What are the best hikes in Louisiana?

Standouts include Longleaf Vista (Kisatchie), Fontainebleau State Park, Lake Chicot, Bogue Chitto — 10 trails in all, mapped with difficulty, distance, and elevation on Roamward.

Are there easy or family-friendly hikes in Louisiana?

Yes — gentler options include Longleaf Vista (Kisatchie), Fontainebleau State Park, Lake Chicot, good for kids and the RV/camping crew.

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Best hikes in Louisiana.

Q: When is the best time to hike in Louisiana?

Fall–spring (cooler, drier). Louisiana hiking is cypress swamps and the piney Kisatchie hills — boardwalks among gators and surprise ravines.

Louisiana hiking is cypress swamps and the piney Kisatchie hills — boardwalks among gators and surprise ravines.

Curated trails10

Distance range1.5–13 mi

Biggest climb600 ft

Difficulty5 easy · 4 moderate · 1 hard

TerrainCypress swamp & piney hills

Best seasonFall–spring (cooler, drier)

Don’t missBarataria Preserve (Jean Lafitte)

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10 hikes worth the detour.

Sorted easy to expert. Every one mapped with distance, route type, and elevation gain — built for everyone from the RV & camping crew to the bucket-list crowd.

Longleaf Vista (Kisatchie)

Easy · 1.5 mi · Loop · 100 ft

mesas and pines in "Louisiana’s Outback"

Fontainebleau State Park

Easy · 2 mi · Loop · 20 ft

lakeshore and old sugar-mill ruins on Lake Pontchartrain

Lake Chicot

Easy · 2 mi · Loop · 50 ft

a cypress-lined lake trail

Bogue Chitto

Easy · 3 mi · Loop · 100 ft

rolling hardwood trails and an oxbow lake

Barataria Preserve (Jean Lafitte)

Easy · 3.5 mi · Loop · 0 ft

boardwalks through cypress swamp and gators

Sicily Island Hills

Moderate · 4 mi · Loop · 400 ft

surprising hills and a waterfall in north Louisiana

Tunica Hills

Moderate · 4 mi · Loop · 400 ft

ravines and waterfalls near the Mississippi

Backbone Trail (Kisatchie)

Moderate · 7.6 mi · Loop · 400 ft

mesa-and-pine country, the Little Grand Canyon of LA

Caroline Dormon Trail

Moderate · 10.5 mi · Point to point · 300 ft

the backbone trail of the Kisatchie hills

Wild Azalea Trail

Hard · 13 mi · Point to point · 600 ft

a long stretch of the states longest trail

Plan the Louisiana trip

Hikes, gems, scenic drives — all in one Louisiana guide.

See everything worth the detour in Louisiana, then let Roamward build the trip around it. Know a Louisiana trail we’re missing? Add it — we’re building this with the people who actually hike it.

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