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Saddle Bayou Hunter Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · LA · 31.70301, -92.60201
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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 Saddle Bayou Hunter Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 123 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Saddle Bayou 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 Saddle Bayou Hunter Camp · Kisatchie National Forest · LA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- AAir-up55 mi
- WWater59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 59-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Saddle Bayou Hunter Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
123 ft
State
LA
Coordinates
31.70301, -92.60201
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Saddle Bayou Hunter Camp · Kisatchie National Forest · LA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSaddle Bayou (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWilliana · ~3.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSpring Market · ~13.3 mi
- PharmacyGrant Family Pharmacy · ~15.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicWinn Parish Medical Center · ~15.5 mi
- HardwareStihl · ~18.6 mi
EV charging — from Saddle Bayou Hunter Camp · Kisatchie National Forest · LA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.5 mi straight-line S — Giles Hyundai, Pineville, LA · Blink Network · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 27 within 100 · 103 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.5 mi — Alexandria, LA - Tesla Supercharger, Alexandria
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.4 mi — 28 WEST CHEVRON FAST DC, Alexandria
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)28.4 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 447147 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Saddle Bayou Hunter Camp · Kisatchie National Forest · LA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletIatt Lake · ~4.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStuart Lake · ~16.3 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomGlenn Emery Trail - Pollock · ~16.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGum Springs Rec Area · ~17.1 mi NW · USFS
Open Saddle Bayou Hunter Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Saddle Bayou Hunter Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pearson Hunter Camp~2.1 mi
- Bankston Camp~5.2 mi
- Winn Hwy 472 Camp~5.6 mi
- Cat Hwy 472 Camp~5.7 mi
The unit that manages Saddle Bayou Hunter Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Saddle Bayou Hunter Camp are set by Kisatchie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Saddle Bayou 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 Saddle Bayou 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 — Saddle Bayou Hunter Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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