Picnicking
There are many day-use areas (areas used only during daylight hours: sun-up to sundown) with lovely settings to have a picnic.
Picnicking - Group
The Kisatchie has multiple sites with group pavilions. Please call the Ranger District to reserve a pavilion for a group event.
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Anderson Pond Day-Use Area
Site Open
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.…
Beaver Dam Campground
Site Open
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
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…
Calcasieu Ranger District
Site Open
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…
Caney Lakes Rec Complex
Site Open
Caney Lakes Recreation Area is open year-around for motorists to enter and park at the North Boat Launch parking area. Picnicking, fishing, boating, and walking are now accessible year around. The…
Caney Lakes Unit
Site Open
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…
Caney Ranger District
Site Open
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).
Catahoula Ranger District
Site Open
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,…
Cloud Crossing Campground
Site Open
Cloud Crossing Campground is a beautiful bottomland area timbered with large hardwoods and pines that is directly adjacent to Saline Bayou National Wild and Scenic River. The terrain is flat with…
Corney Lake Main Boat Launch (South Shore)
Site Open
Visitors to the Corney Lake main boat launch on the south shore can enjoy an updated parking and launch facility with water, restrooms, trash receptacles, group-picnic shelter, fishing pier, boat…