Slidell Municipal Marina at Heritage Park

23 Reviews
Write a Review
1701 Bayou Lane
Slidell, LA 70458
30° 16' 50.33'', -89° 47' 5.72''
985-646-4371
$1.50/ft
myslidell.com
Lake Pontchartrain Harbor
Slidell Municipal Marina at Heritage Park
Slidell Municipal Marina at Heritage Park

Awards


Boaters Choice 2018Boaters Choice 2021Boaters Choice 2022Boaters Choice Elite Fleet 2023

About


A floating dock, located behind the park's amphitheater, will have nine finger-pier slips that can accommodate boats up to 90 feet long, plus 18 slips for side-tie docking that can handle boats up to 55 feet.

Berth Capacity


Slips:9
Linear Docks:1840 Feet

Approach


Minimum Approach Depth:8.0 Feet
Mean Low Water Dock Depth:6.0 Feet
Mean High Water Clearance:70.0 Feet

Services & Amenities

Last Updated: Jan 19, 2024

Dockage:Yes
Water Hookup:Yes
Pump-out:Yes
Restrooms:Yes
Medical Facility:Within 5 Miles
Max. Vessel LOA:70.0 Feet
Show All

Verified

went well , very good clean site

Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

This is a well-built and maintained marina located on a picturesque bayou with several restaurants and antique shops within easy walking distance. Great for a stay of a day or two.

Marina Response:
Thanks for the 5 star review!
Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

We stayed here for one night. Had a wonderful time. Very clean. Walkable to Slidell downtown restaurants and bars.

Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

The town of Slidell did such a great job on the construction of the new marina. Walked over to Gallagher‘s steakhouse for a great meal. Highly recommend this getaway.

Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

Marina is four stars and could be 5. The worse part is getting there and back. Slidell and Lake Pontchartrain is being held hostage by erratic (nicest word I have for them) Bridge Tenders. Both, coming into the lake and leaving I was held up at the CSX Rigolets Pass Train Bridge by the Bridge Tender. First, for 45 minutes and leaving for two hours. Upon leaving, on July 5, I started calling him on the radio and cell phone an hour out to make sure he was there and I could get thru. No answer. His voice mail box was also full. I tried every number I could find on the net. No response to my calls or radio transmissions. I sat infant of bridge and called. No response. I contacted another Bridge Tender down the way who called and finally got thru to Rigolets. He claimed he'd been there all the time. After lot of time and gas spent waiting for that guy. No apology. With the only two other bridges closed for repairs by CSX, the Rigolet's is the only way in or out and they're holding Slidell and the whole of Lake Pontchartrain hostage! The other Bridge Tender who was AWOL the same morning is the one at the Bayou Bonfouca Bridge. I left toward the bride and began calling on both radio and cell phone. No answer. I called all the numbers I could find until I reached someone in the state office who located him and told me he would return to open for me but she could not tell me how long. After a half hour, his excuse was he was at Liberty Marina because they had air conditioning. In conclusion, I didn't give Slidell Municipal Marina at Heritage Park a 5 star rating because their pump out equipment didn't work or were locked and I got no response when I tried to inquire about them. I loved the marina and park close to a grocery store and Old Town Slidell. Met wonderful locals while there and had very good meals at Palmetto's on the Bay Restaurant (nice ambiance), good hamburgers at Times Grill, a restaurant attached to the Amtrak train station which was really convenient because I could comfortably get into New Orleans in about an hour for $5-13. Also, Whiskey and Ashe an intimate, friendly and comfortable cigar bar in old town. I want to thank Bill who met me at the dock (not what they ordinarily do) because I was running solo and had no real idea of their docks. However, the water is so smooth and docking easy I really did not need help but Bill's help and local knowledge was a great. Thanks again. In short, I do not recommend going into Lake Pontchartrain or up Bayou Bonfucha to the marina until they give the bridge tender ac or the boot. Be warned, don't try entering or exiting the Pontchartrain, if you need the CSX bridge tender to be on duty. You may become a hostage!

Marina Response:
Thanks for your response and rating. The CSX Rigolets Bridge is the Bain of Every Lake Pontchartrain boater! We have tried for years to make them responsive to no avail. As for the Bonfouca bridge, they are usually really responsive. Not sure what happened in your experience. We have an electrician looking into the pump out service.
Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

Great place to stay for a night. Very accommodating, even though the marina was full for July 4 weekend celebration.

