Here's a sample itinerary for a pet-friendly drive from Houston to Shreveport with your dog or cat. If you're planning a road trip to Shreveport, you can research locations to stop along the way. Make sure you check road conditions to double check the weather. Find the best dog parks, pet-friendly accommodations and hotels, restaurants, and attractions based on the most talked about places recommended by Trippy members and GoPetFriendly. Scroll down to see all the pet-friendly stops along the way.
10:00 am start in Houston
drive for about 32 minutes
10:32 am New Caney (Texas)
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 11:32 am
drive for about 2 hours
1:35 pm Nacogdoches
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 2:35 pm
drive for about 35 minutes
3:09 pm Timpson (Texas)
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 4:09 pm
drive for about 1 hour
5:11 pm Waskom (Texas)
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 6:11 pm
drive for about 28 minutes
6:39 pm arrive in Shreveport
eat at SONIC Drive-In
stay at Forest Retreat RV Park
driving ≈ 4.5 hours
New Caney (Texas) (2 answers)
VCA New Caney Animal Hospital (1 mention)
Porter Animal Hospital (1 mention)
Northpark Veterinary Hospital (1 mention)
pet-friendly restaurants around New Caney (Texas):
SONIC Drive-In
pet-friendly hotels around New Caney (Texas):
Forest Retreat RV Park
Wild Country RV Park & MH Community
La Quinta Inn & Suites New Caney
Lake Houston State Park
Lone Star Lakes RV Park
Super 8 Porter
Nacogdoches (3 answers)
Connolly Animal Clinic Inc (1 mention)
Millard's Crossing Historic Village (1 mention)
pet-friendly restaurants around Nacogdoches:
SONIC Drive-In
pet-friendly hotels around Nacogdoches:
Days Inn Nacogdoches
Pine Creek Country Inn
Victorian Inn & Suites Nacogdoches
Super 8 Nacogdoches
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Nacogdoches
Best Western Northpark Inn Nacogdoches
Americas Best Value Inn Nacogdoches
Timpson (Texas)
Waskom (Texas)
The Rose Cottage Animal Hotel (1 mention)
pet-friendly restaurants around Waskom (Texas):
SONIC Drive-In
Are you going straight to a hotel, or looking for a vacation rental or Airbnb?
The best resource on neighborhoods, areas, and hotels is the Trippy page on where to stay in Shreveport.
If you're looking for a quick answer, you can check out Forest Retreat RV Park.
Here are some more pet-friendly hotels people talk about:
Want to research more popular hotels in Shreveport? Click the blue button below.
Need some recommendations on somewhere to get food?
GoPetFriendly suggests SONIC Drive-In.
Want to research more popular restaurants in Shreveport? Click the blue button below.
This section could be endless, so rather than trying to suggest every local activity or attraction, we'll leave it open-ended.
These are some of the places people talk about on GoPetFriendly:
Of course, Trippy is the perfect place to ask questions because there's an entire community of travelers talking to each other and sharing tips and advice. Trippy is where you can get answers personalized for your tastes, budgets, trip dates & more!
For example, here are some questions people have asked about Shreveport. Click on any question to see answers from the community!
Katie from Los Angeles asked:
Best free things to do in Shreveport? (4 answers)
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Yes, even this step is optional, because if you're on vacation who wants the trip to end? It's okay, you can start planning your next trip!
Want to plan the trip back? Get the reverse directions for a Shreveport to Houston drive with pets, or go to the main page to plan a new road trip.
You can also compare the travel time if you're flying or driving by calculating the distance from Houston to Shreveport. Or get a full Houston to Shreveport flight plan.
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