Evangeline Unit

US Forest Service · Louisiana

Evangeline Unit in Louisiana. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 32 public campsites we map in Louisiana.

The Evangeline Unit of the Calcasieu Ranger District offers outdoor enthusiasts a great variety of recreation opportunities just 20 minutes west of Alexandria, Louisiana in central Louisiana. Whether you prefer hiking, OHV riding, horseback riding, fishing, boating, swimming, picnicking, bird watching, nature studies -- or even the challenge of riding mountain bikes, these 97 thousand acres of forests and lakes in the Kisatchie National Forest have something for you to see and do -- year around.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Number of sites

70

Coordinates

31.23300, -92.61100

Nearest sites we map

• Kincaid Lake Campground3 km · US Forest Service
• Valentine Lake Recreation Area7 km · US Forest Service
• Boy Scout Camp16 km · US Forest Service
• Loran Camp16 km · US Forest Service
• Stuart Lake34 km · US Forest Service
• Fullerton Recreation Area43 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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