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Sam Houston Jones State Park Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
Louisiana

Sam Houston Jones State Park Trail

Lake Charles, Louisiana

7.6 mi

Distance

997 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 37m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Sam Houston Jones State Park Trail is a loop trail in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It is 7.6 miles long. The nearest town is Westlake, Louisiana, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:8 ft
Max:28 ft
Gain:304 ft
Loss:304 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 8 ft and 28 ft across 7.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.8 ft15 ft21 ft28 ft0.0 mi1.9 mi3.8 mi5.7 mi7.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi15 ft
High point4.1 mi28 ft
End7.7 mi15 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Westlake, LA · about 1 mi away
County:
Calcasieu Parish, LA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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