Day Trippin' › Louisiana › From Shreveport
From Shreveport, the Shreveport Aquarium is minutes away, the American Rose Center under 20, Lake Bistineau State Park about 35, Mansfield under 45, and Natchitoches, Fort St. Jean Baptiste and the Cane River Creole park a little over an hour. The best day trips from Shreveport, by drive time.
44 places within a 3-hour drive, by real roads.
State park · 35 min east
Cypress trees rising out of a long lake east of Shreveport, with 10 miles of woodland trails and an 11-mile canoe trail.
Historic site · 44 min south
The battlefield of the 1864 Battle of Mansfield, with a museum and a short battlefield trail.
Lake · 45 min northeast
Two lakes in the Kisatchie forest near Minden with fishing, picnics and the Sugar Cane trail for hikers and bikers.
Small town · 1 hr 9 min southeast
Louisiana's oldest town, founded in 1714, with brick Front Street on Cane River Lake, meat pies and the famous Christmas Festival of Lights.
Historic site · 1 hr 3 min southeast
The site of a 1719 Spanish fort that served as the capital of Spanish Texas for 44 years.
State park · 1 hr 5 min east
A clear hill-country lake with a sandy swimming beach, a 6-mile hiking trail and a 5-mile bike trail.
National park · 1 hr 18 min southeast
Two Creole cotton plantations, Oakland and Magnolia, with 1840s brick cabins, oak alleys and a rare cotton press.
State park · 1 hr 36 min east
A peninsula park on Caney Creek Lake with a beach, fishing pier, kayaks and a water playground.
Wildlife · 1 hr 44 min east
A cypress lake in North Monroe with a nature boardwalk, a wildlife pier and over 7 miles of trails.
Museum · 1 hr 7 min southeast
A state museum in Natchitoches about Louisiana sports legends plus Northwest Louisiana history.
Historic site · 1 hr 14 min south
An 1822 frontier army post near Many with the original kitchen building and a walking trail.
National park · 2 hr 39 min east
16-mile tour road past the siege lines, monuments and the ironclad USS Cairo.
Historic site · 2 hr 23 min east
Huge earthworks built over 3,000 years ago, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a museum, tram tours and a 2.6-mile trail.
Small town · 2 hr 37 min east
Hilltop river city with a historic downtown and major Civil War sites.
Hike · 2 hr 33 min southeast
Over 5 miles of trails through beech and magnolia forest on rolling hills next to Chicot State Park. Free and peaceful.
State park · 2 hr 2 min east
A lake park near Delhi with a swimming beach area, marina, fishing and cabins.
Wildlife · 2 hr 46 min east
Deep bottomland forest that holds the state's largest population of Louisiana black bears.
Museum · 2 hr 36 min east
Free Corps of Engineers museum on the river and how people live and work with it.
State park · 2 hr 10 min east
Tall pines on a bluff above Bayou Bartholomew, with a swimming pool, short trails and an equestrian trail.
Drive times are by road on a typical day from ZIP 71101 (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Facts checked against official sites; passes and hours change, so check before you go.