We're surrounded by water, but we're away from the unprotected coast. And unlike most of New Orleans, we're above sea level. We're geographically between the two, at the crossroads of both highways and waterways. Consequently, from Slidell there is a lot within your reach, especially if you own a boat in addition to your car. Waterfront sites are plentiful, where you can moor the boat in back and park the car out front.
Boat launches are also plentiful.
Larger boats venture across Lake Borgne to the vast marshlands of the Biloxi Wildlife Management Area, or into the Gulf of Mexico for deep-sea fishing. Back at the house, the car is ready for the highway trip to New Orleans, one of the world's great cities. Fresh seafood from surrounding waters, chefs and musicians of international renown, and architecture and history from the early days of the 18th century await. And if New Orleans is too rich for your taste, twenty interstate minutes to the west is the Covington-Mandeville area. Once a resort area for New Orleanians, it has plenty of fine restaurants, quaint shops and a country-cottage atmosphere.