Chef Harbor Marina

**Location & Access:** Chef Harbor Marina is located at 21135 Chef Menteur Highway in New Orleans and provides convenient boat ramp access to Lake Pontchartrain. The marina's strategic location near the Rigolets Pass offers paddlers and boaters quick entry to the expansive waters of Lake Pontchartrain with potential routes toward the Gulf of Mexico.

**Facilities & Services:** This full-service marina accommodates vessels up to 55+ feet long and offers three fixed docks with spacious slips. Beyond ramp access, Chef Harbor provides fuel, marine supplies, boat maintenance and repair services, sewage pumping, and boat rentals. The marina also offers boat operation and safety instruction for those new to the water. Contact: 504-662-5511.

**Nearby Recreation:** The Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge is located nearby, offering kayakers and canoeists additional paddling opportunities through diverse wildlife habitats including bottomland hardwood forests. This makes the area ideal for both open-water boating on Lake Pontchartrain and more sheltered paddling in adjacent bayou systems.