Many (Louisiana)

town and parish seat of Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States

Many (pronounced like the given name "Manny") is a small town in Central Louisiana and is the parish seat of Sabine Parish. The town is also the gateway to the Louisiana portion of the Toledo Bend Reservoir.

Downtown Many

Get in

By car

This is the best (and only) method for getting into Many, short of having a personal plane. There are three routes into the city.

  • US Highway 171 from Shreveport to the north or Leesville and Lake Charles to the south.
  • Louisiana Highway 6 from Toledo Town and the Texas state line to the west or Natchitoches to the east.
  • Louisiana Highway 175 from Mansfield and Pleasant Hill to the north. This highway terminates at Many.

Get around

By car

A car is going to be the most practical method for getting around town and the local area.

See

Do

Festivals

  • Sabine Parish Fair is held during the last full week of September. Parades, carnival rides, and a rodeo.

Outdoors

Probably the biggest reason people visit Many is to take advantage of the outdoor recreation at Toledo Bend Reservoir. The 65-mile-long (110 km) reservoir offers a wide variety of both land and water recreation activities. Many often acts as a base and a jumping off point for people heading to the massive body of water on the Louisiana-Texas state line. Perhaps some of the most sought after activities at the reservoir are:

  • Watch a sunset on the shores of Toledo Bend.
  • Fishing for largemouth bass and crappie
  • Hiking and bicycling at North Toledo Bend State Park
  • Renting a cabin or parking an RV at any number of sites along the shoreline

Louisiana State Parks operates a handful of facilities on Toledo Bend that offer a wide variety of activities.

Cabins at North Toledo Bend State Park
  • 🌍 North Toledo Bend State Park, 2907 North Toledo Park Road, Zwolle (20 miles west of Many via US 171 and LA Highways 191, 482, and 3229.), ☏ +1 318-645-4715. Su-Th 6AM to 9PM; F Sa 6AM to 10PM. Offers boat rentals, cabins, primitive & RV camping, fishing, hiking, picnicking, and a swimming pool. $3 a person ages 4 to 62; children under 3 and seniors 62 and over are free. (updated Aug 2018)

Buy

Eat

  • 🌍 Bayou Crawfish Cajun Cafe, 650 San Antonio Avenue, ☏ +1 418-431-1503. M-Th 11AM-9PM, F Sa 11AM-10PM, Su 11AM-4PM. Authentic Cajun cuisine with crawfish, gumbo, etoufee, and po-boys. $10 and up. (updated Aug 2018)
  • 🌍 Country Boy Restaurant, 105 N Highland Dr, ☏ +1 318 256-3953. (updated Oct 2021)

Drink

Sleep

Many

Toledo Town

  • 🌍 Toledo Town Inn, 12027 Texas Highway, Toledo Town, ☏ +1 318-256-0540. Closest motel-style accommodations to Toledo Bend. Cable, Wi-Fi, Continental Breakfast, and Swimming Pool offered. $70 and up. (updated Aug 2018)

Connect

Go next

Routes through Many
Shreveport ← Mansfield ←  N  S  → Leesville → Lake Charles
Nacogdoches ← becomes Texas State Highway 21 ←  W  E  → Natchitoches → Clarence
Jct N S ← Mansfield ←  N  S  → END


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