Running trails in Shreveport, LA
Shreveport has 16 trails in the directory — 2 paved, 1 boardwalk, 2 loops that return to the trailhead, 2 shaded, and 4 open 24 hours. Every one post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 4,122 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.
Betty Virginia Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,140 reviews
Winding, 23-acre park offering a short trail, picnic tables, a playground & other features.
East Kings Highway Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 787 reviews
Many ducks swim in the pond at this grassy park with shade trees, a picnic area & playground.
A C Steere Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 665 reviews
Tranquil city park with a ball field, tennis courts, splash pad, trails & an accessible playground.
Walter B Jacobs Nature Center
4.8 ★★★★★ 319 reviews
Natural park with trails & a picnic area, plus a center with live raptors & an outdoor aviary.
Richard Fleming Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 275 reviews
Serene park featuring a playground, a soccer field and a picnic area.
Veterans Memorial Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 225 reviews
Relaxed park with a memorial honoring veterans, plus a skateboard area.
C. Bickham Dickson
4 ★★★★☆ 120 reviews
Park offering fishing and hiking trails along with a picnic area and a pier.
PBS Pinchback Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 91 reviews
Park featuring basketball courts and baseball fields, plus a playground.
Greenbrook Park
4.1 ★★★★☆ 50 reviews
Columbia Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 44 reviews
Greenleaf Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
Coates Bluff Nature Trail
4.6 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Shreveport
- Match the surface to your legs. Shreveport gives you a choice: 2 paved, 1 boardwalk, and 1 mixed. Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More paved trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? 2 trails here are loops, so you finish back at the car with no backtracking — the easiest way to run a set distance without thinking about it. On an out-and-back you turn round at half your target distance, which makes any trail fit any run.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 4 trails in Shreveport are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 16 of the 16 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 1 is lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 3 have trailhead parking, 10 have restrooms, and 2 have a water fountain in Shreveport. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 2 shaded, 4 that runners describe as quiet, 3 dog-friendly, and 2 smooth and wide enough for a stroller or a wheelchair. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.
More on all of this in the trail-running guides.
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