The Evangeline Camp is located 4 miles south of Louisiana Highway 28 on Forest Road 273 (Messina Road). This road is paved until about 1/2 mile from the camp where it turns into gravel. The best camping flats are just down the hill past the vaulted restroom. There is no water at this site.

Evangeline Camp Complex

**The campground and trails around Kincaid Lake remain closed due to Hurricane Laura damage.**
The Kincaid Lake Recreation Complex on the Evangeline Unit in the Calcasieu Ranger District, has two modern campgrounds, a group picnic area, and a primitive camping area. 

Kincaid Lake, a 2,600 acre reservoir, provides the setting for this attractive development.

Kincaid Recreation Area provides a wide range of outdoor opportunities including camping, swimming, picnicking, boating, water skiing, fishing, hiking, and bicycling.

Trash disposal available. Paved roads.

Kincaid Lake Campground - Temporarily Closed

Indian Creek Dispersed Camp Spot

Within the Alexander State Forest lies the Indian Creek Recreation Area located between I-49 and US Hwy 165 in central Rapides Parish. This sprawling area encompasses 100 acres of developed recreation facilities, 250 acres of primitive camping area, and the 2,250 acre Indian Creek Lake.  The recreation area contains over 100 campsites with water and electricity. Other amenities include 3 beach areas, 5 bathrooms across the main park, laundry facilities, playground equipment, handicap parking, boat launch, wi-fi (in RV area) and a covered pavilion for rental. There are trails available for scouting out the various plant and tree species and abundant wildlife. This area is also home to the red-cockaded woodpecker. Trees marked with white paint indicate the homes of the endangered woodpecker.

Indian Creek Recreation Area

Camping is permitted adjacent to the trail, but campsites must be established at least 30 feet away from the trail center line. This is primitive camping - no amenities.

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Valentine Lake Northshore Campground

The Kincaid Lake Recreation Complex on the Evangeline Unit in the Calcasieu Ranger District, has two modern campgrounds, a group picnic area, and a primitive camping area. Kincaid Lake, a 2,600 acre reservoir, provides the setting for this attractive development. Kincaid Recreation Area provides a wide range of outdoor opportunities including camping, swimming, picnicking, boating, water skiing, fishing, hiking, and bicycling. Trash disposal available. Paved roads.

Kincaid Lake Recreation Area, Camping/Day Use

Stuart Lake NF Campground

There is an assortment of recreational opportunities within the Stuart Lake Recreation Complex including fishing, swimming, hiking, picnicking, and much more. Situated on a beautiful 5-acre lake surrounded by pine-hardwood forest, this area provides outdoor recreational opportunities for camping, picnicking, canoeing, fishing, hiking, bicycling, and nature study. The day use facility includes flush toilets, paved parking, a fishing pier, shore fishing, a swimming beach, picnic tables and barbeque pits. The group use facility is located up the hill from the day use area and the swimming beach. It is equipped with a covered picnic shelter, a large party barbeque pit, trash bins, restrooms, and access to day use facilities including the lake. Group use area facilites include: restrooms, gravel parking, extra large barbeque pit, trash bins, large covered picnic shelter, and access to the day use facilities and lake. The Stuart Nature Trail and the Glenn Emery hiking and biking trail both be accessed here. The Stuart Lake Campground is a primitive campground with 8 sites that was renovated in 2009. General facilities also include drinking water, restrooms, and an open-air amphitheater. Trash disposal available.

Stuart Lake Recreation Complex, Camping/Day Use

Loran Site Complex

The Valentine Lake Recreation Complex is set in a peaceful and secluded atmosphere. Valentine Lake is a 46 acre lake in a hardwood and pine setting. In keeping with the serenity, motorized boating is not allowed. Canoe access is drag or carry from available boat launch at the day-use area on the South side of the lake. Parking after launch is available at the upper parking area only. Access can also be made by campers in the campground area. The Valentine Lake Northshore Campground has 14 campsites, 6 of which are located along the shoreline of the lake. Campsites are equipped with a picnic table, lantern post and grill/fire ring. There is a restroom, trash containers and water is available in strategic locations around the campground. The Valentine Lake Trail starts and ends at the Northshore Campground and is 3 miles total in length. Valentine Lake also has a Trailhead parking area on the south side of the lake which provides access to the northern most point of the Wild Azalea National Recreation Trail. There are two fishing piers on the lake. One fishing pier is located near the Northshore campground and one at the Day Use area. The south side of the lake is also accessible by a trail that crosses the overflow chute from the campground.

Valentine Lake Recreation Complex, Camping/day Use

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Kincaid Lake Campground - Temporarily Closed

Indian Creek Dispersed Camp Spot

Valentine Lake Northshore Campground

Kincaid Lake Recreation Area, Camping/Day Use

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Indian Creek Recreation Area

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