The best birding spots in Cameron Parish are, arguably, near the coast. Looking at the map above, you should note two important features-Calcasieu Lake and the Calcasieu Ship Channel. These two bodies of water divide the southern half of the parish in such a way that access across the parish in an East-West direction is possible only taking I-10 to the north, or by taking the Cameron Ferry in the south. To go to Holly Beach, for example, one can either take the "Hwy 27 West" exit of I-10 west of Lake Charles and head south, or go to Cameron, Take the ferry, and continue west from there.
On the west side of the channel, Highway 27 West runs from Sulphur to Holly Beach and passes the Sabine NWR, where you can survey marsh life from a boardwalk, Mud Lake, where there are sometimes odd grebes near the pulloffs, and the Holly Beach water tower, where a Peregrine Falcon takes up residence every winter. Here it joins up with Highway 82. Heading west, 82 runs along the Gulf; it offers a great opportunity for scanning the waves, beach, power lines and barbed-wire fences along the Gulf. It also takes you to the Holleyman Sanctuary, and eventually, Texas.
On the east side of the channel, such notable birding areas as the East Jetties, Broussard Beach, and Rutherford Beach can be found.