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Public land camping

National Forest Campgrounds in Louisiana

12 places to camp in Louisiana run by the Forest Service.

12
federal places to camp
12 Forest Service
3
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
263 ft
at the highest of them
Gum Springs Recreation Area. The lowest, Corral Ohv Camp, sits at 95 ft
84
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

National forest campgrounds in Louisiana

12 places

  1. Beaver Dam Campground Forest Service · Kisatchie National Forest · Webster County 160 ftelevation 29sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Cane Forest Service · Kisatchie National Forest · Natchitoches County 203 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  3. Cloud Crossing Recreation Area Forest Service · Kisatchie National Forest · Natchitoches County 129 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  4. Corral Ohv Camp Forest Service · Kisatchie National Forest · Natchitoches County 95 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  5. Fullerton Recreation Area Forest Service · Kisatchie National Forest · Vernon County 213 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  6. Gum Springs Recreation Area Forest Service · Kisatchie National Forest · Winn County 263 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  7. Kincaid Lake Campground Forest Service · Kisatchie National Forest · Rapides County 161 ftelevation 39sites 57 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Area Forest Service · Kisatchie National Forest · Natchitoches County 166 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  9. Loran Camp Forest Service · Kisatchie National Forest · Rapides County 229 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  10. Lotus Ohv Camp Forest Service · Kisatchie National Forest · Natchitoches County 239 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  11. Stuart Lake Forest Service · Kisatchie National Forest · Grant County 166 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  12. Valentine Lake Recreation Area Forest Service · Kisatchie National Forest · Rapides County 149 ftelevation 16sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov