The development borders the Tchefuncte River and is almost surrounded by the 796 acre Lake Ramsey Savannah Wildlife Management Area (owned by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries) as well as the Nature Conservancy's Longleaf Pine Flatwood Savanna, which comprises another 583 acres.
Here is a photograph taken from the air of Lake Ramsey in 1975. Click on the image to make it appear larger.
Lake Ramsay in 1975
Lake Ramsay in 2019
Advertisement above from 1972
Lake Ramsay also hosted powerboat races