Kincaid Bayou (FR 201) in LA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Kincaid Bayou (FR 201) in LA

Road corridorKisatchie NF, Calcasieu Ranger District

7.9 mi from Alexandria

Maps 162 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Kisatchie National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 30 days · then move 5 road mi · No more than 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 0.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Kincaid Recreation Area.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • The Kincaid Reservoir shoreline is 0.4 mi off.
  • 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. … you are welcome to pull off most any road and camp up to 100 feet from the centerline of road on either side, unless otherwise noted by special designation in the Motor Vehicle Use Map for that District.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 56–80°F, 4.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.