Louisiana Hiking Club

We meet at the Bluebonnet Regional Library at 7 PM on the first Thursday of every month.

Check the club Calendar for information about our next meeting (or next hike)

and come join us for a fun and informative time.

See Membership by Zip Code (Updated - 2025)

The Louisiana Hiking Club is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization designed to
meet the needs of Louisiana backpackers and hikers. Its goals are:

• to advance the knowledge of hikers and backpackers in Louisiana by
offering classes, seminars and other educational resources
• to foster communication between hikers
• to maintain existing trails and establish new ones
• to plan trips
• to compile accurate cartographic and naturalist guides for Louisiana trails

We plan group hikes on the second Saturday of every month and have regular club meetings with guest speakers and presentations on all things of nature, camping and hiking.

Our day hikes and backpacking trips range from short excursions in Louisiana's state parks to trips of more than 100 miles along Arkansas' Ozark Highlands Trail and Alabama's Sipsey Wilderness and others, such as the Ouachita and Pinhoti trails.

The hikes include trails throughout the Kisatchie National Forest, such as the Wild Azalea Trail, Backbone Trail, and Caroline Dormon Trail; trails in Mississippi's Homochitto National Forest and DeSoto National Forest; Mississippi's Clark Creek Natural Area; and trails invarious wildlife management areas.

Members of the club often coordinate club hiking or backpacking trips to out-of-state destinations such as:

Smoky Mountains National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Big Bend National Park
Olympic National Park
Glacier National Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Bryce Canyon National Park

Club Officers