University Lakes

"They are dredging and putting millions into university lakes to make it a center piece in btr. It was only 4 ft deep... they are making it real deep. With new trails and new park spaces.... Full redo. I could walk across the lake bed yesterday. So much fun."

"Quiet peaceful family friendly dog friendly great place to chill"

"Cops came to my boyfriend's truck at 11:30pm and kicked us out even though its supposedly open 24 hours. They need to update their hours on google. This was very annoying and concerning to have any cops knocking on his window. They even asked for his drivers license like they somehow thought he wasn't of driving age or was some rebel boy... It was very strange... Its an amazing lake. It has such wonderful energy at night when theirs nothing but animals and sweet nature around. We even saw a fox!!!! It only gets 3 stars due to it not being open 24 hours."

"This is a fantastically-maintained lake with clean, easy to follow paths and it's very quiet most of the way around. It's about 5 miles all the way around, so it's a fantastic walk and it's wonderful to have a beautiful lake full of turtles and even a Wild Bird Refuge in Baton Rouge. This is a gem, a beautiful and special place that is peaceful and removed from the busy-ness of the city."

"While not perfect the ride around the lake can be quite charming when traffic is light and the weather is good. Most days there are a fair number of walkers and runners. Weekends adds a number of bicyclists to the mix along with drivers who are all too often in a hurry to be elsewhere. Caution and attention are required at this of high use. Still, let us not let the perfect be the enemy of the good, yes? There are times, like the evening I wrote this review, when a ride around the Lakes is a rare and marvelous thing. You should try it for yourself."