Kisatchie National Forest
Kisatchie National Forest
Pineville, LA 71360
Phone:318-473-7160
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r8/kisatchie
Size: 604,000 acres.
Location:West-central Louisiana. Accessible by US 71, 165, 167, and 84. Nearby cities/towns include Alexandria, Minden, and Winnfield.
Facilities:Campgrounds, picnic sites, trails (100+ miles), boat launches, scenic drives.
Activities:Camping, hunting, fishing, boating, swimming, water-skiing, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, OHV riding.
Special Features:Sugar Cane National Recreation Trail and Wild Azalea National Recreation Trail; historic Fullerton Sawmill, one of the South's largest sawmills, which operated during the early 1900s; Longleaf Trail National Scenic Byway; 8,700-acre Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Area.
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