Stay (FR 144) in LA -- Camping Rules & Access in Louisiana

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Stay (FR 144) in LA

Road corridorKisatchie NF, Catahoula Ranger District

6.3 mi from Ball

Maps 220 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–9/30Stay limit: 30 days · then move 5 road mi · No more than 30 days
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Road Access

Moderate
  • 3.3 of this road’s 9.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 1.5 miles of dirt.
  • Near Stuart Lake Dam.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

1 known camp spot along this road, at mile 6.2: reported by travellers.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • You may camp in a dispersed area for up to 30 days. After 30 days, you must move at least 5 road miles for camping in another dispersed area. … Campers may not return to the same campsite within the calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 6788°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.