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The Saddle Bayou Camp is a very primitive camping experience in a bottomland hardwood setting. Nearby National Catahoula Wildlife Management Preserve make the Saddle Bayou a popular camping area during hunting season.
From Alexandria, take U.S. Highway 167 north for 25 miles. Turn left (west) on Forest Service Road 120 and go 2 miles. Turn right (north) on Forest Road 155 and go 0.5 miles. The Saddle Bayou Camp is on the right.
Its closed because of hurricane damage so technically you could get in trouble for being there but I cleared one of the logs blocking the entrance. We stayed one night it was very creepy place supper quiet we were on edge all night like something was watching us....bigfoot
Pros: Clean, no trash, has a bathroom, endless amounts of firewood, easy to find, secluded, miles and miles of forest to explore.
Cons: No water source, a bit on the small side, pack-in-pack-out (not trash cans).
I bike packed to it and stayed one night in a hammock. There are two miles of forest between the camp and the highway. For the most part it was dead silent, but sometimes you can still hear the highway at night.
All-in-all I enjoyed it.
