Joyce WMA is a wetland within the Pontchartrain Basin; it mainly consists of cypress-tupelo swamp. A large portion of the area is a dense shrub marsh community with red maple, wax myrtle, red bay, and younger cypress-tupelo. There is a 500-acre freshwater marsh, mainly of maiden cane, on the northern portion of the WMA. 

Through the original donation of 12,809 acres from the Joyce Foundation in 1982, and several additional donations, leases, and acquisitions, Joyce WMA currently encompasses 42,292 acres.

Activities and Amenities

Hunting and trapping: Popular game species on Joyce WMA include white-tailed deer, waterfowl, rabbit, and squirrel. There is a youth deer season. See regulations for details.

Fishing and boating: Nearby boat launches include one at North Pass at U.S. Hwy 51, Lee’s Landing, and Traino Landing, south of LA Hwy 22. Common freshwater fish available on Joyce WMA include largemouth bass, sunfish, and catfish. Frogging is also available. See regulations for details.

Birding and wildlife viewing: Popular for birding, Joyce WMA is a site along the American Wetlands Birding Trail. Bald eagles and osprey nest in and around the WMA. Numerous other species of birds, including neotropical migrants, use this coastal forest during fall and spring migrations. Resident waterfowl, including hooded mergansers and wood, mottled, and black-bellied whistling ducks, are found in the area year-round. LDWF maintains and monitors more than 50 wood duck nesting boxes on the area.

Alligators and a variety of other reptiles and amphibians are common on Joyce WMA. LDWF constructed an elevated “Swamp Walk” boardwalk in 1990 to provide WMA visitors with an opportunity to view the swamp interior and observe the associated wildlife and vegetation. LDWF renovated the boardwalk after it was damaged by Hurricane Isaac.

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• Ecotourism

Contact Joyce Wildlife Management Area

Forest Burks
LDWF, Joyce Foundation,
Hammond Field Office
42371 Phyllis Ann Rd.
Hammond, Louisiana  70403
Phone: (985) 543-4777
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• Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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