Located in Iowa, Louisiana about 15 minutes east of Lake Charles alongside I10, Pirate’s Cove Water Park has been sitting mostly complete for upwards of a decade. Construction began on what was originally dubbed Little Kahuna Water Park in 2008 and was initially supposed to open summer of 2010, but unfortunately, the park has never had the chance to open at all.
Developer and co-owner David LeJeune has been fighting an uphill battle since its inception; according to the Pirate’s Cove Facebook page, they’ve been struggling to obtain necessary permits for many years due to neverending red tape and even potential political interference. The last posts on the page indicated a summer 2019 opening was on the horizon, as they were encouraging people to send in their applications, but it's been radio silent since then.


We saw this park along the highway in the middle of a road trip back home and decided to do an impromptu exploration! My highly revered accomplice Kory even skated down the waterslide!

VLOG!!!! https://youtu.be/W_0FX6ENKQM

urbex insta for the rest of the disposables!
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(they're on flickr too, if you're not an IG kinda person! https://www.flickr...ple/195818284@N03/)


*photos taken August 11, 2022*



the waterslide in question


oh to lounge by the pool at the abandoned waterpark...


is that.... nessie????


what's this place called again?


after hours....


we were losing light quickly, and this slide was very itchy! but nevertheless, we commit to the bit!

Excellent stuff.

Nice work!!