Turn up your imaginator, don your Hawaiian shirt or grass skirt, and join us at Bryan Park in Downsville on Saturday, April 20, 2013, where the pavilion will be transformed into a tiki hut for a day of fun, fellowship, and food. We'll get the festivities kicked off around 10 a.m., and continue till around 3 p.m.
Tropical delights for all the senses will be waiting for you at the Discover Hawaii stage, where children & adults will identify colorful Hawaiian flowers, taste delicious tropical fruit, listen to the ocean in a conch shell, & more!
Menu:
Fresh Tropical Fruit Salad
Chicken Waikiki Beach
Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Hot Dogs
Desserts (any type is welcome)
Soft Drinks & Water
A CITO event will be held in conjunction with the luau at Bryan Park, GC48JCF:
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We will be cleaning up overgrowth/fallen branches rather than litter. Participants will get a 2013 CITO Souvenir for their Geocaching profile.
Bryan Park is a 34-acre community park in Downsville, LA. It features a 3-acre pond, surrounded by a walking trail, and around 40 species of trees. The park's pavilion features an eco-friendly design with water-less toilets, the first in Louisiana park history. There are also boardwalks and benches where you can take time to enjoy the beauty of the park, which is an official wildlife refuge and habitat.
Bryan Park was originally part of the Bryan Sausage company. In April 2007, Bill and Sue Bryan donated the land to the Village of Downsville, with the stipulation that it be used as a public community park.
There are currently 5 traditional geocaches located along the walking trail, and many more in the surrounding area of Union Parish.
Updates: Lake D'Arbonne State Park campsites 13-20 have been reserved by our group; as of today (March 16), plenty of sites are available adjacent to ours. So pack up a camper or tent, & join us for the weekend! (All sites come with a tent pad, so if you are tent camping, post here, & one of us will let you set up on our site for free. My site, #17, is great for that, because the trail to the bathhouse is right behind it.)
Here are some photos of Bryan Park:
The park entrance off Hwy. 151 south of Downsville.
Continue on the gravel drive until you reach the parking area. Overflow parking is alongside the gravel drive.
It's just a short walk to the pavilion.
The pond is stocked with catfish, bass, & chinquapin. You are welcome to wet a hook, but be advised that a fishing license is required. The 16'X16' floating pier is supported by 32 sealed Coke syrup barrels, so it sways.
Across the pond are a boardwalk & an observation bridge.