Help in Shreveport

[bxroads]

There is a good chance that I will buy a boat and meet the seller in Shreveport, LA. I nor the seller are familiar with the area. We will both be coming in on I 20, me from the east and the seller from the west. I notice there's a lake in the area and we'd like to meat at a place where we can put the boat in the water. Can anyone give me directions to the most convenient landing?

[mclovin]

i know tha big lake in shreveport/bossier is cross lake, however i think you have to have a permit or resadency to put in there i think! hopefully someone from there will chime in. we always go to tha red river in shreveport, waters always glassy! from the east I20 L-airline dr. L-barksdale blvd. R- westgate dr. boat ramp is in the south east corner, before you cross over tha river. L=left R=right

[etduc]

These guys are in Bossier City (across the river, from Shreveport. http://www.bayououtdoor.com/ You can see the Dealership, from I-20.

There are boat ramps, north and south of Shreveport, on the Red River. Sometimes, you'll see people wakeboarding, in front of the Casino Boats.

The Red is about a 1/4 mile wide, at this point. Further south, on the Red you'll get near the port.

[bxroads]

Thanks for the info!

[GNAT87]

Looks like you've got good directions already but the river would be the place to go. Just takes a 20 dollar permit to get on cross

[east tx skier]

There is a private ski lake in Bossier City.

Is Gus Campbell Marine still in Monroe? A little farther for whomever of you is coming from the west, but they are on a lake.

Caddo is on the TX/LA border, but I'm not terribly familiar with the landings on the LA side.

Come a little further to the west and you'll hit Marshall, TX. The first exit past Hwy 43 has a power plant lake with warm water year round (if the plant is running). Probably 3 miles off I-20.

There's the Red River, but I think there are quite a few rock piles that you'd want to avoid (get in touch with Farmer Ted; he used to live in Shreveport and can tell you where to put in).

[TayMC190]

the Red River isn't bad... Its high though and rough at the moment