandeville you will find signs to the Fontainebleu State Park.

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When the beach is packed, launch from the very east end of the park. No beginners, since if something happens this access will be closed.

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