Cypress (FR 342) in LA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cypress (FR 342) in LA

Road corridorKisatchie NF, Kisatchie Ranger District

16 mi from Natchitoches

Maps 348 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

Kisatchie National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/1–9/30Stay limit: 30 days · then move 5 road mi · No more than 30 days
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Moderate
  • 3.7 of this road’s 10.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.7 miles of dirt.
  • Near Bedstead Hill.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Pole Creek runs 1.1 mi off.

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.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 55–79°F, 4.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.