Cypress Black Bayou Hwy 162

Northwest Louisiana region has so many nice places to paddle. One such spot is the Cypress Black Bayou Reservoir/Lake. It’s only an hours drive from the Texas Caddo area, and about 10 miles north of Shreveport. The put-in for a swamp paddle is the Highway 162 Boat Ramp. The red lined route in the map is just a jumble of try this, try that. It initially heads north into the bayou as far as possible but, since it’s not a huge area, it also explores many of the available side channels and takes a short loop around a few islands in the lake itself. Any route will be about as good as any other here, it can be made up on the spot. Great place, and a cool overcast day for a trip. There may be a fee or permit at the boat launch, but I can’t recall if it applies to paddled boats or not.