U.S. Forest Service · Kisatchie National Forest · Louisiana

Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Area

Open nowFirst-come, first-served

Sites are first-come, first-served. Recreation.gov lists this campground for paying on site, and you may be able to pay with the Scan and Pay feature of its app.

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Season & status

StatusOpen
ForestKisatchie National Forest
FeesThere is a $2 fee for usage of the day-use site and to camp at a single site/night.

Kisatchie National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Area40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 5.34 inches of precipitationFebruary: 4.70 inches of precipitationMarch: 5.73 inches of precipitationApril: 5.70 inches of precipitationMay: 4.76 inches of precipitationJune: 4.57 inches of precipitationJuly: 3.94 inches of precipitationAugust: 3.36 inches of precipitationSeptember: 4.17 inches of precipitationOctober: 4.97 inches of precipitationNovember: 4.61 inches of precipitationDecember: 5.49 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 48.9°F averageFebruary: 52.4°F averageMarch: 59.6°F averageApril: 66.3°F averageMay: 74.0°F averageJune: 79.9°F averageJuly: 82.4°F averageAugust: 82.3°F averageSeptember: 77.3°F averageOctober: 67.3°F averageNovember: 57.0°F averageDecember: 50.1°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Peason Ridge Range, 12 miles from the campground at 365 feet, station USW00003949 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 57 inches a year.

Getting there

Coordinates31.4450° N, 93.0930° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

Dump stationDump station ↗38.7 mi
Outdoor gearAll Seasons Sales & Service ↗43.5 mi

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Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

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Worth a stop

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

Kisatchie Hills Wilderness begins about 4.6 miles away, and it is the closest of these.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Area?

No. Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Area is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service

How much does it cost to camp at Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Area?

There is a $2 fee for usage of the day-use site and to camp at a single site/night.

Source: Forest Service

Is Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Area open right now?

Open as of Oct 16, 2026.

Source: Forest Service status

What if Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Area is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Lotus OHV Camp (3.3 mi, first-come), Cane (3.4 mi, first-come), and Corral OHV Camp (10.6 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby