Sightseeing
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Kisatchie National Forest
Kisatchie National Forest is an outdoor activity in Natchitoches, LA. Cost: free.
Kisatchie Ranger District, off LA-117 south of Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA
Why you should go…
Kisatchie is Louisiana's only national forest, over 604,000 acres of longleaf pine hills and hardwood bottoms spread across seven parishes and five ranger districts. Near Natchitoches you can look out over the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness from the sandstone bluffs of Longleaf Vista, or swim and paddle the sandy, rocky Kisatchie Bayou. Elsewhere you will find a 17-mile scenic byway, off-highway vehicle trails, pitcher plant bogs, and the ruins of the Fullerton sawmill at Fullerton Lake.
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The closest stops to Kisatchie National Forest, ordered by straight-line distance.
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