Top Five Ways to Involve Your Pet on Your Trip to Natchitoches:

1) Bring your pet for a walk on the trails at Parc Natchitoches, Grady Erwin Nature Trails, or Kisatchie National Forest.

2) Order your favorite restaurant’s food to-go and have a lakeside picnic under the Riverbank Stage Pavilion. Make sure to check out the Beau Jardin Garden & Water Feature and historic Roque House while you’re there!

3) Learn the history of Natchitoches alongside your pet on a carriage ride or at the Cane River Creole National Historical Park.

4) Take your pet for a play day at Pierson & Mallett Park or City Park.

5) Spend a night in one of our pet friendly hotels or bed & breakfasts.

Plus a few extra:

6) Many of Natchitoches' festivals are pet-friendly as long your pet is on a leash.

7) The newest shop of Front Street, called Lady's Leash, sells gear for pets - and their humans. Bring your dog in a for treat. Many of the other shops along Front Street and rue St. Denis also sell  pet-friendly items.

8) Northwestern State University Baseball and other sports seasonally offer pet days at games, such as Bark in the Park.

Written by Leanna Coy, Spring Intern and pet mama to Ashley.