Noah Tyson
Park
9300 Mira Myrtis Road
Rodessa, Louisiana 71069
(318) 929-2806
Description of Facility: This 9-acre park along
Black Bayou Lake provides a boat ramp with dock, a family pavilion with
restrooms, playground equipment and picnic tables with grills.
Times of Operation: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., 7
days a week. Open to fishermen 24 hours a day.
Robert
A. Nance Park
14770 Odom Road
Hosston, Louisiana 71043
(318) 929-2806
Description of Facility: This 20-acre park
along Black Bayou Lake in Hosston provides a boat ramp, restrooms, playground
equipment, and picnic tables with grills.
Times of Operation: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., 7
days a week. Open to fishermen 24 hours a day.
Earl G. Williamson Park
11425 LA Hwy 1
Oil City, Louisiana 71061
(318) 995-7139
Description of Facility: This 40-acre park
provides a public boat ramp, a 450-foot fishing pier, paved parking areas,
restrooms with showers, RV camper hook-ups, areas for tent camping, extensive
picnic facilities, two playgrounds, volleyball nets, a lighted ball field,
lighted tennis courts and a swimming area. A park ranger lives on the park
premises, and provides security and some maintenance.
Annual Events: The park hosts an annual “Get
Hooked on Fishing Day” on the last Saturday of June. The annual “Christmas on
Caddo” fireworks extravaganza is held in the park each December. RV and tent
camping is available, sites with electric $12.00, Non-electric sites $6.00, additional
charges for extra sleeping units.
A $2.00
sewage disposal fee is charged for campers not staying overnight in the park.
Reservations
are not accepted.
Times of Operation: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., 7
days a week
Horace
M. Downs Park
8571 Crouch Dam Road
Mooringsport, Louisiana 71060
(318) 929-2806
Description of Facility: This 8.5-acre park
provides picnic tables, grills, and a portable toilet. It is used primarily by
fishermen and for family picnics.
Times of Operation: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., 7
days a week
Keithville Community Park
12201 Mansfield Road
Keithville, Louisiana 71047
(318) 929-2806
Keithville Community Park
is located on the campus of Keithville Elementary Middle School on US-171,
nearby to Caddo Parish’s boundary with DeSoto
Parish. The address of the school is 12201 Mansfield Road.
Description of Facility: The Parish of Caddo entered into a long-term lease
with the Caddo Parish School Board at the close of 2001 to develop a community
park for use of the residents of Keithville after school hours and on weekends.
The park area already contains a double tennis court and backstops for a couple
of ball fields. The Parish of Caddo constructed a new entrance and parking
area to serve the park, and a walking/jogging trail around the 8-acre site.
Restrooms for the park will be constructed by the end of 2003, and future plans
include a play system, picnic pads with grills and ball field improvements.
Times of Operation: The Park is open to the Keithville community after school
hours (after 3:00 p.m.), on weekends, and on days that school is not in session.
During school hours, the park is reserved for use by students of Keithville
Elementary Middle School. All unmanned Caddo Parish parks have a 9:00 p.m.
curfew, and reopen at 6:00 a.m. each morning.
Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature
Park
8012 Blanchard Furrh Road
Shreveport, Louisiana 71107
Phone (318) 929-2806
Fax (318) 929-3718
Description of Facility: Located three miles
west of Blanchard, the 160-acre nature park contains a pine-oak-hickory forest
accessible by five miles of nature trails. The park has an interpretive
building, a pavilion with restrooms, a handicapped-accessible trail, and several
naturalists who provide information and interpretation to park visitors. Nature
oriented programs are available on an appointment basis.
Annual Events: Special events are scheduled on
a regular basis and advertised through the local media. An annual environmental
day camp, called Earth Camp, is offered each summer in the park.
Times of Operation: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday - Saturday, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday
Park Eddie D. Jones
Driving directions: Take I-20 to Industrial Loop and head south. Turn right
onto Woolworth Road and continue until the intersection with LA-525 (Colquitt
Road). Turn right and travel to LA-169. Turn left at LA-169 and travel 1.1
miles to LA-789. Turn left on LA-789 and travel 2 miles to Mike Clark Road.
Turn right on Mike Clark Road (next to Macedonia Baptist Church) and follow
road to visitor center next to silo.
