Lake Bistineau State Park, State park along Lake Bistineau in Webster Parish, United States

Lake Bistineau State Park is a 750-acre Louisiana state park at Doyline in Webster Parish, about half an hour east of Shreveport. It lies along the western shore of Lake Bistineau, where cypress trees stand in open water and mixed hardwood forest covers the land. The park has camping areas, seven cabins and more than 10 miles of hiking trails.

Lake Bistineau formed around 1800 when a log jam on the Red River backed up water and flooded the surrounding land; the lake then gradually drained. Construction of a dam began in 1935, and Lake Bistineau State Park opened in 1938 as one of Louisiana's state parks.

Lake Bistineau State Park opened in 1938 as the first Louisiana state park to admit African Americans, and it did so in two separate areas. Those two sections still exist in the modern park, so a visitor can see where the segregated facilities once stood.

The park features two boat launches and lodging options ranging from campsites to cabin rentals for different budgets. Sturdy footwear is advisable when walking trails, particularly in damper sections near the water's edge.

Lake Bistineau State Park opened in 1938 as the first Louisiana state park to admit African Americans, and two separate areas of the modern park still reflect that segregated layout. The park lies at Doyline in Webster Parish, about half an hour east of Shreveport.