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Recreation

You'll find a variety of recreational opportunities on the Kisatchie for everyone to enjoy - from hiking, biking, horseback riding, camping, fishing, boating, off-highway vehicle riding, and of course, hunting in Sportsman's Paradise!

Recreation

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Ahtus Melder Camp
Site Open
Horse Riding and Camping
The Ahtus Melder Equestrian Camp is set up very openly, leaving the campers to use their imagination on how best to camp. Ahtus Melder Camp is very primitive with no available water and no restroom…

Anderson Pond Day-Use Area
Site Open
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Picnicking
Visitors to Anderson Pond can utilize the bank fishing and shaded picnic area with easy access from Louisiana Highway 118. Often, the Kisatchie Ranger District's annual Fishing Derby is held here.…

Bankston Camp
Site Open
The Bankston Camp is a very primitive camping experience northeast of the town of Williana, Louisiana. This camp is located just outside the borders of the Catahoula National Wildlife Management…

Bayou Boeuf Natural Area
Site Open
Outdoor Science and Learning
The Bayou Boeuf Research Natural Area is located on the Evangeline Unit of the Calcasieu Ranger District, about 6 miles southwest of Alexandria, Louisiana. It includes approximately 737 acres.

Beaver Dam Campground
Site Open
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Water Activities Picnicking Hiking
Beaver Dam Campground is situated on the shores of Upper Caney Lake in the Caney Lakes Recreation Complex. The campground is located in a beautiful setting among woods, lakes and hills. Swimming,…

Blue Hole Recreation Complex, Day Use
Site Open
Picnicking Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Water Activities Hiking Outdoor Science and Learning
The Blue Hole Recreation Complex is a compact area that has much to offer visitors. From a group-use picnic shelter, day-use picnic area in the grass along the shore of Blue Hole, to a loop trail…

Boy Scout Camp
Site Open
Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)
Boy Scout camp is designated for use by motorcycle campers. The facilities are similar to the Ahtus Melder camp in that no water is available, no trash receptacles, and no restroom facilities.

Bucktail Hunter Camp
Site Open
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting
Visitors to Middle Fork's Bucktail Camp and Turkey Trot Camp should expect very primitive camping. Both camps are designated hunter's camps which means they are only maintained during hunting season.…

Butterfly Garden
Site Open
Outdoor Science and Learning
The Catahoula Hummingbird and Butterfly Garden was started in 1995 as a project between the US Forest Service and Gardeners for Wildlife, a not-for-profit group of active local residents committed to…

Calcasieu Ranger District
Site Open
Biking Hiking Outdoor Science and Learning Horse Riding and Camping Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Water Activities Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) Picnicking
The Calcasieu Ranger District is divided into two land areas called units; the Evangeline Unit (97,000 acres, Rapides Parish) and the Vernon Unit (85,000 acres, Vernon Parish).Visitors can enjoy a…
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