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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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Lower Caney Lake South 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…

Middle Fork Unit

Site Open
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting
The Caney Ranger District's Middle Fork Unit has two hunter camps and is used primarily for seasonal hunting. Wildlife and bird watchers, plant enthusiasts, and nature lovers enjoy this Unit. Located…

North Shore Primitive Campground and Day Use Area

Site Open
Picnicking Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Water Activities
Visitors to the north shore camp area should expect a more primitive atmosphere than the south shore facilities. There is no easy turn-around for large vehicles. The camp sites include a fire ring,…

Sugar Creek Hunter Camp

Site Open
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting
Sugar Creek Hunter Camp is a primitive camping area used mostly by hunters during hunting season.

Turkey Trot 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.…

Upper Caney Lake Boat Launch

Site Open
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Water Activities
A more primitive but paved boat launch area located near Beaver Dam Campground on Upper Caney Lake. The 125-acre reservoir has a very peaceful setting which is enhanced by the restrictions of types…

Last updated April 7th, 2025