Day Hiking

Day Hiking Areas

• Calcasieu Ranger District

   

  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 variety of activities in beautiful longleaf pine stands.

• Evangeline Unit

  The Evangeline Unit of the Calcasieu Ranger District offers outdoor enthusiasts a great variety of recreation opportunities just 20 minutes west of Alexandria, Louisiana in central Louisiana. Whether you prefer hiking, OHV riding, horseback riding, fishing, boating, swimming, picnicking, bird watching, nature studies -- or even the challenge of riding mountain bikes, these 97 thousand acres of forests and lakes in the Kisatchie National Forest have something for you to see and do -- year around.

• Claiborne Multi-Use Trails
• Evangeline Camp
• Indian Ridge Trail
• Kincaid Lake East Boat Launch
• Kincaid Lake Recreation Area, Camping/Day Use
• Kincaid Lake West Boat Launch
• Kincaid Loop Trail
• Lamotte Creek Trail
• Valentine Lake Loop Trail
• Valentine Lake Recreation Complex, Camping/Day Use
• Wild Azalea Trail
• Vernon Unit

  The Vernon Unit of the Calcasieu Ranger District offers outdoor enthusiasts a great variety of recreation opportunities!  Visitors to this district unit can enjoy the recreation serenity of a longleaf pine ecosystem and the historic pasts of Fullerton Lake Recreation Complex and Little Cypress Recreation Complex. 
  
  With numerous scenic areas, bogs and special interest areas, the Vernon Unit has a very unique selection of ecological interests for both nature studies and wildlife viewing. Changing plant life across the seasonal calendar gives the Vernon Unit a completely different look throughout the year.

• Big Branch Trail
• Blue Hole Recreation Complex, Day Use
• Enduro Trail
• Fullerton Lake Recreation Complex, Camping/Day Use
• Hunter Camp
• Ol Sarge Trail
• Wild Turkey Trail
• Caney Ranger District

   

  The Caney Ranger District encompasses over 32,000 acres and is divided into three units; Caney Lakes (north of Minden), Middle Fork (northeast of Homer), and Corney Lake (near Summerfield).

• Caney Lakes Unit
  The Caney Lakes Unit has much to offer its visitors from the National Sugar Cane Recreation Trail to two completely different lake types to choose from for recreation. Both the Upper and Lower Caney Lakes are beautiful and have much to offer.
• Sugar Cane Trail
• Catahoula Ranger District

   

  The Catahoula Ranger District encompasses 121,500 acres and is a very popular district with residents of north Rapides and Grant Parishes with its close proximity to Alexandria/Pineville, Ball, Tioga, Bentley, Dry Prong and Pollock.

• Glenn Emery Hiking Trail
• Hickman Trailhead (Trail)
• Little Creek Trailhead (Trail)
• Stuart Lake Nature Trail
• Stuart Lake Recreation Complex, Camping/Day Use
• Kisatchie Ranger District

  The Kisatchie Ranger District encompasses over 102,000 acres of breath-taking vistas and wilderness and is located near the city of Natchitoches.

• Cane Camp
• Caroline Dormon Trail
• Caroline Dormon Trailhead
• Corral Camp
• Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Complex Camping/Day Use
• Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Trail
• Longleaf Vista
• Longleaf Vista Interpretive Trail
• Lotus Camp
• Sandstone Multi-Use Trail
• Winn Ranger District

   

  The Winn Ranger District encompasses 164,000 forested acres in Winn, Natchitoches, and Grant Parishes, with close proximity to the Winnfield area.

• Cloud Crossing Campground
• Gum Springs Horse Camp and Trails
• Saline Bayou Hiking Trail Information