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Outdoors

Shreveport-Bossier is an interesting mix of modern convenience and natural beauty, so you get a chance to enjoy outdoor fun without having to stray too far. Louisiana is a sportsman’s paradise, and Shreveport-Bossier City is the hub of exciting outdoor adventures. Our convenient location straddling the Red River means water sports are plentiful during warm months, while Cross Lake offers a postcard-perfect vision of romance, fun, and relaxation for an afternoon on its shores.

Gather family and friends for a cookout at Cypress Lake, or take a dreamy stroll along the Red River. Climb aboard a river cruise and take a lazy ride on the river – come with your favorite pals or your special someone. You’ll be entertained as well as educated about the local area. Take an outdoor workshop at Bass Pro Shops and learn the latest tricks, or just pack your things and head out for some of the best fishing you'll find anywhere.


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Chimp Chat & Chew-The Morning Edition
Chimp Haven
Thursday, May 30 through Tuesday, November 26
Guests receive a behind-the-scenes tour, breakfast, a presentation by a staff member, and an up-close-and-personal look at our residents.
Leaps and Bounds Playground
Shreveport
Children playing at the barrier-free, all-inclusive playground designed so all children, those with full abilities and those with disabilities, can play together. Leaps and Bounds Playground provides a special place giving all children the freedom to play. Featuring a music area, sensory garden and a water play area. There are swings sets for children without disabilities as well as high backed ones for children that lack upper body control. There is a beautiful garden – music area. It includes three wind sculptures, two drums in the shape of animals (children who are blind can guess the shape and children who are deaf can feel the sounds) and five freestanding, outdoor musical instruments. The two raised garden beds are built at a height to enable those in wheelchairs the ability to see, touch, smell and taste the plants. The latest addition to the playground is the toddler area.
Highlights
Provenance Spring Concert: Jimmy Wooten
Thursday, May 23
YMCA Day/Sports Camps
Tuesday, May 28
Caturday Yard Sale
Saturday, June 1
Chimpanzee Discovery Day: Me & My Dad
Saturday, June 15
Chimp Haven
Homegrown: A Local Farmer's Market
Saturday, June 22
PAC the Park! Joint Venture Presents ''Jazz in the Park''
Saturday, August 3
Chris Hayes Park & Recreation Center
Chimpanzee Discovery Day: African Peace Festival
Saturday, September 21
Chimp Haven
Chimp Discovery Day: Chimpanzees in Science & Medicine
Saturday, November 16
Chimp Haven
Highland Jazz and Blues Festival
Saturday, November 16
Columbia Park
Christmas in Roseland
Friday, November 29 through Sunday, December 22
Gardens of the American Rose Center
Country Christmas Festival
Saturday, December 7
Gardens of the American Rose Center
Shreveport
Louisiana Boardwalk
Bossier City
Northwest Louisiana Master Gardener Association
Shreveport
Red River Bicycle/Walking Trail
Shreveport
Stoner Avenue Skate Plaza
Shreveport
Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park
Northwest Louisiana

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