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Where to go night camping in central Louisiana with a tent?
Posted on 12/28/15 at 6:28 pm
Posted on 12/28/15 at 6:28 pm
Preferably in the woods to have a little firewood
Posted on 12/28/15 at 6:40 pm to Tassin13
Kisatchie Nat Forrest. Plenty of campsites to drive up to.
Or wild azalea trail and backbone trail to hike in a few miles and get away from the noise.
Or wild azalea trail and backbone trail to hike in a few miles and get away from the noise.
Posted on 12/28/15 at 6:43 pm to Nodust
Not to hijack, but,
How secluded can you get in fountainbleau state park?
How secluded can you get in fountainbleau state park?
Posted on 12/28/15 at 6:45 pm to Tassin13
Do you want a campground or something in the middle of the woods? Either way you can start at Valentine Lake. You can camp at the campground on the north shore of the lake for $10 a night. It has bathrooms, running water, and a fire pit.
If you want in the middle of the woods then start at the Wild Azelea Trailhead just south of Valentine Lake. There is a campsite a couple miles in. It might be six or seven miles, I'll have to look it up. Valentine Lake is about 15 miles West of Alexandria.
You also have Kisatche bayou which has toilets but no running water. Again if you want middle of the woods then look at the backbone trail. There is an amazing campsite about 4 miles in. Both the backbone and Kisatche bayou are just south of Natchitoches.
If you want in the middle of the woods then start at the Wild Azelea Trailhead just south of Valentine Lake. There is a campsite a couple miles in. It might be six or seven miles, I'll have to look it up. Valentine Lake is about 15 miles West of Alexandria.
You also have Kisatche bayou which has toilets but no running water. Again if you want middle of the woods then look at the backbone trail. There is an amazing campsite about 4 miles in. Both the backbone and Kisatche bayou are just south of Natchitoches.
Posted on 12/28/15 at 6:47 pm to jimbeam
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get in fountainbleau state park?
Never been.
But I don't think there is dispersed camping like the Wild Azalea or Backbone trails. I'd go to one of those if you are looking for more backpacking type camping.
Posted on 12/28/15 at 6:48 pm to jimbeam
Not very secluded. The closest is the primitive sites on the curve. Tons of deer though.
Posted on 12/28/15 at 6:50 pm to Nodust
I'm taking some "non-campers" but I don't want to be right next to someone else's tent
Posted on 12/28/15 at 6:50 pm to Tassin13
India creek primitive area
Posted on 12/28/15 at 6:53 pm to jimbeam
Take them to Chicot. They'll have to hike their shite in but there is only one reservation per primitive camp site. They'll get a true camping experience and may never bother you again.
Posted on 12/28/15 at 6:53 pm to INFIDEL
Red dirt also a good option
Posted on 12/28/15 at 6:57 pm to jimbeam
You can hit the Wild Azalea and just hike in a half mile or so. Park at the Evangeline campsite. There is a creek less than a mile north on the trail. Good camping spot. Or just find a spot along the trail and camp.
ETA- I remember Lake Kinkaid had some nice primitive camping. The sights were fairly big so you wouldn't be right next to other tents. I think they were only $15 a night or so.
ETA- I remember Lake Kinkaid had some nice primitive camping. The sights were fairly big so you wouldn't be right next to other tents. I think they were only $15 a night or so.
This post was edited on 12/28/15 at 7:01 pm
Posted on 12/28/15 at 7:04 pm to Nodust
I did the Wild Azalea trail because of your thread a few years ago! Did it in July '14 with my college roommate and we almost died from the heat and humidity.
This is the view from the campsite situated on a bluff on the the Backbone Trail. Best campsite experience I've had in Louisiana.
This is the view from the campsite situated on a bluff on the the Backbone Trail. Best campsite experience I've had in Louisiana.
Posted on 12/28/15 at 7:12 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
That is a cool spot in the backbone. I've always camped by the creek below that. I don't want to walk far for my coffee water in the morning.
July backpacking in Louisiana. Y'all are some tough hikers
July backpacking in Louisiana. Y'all are some tough hikers
Posted on 12/28/15 at 7:15 pm to Nodust
Between family and jobs it was the only time we could find. We were desperate for an escape and we both have an all or nothing attitude. Never again in July!
Posted on 12/28/15 at 7:25 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
I hiked Chicot in September. If the heat and humidity weren't bad enough the skeeters and spider webs finished me off. I forgot my head net and ate many spider webs.
Posted on 12/28/15 at 7:33 pm to Nodust
My hiking buddy (college roommate) always makes me go first because his eyesight isn't the best. Well now he always tells the story of the banana spider landing on my forehead at Chicot State Park. We were a few miles into the trail and I had knocked down all of the webs for the past few hours. Apparently I missed one and walked straight in to a banana spider and it positioned itself right in the middle of my forehead. He claims I did some karate chops as well as stop drop and roll action to get the demon off of me. He tells the story every chance he can get.
Posted on 12/28/15 at 7:42 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
My new rule is backpacking June-September is altitude must get higher or go farther north.
Maine and Montana are great in July
Maine and Montana are great in July
Posted on 12/28/15 at 8:32 pm to Nodust
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I hiked Chicot in September. If the heat and humidity weren't bad enough the skeeters and spider webs finished me off. I forgot my head net and ate many spider webs.
I hiked around the lake at Chicot in May of 2013 and damn near froze my arse off.
You makes your picks and takes your chances.
LC
This post was edited on 12/28/15 at 8:48 pm
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