Louisiana Trail Resources

 

Louisiana Agencies

 

For information on Louisiana State Parks: www.lastateparks.com/

The Great Outdoors Resources Page (GORP) has information on Louisiana's Kisatchie National Forests: www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Forest/la_kisat.HTM

GORP also has a lot of hiking and canoe trail information for Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve in the Mississippi Delta area: www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_nhp/la_jeanl.htm

National Park Service units in Louisiana: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=la

 

 

Louisiana National Recreation Trails

 

National Recreation Trails: America's great trails listed by state
Visit Louisiana's "Featured" National Recreational Trails
Visit the National Recreation Trails website and online searchable database to access over 1,050 NRTs from across the country.

Louisiana Bicycling and Mountain Biking

 

Baton Rouge Area Mountain Bike Association: http://www.BRAMBA.org/

Baton Rouge Bicycle and Pedestrian Initiative has maps, routes, and events: http://brgov.com/DEPT/PLANNING/bike/default.asp

Louisiana Mountain Bike Trails at DirtWorld: www.dirtworld.com/trails/LouisianaMountainBiketrails.asp

Mississippi River Trail is a 10-state cycling route in process of development from the headwaters of the Mississippi at Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico: www.mississippirivertrail.org/

Louisiana Equestrian Trails

 

The Horse Trails and Campground Directory has information on bridle paths, trailheads, horse campgrounds, overnight stay facilities, and bed & breakfasts

 

Louisiana Greenways and Community Trails

 

Baton Rouge Mississippi River Levee Bicycle Path: www.downtownbatonrouge.org/aroundBike.asp

Capital Area Pathways Project is an initiative to ibuild a network of trails and greenways throughout East Baton Rouge and surrounding Parishes: http://www.capp-online.org/index.html

Friends of the Lafitte Corridor in New Orleans is proposed for a greenway running between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain: www.folc-nola.org/gr-idea-benef.htm

Shreveport's Red River Bicycle Trail is over 8 miles of trail along the Red River: www.shreveportla.gov/dept/spar/Parks/sparparks.asp?facility_id=48

Woodlands Trail and Park, Inc. is acquiring and building a series of greenways in Orleans and Plaquemines Parish: www.cooperativeconservation.org/viewproject.asp?pid=403 - the organization is at: http://woodlandtrail.bizland.com/

Louisiana Hiking Trails

 

Louisiana Hiking Club provides classes, fosters communication, and maintains trails: www.hikelouisiana.org/

Slackpacker has a listing of Louisiana Hiking Trails: www.slackpacker.com/map_la.html

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Louisiana Long-Distance Trails

 

Trail of Tears is a national historic trail with several routes from the Southeast states to Oklahoma: http://www.nationaltota.org/

Louisiana Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

Louisiana 4X4 Club provides 4WD contacts and events: www.la4x4.com/

Louisiana Rail Trails and Canal Trails

 

Tammany Trace follows the old Illinois Central Railroad corridor for 31 miles, connecting Covington, Abita Springs, Mandeville, Lacombe, and Slidell, Louisiana: www.tammanytrace.org/

Louisiana Snow Trails

 

Louisiana Waterway and Boating Trails

 

Atchafalaya Water Trails is working to plan and develop water trails in Louisiana: www.bayoutrails.org

Louisiana Statewide Advocacy and Resources

 

Louisiana trails and outdoor activities at Trails.com:

• Louisiana Trails

Louisiana State Trails Program

 

Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management
State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states

Louisiana Outdoor Recreation

 

Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: www.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-louisiana/