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Bucktail Hunter Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · LA · 32.90501, -93.00701
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Bucktail Hunter Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 297 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bucktail Hunter CampNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Bucktail Hunter Camp · Kisatchie National Forest · LA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- WWater31 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 31-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Dump, Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Bucktail Hunter Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
297 ft
State
LA
Coordinates
32.90501, -93.00701
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bucktail Hunter Camp · Kisatchie National Forest · LA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townMahan · ~2.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~7.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDixie Mart · ~7.7 mi
- PharmacyBrookshire's Pharmacy · ~7.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicClaiborne Memorial Medical Center · ~8.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~24.6 mi
EV charging — from Bucktail Hunter Camp · Kisatchie National Forest · LA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.9 mi straight-line SW — EVerCharge - Minden City Hall (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-06-06 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 28 within 100 · 83 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.4 mi — Ruston, LA - Tesla Supercharger, Ruston
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.0 mi — Holiday Inn Express Minden · GRAVITI_ENERGY · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 259978 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bucktail Hunter Camp · Kisatchie National Forest · LA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomCorney Lake Rec Area · ~15.3 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomCaney Lakes Camp · ~22.9 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Bucktail Hunter Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Turkey Trot Hunter~3.4 mi
- Sugar Creek Hunter~13.1 mi
- Corney Lake Rec Area~15.3 mi
- Caney Lakes Camp~22.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bucktail Hunter Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bucktail Hunter Camp are set by Kisatchie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bucktail Hunter Camp
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Bucktail Hunter Camp
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Bucktail Hunter Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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