Marina Response:
We are glad you enjoyed your visit! Come back again soon. See ya on the water!
Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

Stay was excellent. I met several boaters docked in nearby slips. Very courteous and accommodating environment. The Slidell heritage festival was going on and the park attendants were very courteous to our needs, even with all the festivities.

Marina Response:
We try our best during Heritage Fest! It’s about the only time that every slip get booked. Hurry back soon. See you on the water!
Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

Our stay was wonderful. The area was clean, and the bayou are was beautiful. My only issue was other guest that basically cursed us out because we were in there "spot". We were assigned dock space by the harbor master. We love the city,and will definitely be back.

Marina Response:
Sorry for the spacing issues. Welcome back and hope to see you again soon. See ya on the water!
Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

Quiet place. Pretty far up the Bayou and you wonder if you have enough draft but you do. We draw 4.5ft. One short area had depth around 5ft on our gauge but rest of the way was 8-11ft. No tides or current, Newer docks. Clean. Very good restaurants to walk to. It's part of a city park so has restrooms. We enjoyed our stay!

Marina Response:
Thanks for the 5 star review and welcome back
Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

This is a wonderful floating dock facility on a beautiful tree lined bayou, adjacent to a well maintained part within walking distance of several restaurants (with curbside food service during these COVID-19 months). The marina facilities are well maintained by the City and the City personnel, if you aver need to contact them, are professional and could not be nicer. The rates are very reasonable. The definition of a five star cruising destination.

Marina Response:
Captain Thanks for the 5 star review
Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

First time there, hidden gem, will definitely go back

Marina Response:
Thanks for the 5 star review and we look forward to seeing you again
Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

The marina was in decent shape and clean. The pump out station did not work.

Marina Response:
Thanks for the positive feedback. We got the pump out working. An electrical switch went out.
Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

Excellent marina to visit! The piers are constructed very well, extremely clean, organized and they have very professional and friendly management.

Marina Response:
Thanks for the 5 star review! We look forward to seeing you again
Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

Parking - The parking lot was over-crowded with boat trailers and cars parked ill-legally in the spaces for the truck and trailer parking, which caused an incident in the parking lot as I was leaving to pick up my boat from the water. i feel there should be more control over the parking for paying customers that have reserved a boat slip at the park for special events. i launch from the park on most of my boat trips and have not had a problem. However, special events parking is out of control. I would suggest updating the marking in the parking lot to specify for Truck & Trailer parking Only. There were also issues with parking of the boats in the reserved boat slip area. Boats were parked ill-legally and tied to each other. The Councilman at Large caught Hell trying to control the boat parking. I feel that we have many citizens who have no consideration for the Law. Please take my comments seriously. I love my community and want to see improvements. Daniel Laurant

Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

Great marina. Near restaurants, shops. Clean restrooms.

Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

Great facility, very welcoming and like new facilities and no one here. The beautiful six mile ride from the lake is great and well worth the ride the bridge tender is very nice as well. There is no reason not to come.

Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

Great place!! Quite -peaceful!!

Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

Excellent dock and quick service by Dockwa. Downside: loud people with a lot of profanity and the n-word at the bench at the end of the dock from 2100-2145. Was planning on calling the cops if they stayed past 2200, park closing time, but the rain encourages them to leave.

Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

We could not have been more pleased! The facility is new and beautiful.

Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

Great Marina. Enjoyed the stay.

Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

The dock and utility service were top rate. However, our reservation did us no good. We had to basically start from scratch at the kiosk. The DockWa app needs work the same as the kiosks as it pertains to selection of a specific port number. And , The kiosk should request reservation number 1st thing on the screen at check in. The previously assigned port should activate with entry of pre paid reservation number. Done. Or better yet the Dockwa app could be used to check in and activate previously paid for and assigned port. If captain is walkup with no reservation then kiosk would say , “Continue without reservation number and he could then purchase time on any available port.

Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

Place was really nice.

Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport
Verified

Enjoyed my stay at the heritage Park Marina. A wonderful location .

Was this helpful?  Yes - NoReport