Shreveport - Bossier, Louisiana's Other Side

Along the Red River biking and jogging trails, picnic pagodas, boat launch.

Forestry, wildlife area, hunting, fishing, camping.

The beauty and central location of Betty Virginia Park makes it one of the top visited parks in Shreveport. Open dawn to dusk, the 23-acre park has a 1/2-mile trail, picnic area, multi-purpose building, playground and ballfield.

For a list of Bossier City Parks visit the website.

This small park, which sits on a bluff overlooking scenic Caddo Lake, provides picnic tables, swings, portable toilet, pier and boat launching facilities. It is used primarily by fishermen and for family picnics. Located near the Historic Caddo Lake Drawbridge.

Biking, fishing, hiking, picnicking, and horseback riding at 585-acre park. Boat ramp, only electric power motors allowed.

For a list of Shreveport parks visit the website.

Retirement sanctuary for chimpanzees. Call or visit our website for a list of Chimpanzee Discovery Days, including hours. A fun learning experience for the entire family. Admission is free.

Runs alongside the Red River. Features a lighted frisbee golf course, bike trails, jogging path with obstacle course, picnic areas, boat launch

73 RV sites. Restrooms, picnic area, nature center, petting zoo.

This 8.5-acre park provides picnic tables, grills, and a portable toilet. Its is used primarily by fishermen and for family picnics. Located near the Caddo Lake Dam with a view of Caddo Lake.

The Boardwalk Promenade provides shopping and riverfront dining with a spectacular view of the Red River. Adorned with lighting structures and seating areas, the Boardwalk Promenade offers an ambiance that becomes an instant trademark for the area. View of downtown Shreveport and the neon-framed Texas Street Bridge.

Betty Virginia Park, 3900 Line Ave., Shreveport East Kings Highway Park, 1200 E Kings Hwy, Shreveport Ford Park, South Lakeshore Dr., Shreveport Southern Hills Metro Park, 1002 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Shreveport

A B Palmer Park, 547 E. 79th St., Shreveport, 318-673-5336; A C Steere Park, 4009 Grover Pl., Shreveport, 318-673-7727; Andrew Currie Park, 1600 Norman St., Shreveport, 318-673-7805; Hattie Perry Park, 4300 Ledbetter St., Shreveport, 318-673-7810; Hollywood Heights Park, 4815 McDaniel Dr., Shreveport, 318-673-7811; Lakeside Park, 2200 Milam St., Shreveport, 318-673-7812; Querbes Park, 3500 Beverly Pl., Shreveport, 318-673-7816; Valencia Park, 1800 Viking Dr., Shreveport, 318-673-6453.

The 9,000 square feet facility features exhibits that bring fragile features of the National Wildlife Refuge into spaces that allow people to touch, hear, see and understand the natural beauty.

The headquarters unit is open for fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing, and photography from sunrise to sunset seven days a week. The new Visitor Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and on some weekends. Informational brochures about the Refuge and regulations regarding public use of the Refuge’s four units are available at the Visitor Center and in kiosks on the various units.

Features an interactive water fountain with light and music, a 300-foot-long floating boat dock, a magnificent waterfall that incorporates natural stone and plantings, an arbor and viewing area at the summit of a waterfall.

Cargill Park, 7700 Lotus Lane, Shreveport, 318-673-7749; Tinsley Park, Tinsley Drive, Bossier City, 318-741-8450; Southern Hills Park, 1002 Bert Kouns, Shreveport, 318-673-7749; Walbrook Neighborhood Park, 100 Mary Ann St., Bossier City, 318-741-8450; Meadowview Park, 1108 Mead St., Bossier City, 318-741-8450; Swan Lake Park or Clifford Almond Park, 4801 Shed Rd., Bossier City, 318-741-8450.

See listings under Recreation Centers, Pavillion Parks, Softball/Baseball Facilities, and Festival Plaza.

The official name is East Kings Highway Park, but this wonderful play area along Old River is known to locals as "the duck pond". Lots of play structures, swings, slides, picnic tables, a waterfront location and, of course, the ducks, make this soft-surfaced playground a great place to spend an afternoon! Open dawn to dusk. Restroom facility available.

Interpretive exhibits, hiking trails and picnic area. Trails are well marked, identifying natural features and animal habitats.