Agency-listedUSFSFree
Coyote
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · LA · 31.51901, -93.05002
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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 Coyote
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 366 ft.
Fire & smoke — around CoyoteNIFC · 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 Coyote · Kisatchie National Forest · LA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- DDump41 mi
- OOutfitter42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 7 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water, 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 — Coyote
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
366 ft
State
LA
Coordinates
31.51901, -93.05002
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Coyote · Kisatchie National Forest · LA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~6.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesKountry Korner · ~13.6 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~16.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicNatchitoches Community Care Center · ~16.3 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~15.7 mi
EV charging — from Coyote · Kisatchie National Forest · LA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.7 mi straight-line NW — Natchitoches, LA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 41 within 100 · 97 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO34.3 mi — 28 WEST CHEVRON FAST DC, Alexandria
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)34.3 mi — 28 WEST CHEVRON LEVEL 2, Alexandria, LA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 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 221781 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Coyote · Kisatchie National Forest · LA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFsr 395 Ohv And Horse · ~4.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLongleaf Vista · ~4.3 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomCane · ~4.8 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomLotus Ohv Camp · ~5.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Coyote elsewhere
Other camps near Coyote
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Oak Horse Camp~0.6 mi
- Custis Hunter Camp~2.1 mi
- Cane~4.8 mi · fee
- Lotus Ohv Camp~5.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Coyote
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Coyote are set by Kisatchie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Coyote
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 Coyote
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 — Coyote
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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