Managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service, Richard K Yancy Yakey Rd Campground operates as a free camping area within a wildlife management area near Ferriday. The forested grounds feature both open terrain and wooded sections close to river and lake access. Black bears actively use the area, along with deer and snakes, making proper food storage essential for overnight stays.
The campground allows campfires, pets, and alcohol, with firewood available on-site. Cell service reaches the area. One reviewer notes the grass gets cut only once annually, and the grounds sit close to residential areas and the main highway. Hunters frequent the area during appropriate seasons. Campers must review wildlife management area regulations before arriving, as specific rules govern camping in this Fish and Wildlife Service property.
Description
Camping: LDWF maintains five primitive camping areas on Richard K. Yancey WMA. There are all-weather access roads as well as a source of potable water at the Shell Road camping area.
Richard K. Yancey WMA lies between the Mississippi and Red rivers, beginning north of Lower Old River. The WMA’s terrain is typically flat to depressed; the only significant changes in relief are elevated roads, levees, and a large manmade sand ridge. Numerous small lakes and bayous are formed by the area’s relatively poor drainage pattern. A large portion of the land is subject to annual spring flooding by the Red and Mississippi rivers.
Timber on the property consists of mixed bottomland hardwoods. The primary overstory species are bitter and sweet pecan, overcup and nuttall oak, bald cypress, honey locust, hackberry, sycamore, and green ash. There are almost pure stands of cottonwood and willow along the manmade sand ridge.
LDWF has planted approximately 265,000 hardwood seedlings on about 800 acres of former agricultural lands and annually maintains abandoned oil well sites and rights-of-way as wildlife openings.
Map & DirectionsRichard K Yancy Yakey Rd Campground is located in Louisiana near Ferriday
Directions
Richard K. Yancey WMA is located about 35 miles south of Ferriday on LA Hwy 15. LA Hwy 15 and 910 and a gravel levee provide all-weather access to the WMA. Gravel roads and numerous woods roads traverse the interior. You can also access the WMA by boat along the Red River and the numerous bayous that flow through the area.
Coordinates
31.48 N
91.67 W
Connectivity
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Connectivity
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Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Site Types
- Tent Sites
Features
For Campers
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
FREE established camping
Enjoy camping on government land. Limited or no services at this camping area.
PERMIT might be REQUIRED
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Drive Time
- 1 hr 19 min from Alexandria, LA
- 2 hrs 9 min from Baton Rouge, LA
- 2 hrs 29 min from Lafayette, LA
