Abita Springs

town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States

Abita Springs is a town in Louisiana, in the Piney Woods of St. Tammany Parish, part of the Lake Pontchartrain North Shore area. It's 10-minutes drive east of Covington, an hour east of Baton Rouge, and an hour north of New Orleans.

The Pavilion was built for the 1884 World's Fair in New Orleans; it was moved to Abita Springs in 1888.

Get in

Access is almost exclusively by private vehicle. From I-12, head north on US-190 to Covington. Then take SR-36 east to Abita Springs.

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  • 🌍 Abita Springs Brewery, 166 Barbee Rd, toll-free: +1-800-737-2311 ext 2. Sa 1PM and 2:30PM, Su 1PM. The brewery tours include free samples of the brewery's local beers. On Highway 36, just west of town towards Covington. free. 
  • 🌍 Abita Springs Tourist Park. The park features the Abita Springs Pavilion, a large, two-story pavilion once sheltering a spring, built in 1884. It is at the west end of Main St. The park remains open and has a playground and picnic areas. The Abita River runs through it. It is the sight of the Abita Spring Water Festival each October. 
  • 🌍 Abita Springs Trailhead Museum, 22044 Main St, ☏ +1 985-871-5327. Su 11AM–3PM. Free. (updated Jul 2021)
  • 🌍 UCM Museum / Mystery House, 22275 Hwy 36, ☏ +1 985-892-2624. A uniquely weird collection of folk-art, curiosities, and (let's face it) old junk, entertainingly arranged and displayed. 

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