Coconut Beach

Tagged along for my wife’s volleyball game. Good game, bad bar.
Only come here if you like bros in Old Navy ringer tees, bad Offspring songs, neon green shots, girls making air horn noises, and bartenders who ignore you so they can take a neon green shot in front of you, bought by a representative of said air horn girls.
All that said, if you absolutely must play beach volleyball, you have no choice but to come here. Poor you.

so sad this is the last season… best outdoor gathering place within 100 miles.
such a pity…

This is a beach volleyball complex in New Orleans – how cool is that?! There are somewhere between 15 and 20 nets set up for play. There really is fun for everyone – beginner or advanced. Coconut Beach offers league play and tournaments. Clinics are also offered in you are interested in learning how to play. Yesterday I played in a charity tournament for Children’s Hospital, which I had been dreading because of my lack of volleyball playing finesse, but I ended up having so much fun.
You don’t even have to play volleyball to have a good time. There is an indoor cabana that has a full bar and food from the grill. It’s a great place to hang out with friends «at the beach” – without roadtripping it out of state.
Word on the street is that Coconut Beach will no longer exist after September 1^st (something about the Army Corps of Engineers and the levy), so get out there now and enjoy it while you can!

I love coconut beach! Why? Because it has it all.
First and foremost, it has volleyball. Now, it doesn’t matter if you aren’t a good player. You can form a league with your friends or join one that is equal to your skill level. A few years ago some friends and I were all a part of a league and it was so much fun. We mainly just goofed off, ate food, had drinks and had a good time on Friday nights for 6 weeks.
They have a leagues in Spring and Summer that last 9 weeks. They sponsor tournaments and events as well. During the «on» seasons you can go and hang out while people play seven days a week. They have a sand court with 13 (i think) nets and they have an inside «cabana» area with drinks (soft drinks, beer, etc), food (hamburgers, hot dogs, grill stuff) and beer pong! Oh! And they have clinics where you how to play volleyball, if you aren’t any good, and you actually want to learn how to play!
It really is a lot of fun. It’s the closest we get to any kind of beach here in New Orleans, and with the sand on the ground and people walking around in tank tops and sunscreen, you almost forget that the closest swimmable natural body of water is in Florida.
Oh, and the place is totally kid friendly, so it’s a great thing for parents to do when they don’t want to stick their kids with a sitter.