Description of
Facility: Eddie D. Jones Park opened in March, 2003. The park is managed
as an adventure
park, with over 10 miles of rugged mountain biking
trails, over five miles of horseback riding trails, and a 1 ½ mile hiking
trail. A park ranger is on duty during open hours to help orient visitors and
provide assistance. Restrooms and a small visitor center are maintained by
the parks department.
Visitors are advised
to come prepared for a wilderness type experience. Proper clothing, insect
repellant and plenty of fluids to
drink are recommended.
In addition to the trails maintained by the Parish of Caddo Parks and Recreation
Department, the park is the future site of Chimp Haven, a 200-acre chimpanzee
sanctuary that is being developed by the non-profit group known as Chimp
Haven, Inc., and an 82-acre Veterans Cemetery that will be operated by the
Louisiana
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Times of Operation: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, closed New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving
and Christmas.
Hannah's Park
225 Oak Grove Lane
Shreveport, Louisiana
To get to the park, take Ellerbe Road south to Mt. Pleasant Avenue, just south
of Leonard Road. The park is located on Oak Grove Lane off of Mt. Pleasant
Avenue.
Description of Facility:
Hannah’s Park is a 1 ½ acre park in
the Mt. Pleasant Acres Subdivision off of Ellerbe Road. The park was developed
to serve the Mt. Pleasant Acres community. It contains green space, a play
system for children, a volleyball area and a small, covered picnic area. A
basketball court will be added in 2003. To get to the park, take Ellerbe Road
south to Mt. Pleasant Avenue, just south of Leonard Road. The park is located
on Oak Grove Lane off of Mt. Pleasant Avenue. Please advise me if you need
any additional information.
Times of Operation: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily
Hawkins
Lear Park
Montana Street
Shreveport, Louisiana 71107
(318) 929-2806
Description of Facility: Located at the end of
Montana Street, north of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, this 5.5-acre
neighborhood park provides a basketball court, playground equipment and picnic
tables. The park provides walk-in access only for the neighborhood.
Times of Operation: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., 7
days a week
Richard Fleming Park
7919 West Lakeshore Drive
Shreveport, Louisiana 71107
(318) 929-2806
Description of Facility: Located on Fordney
Bayou where it empties into Cross Lake, this 15-acre park provides two boat
ramps, a 60-foot dock, a paved parking area, a handicapped-accessible fishing
pier, handicapped-accessible restrooms, picnic tables with grills, a pavilion
and two playgrounds. A large grass field provides a place for play, and a long
peninsula along Fordney Bayou offers an attractive area for fishing and to the
birdwatcher.
Times of Operation: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., 7
days a week. Open 24 hours a day for fishermen.
P.B.S.
Pinchback Park
7903 Jefferson Paige Road
Shreveport, Louisiana 71119
(318) 929-2806
Description of Facility: This 10-acre park
provides playground equipment, a ball field, a basketball court, a volleyball
area, covered picnic sites with grills, a restroom and an asphalt walking/
jogging path around the park. The park is well used for group events, such as
family reunions.
Times of Operation: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., 7
days a week.
Stoner
Hill Park
Corner of Olive and Acorn Street
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101
(318) 929-2806
Description of Facility: Located at the corner
of Olive and Acorn Street. This park provides playground equipment, and an
asphalt walking/ jogging path.
Times of Operation: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., 7
days a week.
Greenbrook
Park
South Emerald Loop
Shreveport, Louisiana 71106
(318) 929-2806
Description of Facility: Located off South
Emerald Loop east of St. Vincent Avenue, this 2-acre neighborhood park provides
playground equipment and open space for the Greenbrook Community. The park
includes a small basketball court and a walking/ jogging path.
Times of Operation: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., 7
days a week.
Robert G. Lawton, Jr. Playground
Rolling Ridge Subdivision
Greenwood, Louisiana 71033
(318) 929-2806
Description of Facility: This small ½-acre
neighborhood park provides play equipment and a picnic table for the Rolling
Ridge Subdivision.
Times of Operation: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., 7
days a week.
Milton James “Hookie”
Cameron Memorial Park
10500 Wallace Lake Road
Shreveport, Louisiana 71106
(318) 929-2806
Description of Facility: This one-acre park
located at the sough end of Wallace Lake Road provides a large parking area, a
boat ramp and picnic tables. It is primarily used by outdoorsmen to launch
boats.
Times of Operation: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., 7
days a week. Open to fishermen 24 hours a day.
