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Webster and Claiborne Parishes - Caney Ranger District

Near the state line of Arkansas, the 32,000-acre Caney Ranger District is a fisherman's dream with serene Caney and Corney Lakes.

General Information

Visitors can enjoy a wide variety of recreation opportunities such as picnicking, camping, hiking and biking, boating, and fishing. A forest area restored from sugar cane and cotton fields, the Caney Lakes Recreation Area offers easily accessed shoreline that provides a scenic setting for a wide variety of recreation opportunities including a separate group use area and picnic shelter, water skiing, and hiking and biking on the Sugar Cane National Recreation Trail. At Corney Lake Recreation Area, the beautiful 2,300-acre lake offers scenery of bald cypress, tupelo gum bottomlands, and breezy upland pines. 

Download and print the Caney Ranger District recreation brochure and map for more recreation information and details.

Download and print the Caney Ranger District Motor Vehicle Use Maps to discover where you may drive your vehicle or off-highway vehicle on national forest lands.

District phone number: (318)927-2061.

Recreation Sites

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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,…

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.…

Caney Lakes Rec Complex OPEN, Swim/Ski Area CLOSED

Site Open
Picnicking Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Water Activities
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
Picnicking Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Water Activities Biking Hiking
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…

Corney Bayou Boat Launch

Site Open
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Water Activities
The Corney Bayou boat launch was opened recently and is a new facility to allow visitors to travel by boat on the winding and mysterious Corney Bayou.

Corney Lake Main Boat Launch (South Shore)

Site Open
Picnicking Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Water Activities
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…

Corney Lake North Shore Boat Launch

Site Open
Picnicking Water Activities
Visitors to the Corney Lake north shore boat launch can enjoy the beautiful 2,300-acre lake via a primitive boat launch area that includes picnic tables, a vault restroom, trash receptacles, and…

Corney Lake South Shore Campground and Day Use Area

Site Open
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Water Activities Picnicking
Visitors to the south shore camping area can utilize the facilities which include paved roads, lantern posts, fire rings, restrooms, ample parking, and trash receptacles.Visitors to this area can…

Corney Lake Unit

Site Open
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Water Activities Picnicking
The Corney Lake Unit includes the Corney Lake Recreation Area which is a beautiful 2,300-acre reservoir which has become a very popular fishing and waterfowl hunters destination. Facilities are…

Lower Caney Lake North Boat Launch

Site Open
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Water Activities
A modern paved boat launch area inside the Caney Lakes Recreation Complex on the Caney Lakes Unit in the Caney Ranger District. Lower Caney Lake is a 250-acre reservoir that provides a scenic setting…

Last updated April 7th, 2025