Old Gardner (FR 205) in LA -- Camping Rules & Access
Old Gardner (FR 205) in LA
Road corridorKisatchie NF, Calcasieu Ranger District
9.7 mi from Woodworth
Maps 171 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
- 3.1 of this road’s 7.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 0.7 miles of dirt.
- Near Kincaid Recreation Area.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 6 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 6.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- The Kincaid Reservoir shoreline is 0.5 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
Climate averages
October normals 56–80°F, 4.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.