This is one of the most beautiful spots in the US. We have been wintering here for the past 3…read morewinters in our Tiffin motorcoach. We have a spacious site in Sportsman Cove right on the lake. We volunteer 24 hours a week for a couple. The bass fishing is phenomenal and the catfish are said to be the best eating anywhere in the US. I have stated in Rocky Point and Clear Sorings parks as well and for a senior pass holder at $19 per day you can't beat it. The park hosts a great to deal with and all bathrooms and sites are up to par. Malden park is my favorite spot for fishing because of its location and crappie fishing. The rangers are responsive to needs when an issue occurs. They have many pavilions for day use. We rented one for a church function and it was a huge success. The cost was $20 for the day. There is a working dam that keeps the water at required levels that anyone can request a tour of. If I were in this area I'd make this a 3-7 day stop. Texarkana has many historic sites to visit that takes about a day. Rodeo and church are big in this area. By the way it's a corps of engineers park, one of many we use regularly because of the low per night cost and all the amenities. And the sunsets! Check out my pictures, four of hundreds I have taken.

Having kids you value a good playground…read more On the way back home from the Holidays it was time to let our seat-bound for the past few hours jittery kid to get our and stretch her legs. This is a wonderful playground any kid would love to de-jitter at.

Came here for 4 days and it wasn't long enough. Nothing bad at all to say about this SP…read more From the min you turn off the highway into the entrance you have that true SP nature feeling. Its just beautiful all the greenery. We stayed in Big Pine and loved it. We were able to ride bikes around the other loop and walk the nature trail to the swimming area. Plenty of space to spread out even with the day users. The store is on the small side but has all you would need. The park hosts are wonderful too. This park had the cleanest public restrooms I have ever seen! Props to those couples who go above and beyond. Seriously....there weren't even spider webs on the outside. We will be back as soon as possible! Also, visit the Mount Pleasant area. They have good restaurants and yummy desserts!

Buituful scenery park staff is super kind and the shower facilities are really really awesome…read more This place is so peaceful I love it there!!

Looking for a place to hike? Bike? Kayak? Bird? Bring horses for a trail ride?…read moreThis is it. Several marked trails, about 65 miles of paved and unpaved roads with old concrete ruins rising out of the forest. This was once the Longhorn Ammunition Plant and has a lot of history that you can read about in the visitor center (if you can find it!). The visitor center is behind the Refuge offices. Take the first right after you enter the gates, then the first left to find it.

This was a great find by accident. We found out about it while at the state park and it was…read moredefinitely worth the stop. It is an old army ammunition factory that was turned over to the wildlife and fisheries department. Shells of some of the old buildings still stand. Lots of birds and wildlife, but very, very few people.

Waterfront walks do something for the soul, and this side of the park is no different!…read more Venture around here close to sunset for some ideal reflections and views, ideally after a candy and clothing shopping spree :)

This park, nestled comfortably and purposefully, against the banks of the Red River in downtown…read moreShreveport, serves up memories to me, as profound as they are plenty. Just a mere few weeks after 9/11/01, this city hosted its' annual Fall Festival, the Red River Revel. And during this particular year, the Gypsy Songman himself, Jerry Jeff Walker was to be headlining one of the Saturday nights. My chums and I, all huge, adoring Jerry Jeff fans, went to the show in full vigor. I myself, consuming what was pretty much my own body weight at that time, in draft beer, during each and every song, and after show's end, then venturing to a local tavern across town, where I would ultimately end up unconscious, and seeking the comforts, spread eagle no less, of said tavern's convenient outdoor parking, and the asphalt thereof. And this, only after regurgitating some of my stomach's contents into an empty pint glass, inside said tavern. Then there was July 4th, 2005. It was the night before my Father passed away. I sat in my Father's hospital room, and he, on his death bed. The television hanging on the wall, was tuned in to a local station, which was broadcasting live from this very park, for its' annual Independence Day celebration. And on this night, at this very sad moment, I remember sitting in that chair in that room, my Father resting, and looking up at that television screen, and seeing all the people, all the visitors to the park that day, families, and couples. As the camera panned the large crowd, hundreds, maybe thousands of faces. They all looked so happy. So carefree. Life was so beautiful for them. I was going through one of the worst times of my life. And then, down at the festivities, the recorded voice of Louie Armstrong, and his song, "What A Wonderful World" began playing. I could hear it on tv. My Father remained asleep peacefully. I just began crying. Of course, there are other memories of this park, less heavy, and not as important maybe. I remember another Red River Revel, years later. Where I jumped up on stage with local band Dirtfoot and showed all forward looking eyeballs my latest and greatest dance maneuvers, as interpreted from the music the band was playing. This delighted both my future wife and festival security immensely. There have also been countless enjoyable viewings of outdoor films here courtesy of Movies and Moonbeams. Recently, this park was deluged with waters from the adjacent Red River, and suffered extensive damage. In recent months, as festival seasons have come and gone, this area has not been available or open. It appears now that most, if not all, repairs, as well as planned upgrades, are now complete. Hopefully, this park will once again become the focal point of all activity and highlights during festivals, as well as day to day downtown recreation.

