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Winn Hwy 472 Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · LA · 31.73901, -92.51601
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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 Winn Hwy 472 Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 156 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Winn Hwy 472 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 Winn Hwy 472 Camp · Kisatchie National Forest · LA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- EVEV fast charger29 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- LLaundry33 mi
- AAir-up53 mi
- WWater57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 57-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Winn Hwy 472 Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
156 ft
State
LA
Coordinates
31.73901, -92.51601
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Winn Hwy 472 Camp · Kisatchie National Forest · LA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureIndian Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townZion · ~3.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~7.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~12.7 mi
- PharmacyGrant Family Pharmacy · ~16.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicWinn Parish Medical Center · ~14.9 mi
- HardwareStihl · ~17.8 mi
EV charging — from Winn Hwy 472 Camp · Kisatchie National Forest · LA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger28.7 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 · 115 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.8 mi — Alexandria, LA - Tesla Supercharger, Alexandria
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.6 mi — 28 WEST CHEVRON FAST DC, Alexandria
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.6 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 Winn Hwy 472 Camp · Kisatchie National Forest · LA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletIatt Lake · ~9.4 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomGlenn Emery Trail - Pollock · ~16.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStuart Lake · ~16.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGum Springs Rec Area · ~19.0 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Winn Hwy 472 Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cat Hwy 472 Camp~0.1 mi
- Bankston Camp~2.6 mi
- Pearson Hunter Camp~3.5 mi
- Saddle Bayou Hunter Camp~5.6 mi
The unit that manages Winn Hwy 472 Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Winn Hwy 472 Camp are set by Kisatchie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Winn Hwy 472 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 Winn Hwy 472 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 — Winn Hwy 472 Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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