It’s an idyllic south Louisiana setting, with huge oak trees lining the fairways. Go 18 holes at Webb Memorial Golf Course. The parks are just 3 miles apart along Hooper Road.ġ7. Take a scenic bike trail through woods and over bluffs at Hooper Road Park and Comite River Park. Though you can pick your poison-zumba, cheernastics, baton twirling and more-our choice is hip-hop, where you can learn to slay the latest moves and dance to your own beat. Cure your two left feet at BREC’s dance classes. Take a walk among flowers and plants, and see how many you can identify. Discover the splendor of science and nature at the free and public Botanic Garden at Independence Park. Enjoy guided trail rides through the sprawling BREC park on River Road. Take a ride on a horse at Farr Park Equestrian Center. You can take your own car down the track or catch the speed racing Battle on the Bayou. Break the speed limit at the State Capitol Raceway. Whether you’re a beginner or pro, get your stand-up paddleboard rentals and group or private lessons. Get in the paddling spirit at Muddy Water Paddle Co. Paddle your arms off with BREC’s Blueways paddle launching project.Take your kayak or canoe down to the Highland Road Park launch, where enthusiasts are working on a network of clean, connected water trails along our bayous. Skate Galaxy’s party packages even offer a balcony VIP area. Party on wheels at Skate Galaxy.You can skate as long as you want-burning hundreds of calories per hour doing it. Go fish.Conservationists with BREC regularly stock lakes at places like the Burbank Soccer Complex and Greenwood Community Park with catfish, rainbow trout and other types of fish, so you can cast a line.ĩ. Look up Balloon Rides by Robert or Soaring Sports.Ĩ. See Baton Rouge from an aerial view with a hot air balloon ride.If you’ve ever wanted to fly off into the sunset in a hot air balloon like in The Wizard of Oz, now is the time. Bring along a field guide and a pair of boots and join a team of researchers to jot down every critter you see on your path. Participate in a Bio Blitz.Every year, BREC hosts events in the wilder parts of the parish to document our unique biodiversity. Play everything from baseball to rugby to disc golf, or head to the observatory to look at the stars. Enjoy 144 acres of rolling greenery at Highland Road Community Park. Learn all about Louisiana’s native trees and shrubs at the LSU Hilltop Arboretum. The Highland Road facility-perfect for a stroll among shady trees you may not realize call Louisiana home-is free and open seven days a week.ĥ. Bird watch at the Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center. Grab a pair of binoculars and try to spot barred owls and red-bellied woodpeckers. Head to Scott’s Bluff at Southern University for the best sunsets. Legend has it this is where the famous “red stick”-from which Baton Rouge got its name-was found.ģ. ![]() Strap on some rock-climbing gear and scale the wall like a pro. Get a taste of extreme sports at Perkins Road Community Park.Ĭatch some air in the BREC park’s skate park or the BMX raceway (or just watch as the fearless bikers and skaters soar overhead). We may not have mountains, but there are still plenty of spaces to hike, bike, run and climb-all within city limitsīy Kayla Randall Perkins Road Community Park. Here are a couple hundred to get you started. Because in 2018, there are way more than 225 things to do in Baton Rouge. Nearly everything on this list is within the parish or just across the parish line. We’re proud to say we did not need to include any road trips this time around.
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