We love coming to Caddo! Not only is it beautiful, has great waterways but the employees are…read morefabulous! Each one is friendly and knowledgeable. They can answer any question you have and do it with a smile and a laugh!! Always a joy coming here!

This place is surreal. Extremely peaceful and well worth the drive. We stopped here on the way back…read morefrom Mississippi to take some pictures of the trees. The admission to the park is really affordable (like $4 per adult) and free for prior military. They have cute little cabins for rent and even canoes if you'd like to paddle around the lake. This place is a great day trip from DFW.

Very nice and fun park! Clean and has lots of sitting areas for parents, pretty plants and…read moreinteresting play things for the kids like a sand box. We don't have that where I'm from so I found it quite charming. Mostly it was clean and nice with a good walking area and lots of field space to run around.

This was a Clean nice friendly park. Walking trail…read moretoo.......................................................i enjoy my time meditating there

I go here to trail run. The main walking trail runs out to the lake and is about two miles out and…read moreback. The lake views by the spillway are worth the hike which is entirely wooded so that helps tremendously with the summer heat. Its very easy walking and I've even seen people on motorized skateboards. There are biking trails also but hiking/running them is permitted if you go against the bike traffic. These are pretty hilly and narrow and you need to watch your footing and listen for bikers if you're on foot. The trails overall are a blast to hike and run. Depending on which bike trail you take it is two or four miles. Whether you take a bike trail or the main trail once you get to the spillway you can keep following the trail which runs through the woods, around the golf course and dumps you out onto University Blvd about a mile and some change west of the park. That route including getting back to the parking lot is about six miles. There is also back road I believe that gets you close to the spill way if you don't want to hike.

Great park! I went to the east side. There was a play structure, swings, a trail, a deck leading to…read morethe lake, a hiking trail, picnic tables, drinking fountains, and restrooms.

With the recent sudden passing of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash, and…read morethe National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs returning to the Super Bowl this upcoming Sunday. The final game of the season. A game the Chiefs have not played in since 1970. 50 years. A victory in Super Bowl IV over the Minnesota Vikings and their universally-feared defense, The Purple People Eaters. I feel this is as timely of a review as I could write right now. The Chiefs are back in the big game. An icon has left this planet, leaving us all stunned and even more so reminding us all how precious and short all of this really is for all of us. And this brings me to Joe Delaney. The man for whom this park is proudly named. Joe Delaney graduated from Haughton High School. He was a Buccaneer. And until Josh Martin became Barney The Dinosaur, and also a primary Dragon Ball Z voice actor, and then just a few Buccaneer generations later, Dak Prescott went on to Mississippi State and then was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys to become their current starter at quarterback, before all of that, Joe Delaney was the most famous graduate of Haughton High School in Bossier Parish. He was Mr. Buccaneer. He was Haughton through and through. He was a fantastic football player. An amazing running back. This is true. He excelled at Northwestern State University as a Demon in football and track in the late 1970's and 1980. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the second round of the 1981 NFL draft. He played two seasons in the offensive backfield and scorched franchise record books in the process. All of this stands to great measure. But this is not the measure of a man. And certainly not the measure of this man. For the greatest move he ever made wasn't to leap over a pile of opposing defenders, or stiff arm a defensive end. No. His greatest move came at the end. On June 29th, 1983 on the banks of a pond in Monroe. Three children, of no relation to him, were in the pond. Drowning right in front of him. Crying for help. Joe Delaney could not swim. He knew he had to do something. He knew he must act. He was the AFC Rookie of the Year. He had two years of professional football on his resume'. He had a tremendous career and life ahead of him. He was twenty-four-years-old. He jumped into the pond to save those children. He lost it all. One child survived. Another passed away in the hospital. The other was recovered from the pond with Joe. It's hard to imagine many of today's current self-absorbed, social media-driven high-profile millionaire athletes taking action much the same. What Joe Delaney did with his last day here on Earth is heartbreaking and remarkable in every which way. How his heroic story is not more publicized and honored is beyond me. The man truly had it all. And he didn't hesitate for one second to do the right thing, even knowing that he might not come back from it. Joe Delaney is hero. I hope that he will always be remembered. This park here in Haughton is named after him.

Nice clear playground. Grass is well tended and no trash lying around. Fence around the park makes…read moreit a safe place to take kids!

Great walking trails and space for kids to enjoy nature. Renovations were well thought out. Follow…read moreme on TikTok and Facebook @weekend.thrifter

Nice nature center building with exhibits and rest rooms. Pavilion available. Good trails. This…read moreplace looks original before civilization came to Shreveport. Bring a picnic lunch and bug spray.