Trail Description:
The Longleaf Vista Recreation Area has a very exciting 1.5 mile interpretive trail that makes a loop through a wide variety of forest settings. From meadows, to bottomland hardwoods, to high mesas, to creeks, this short trail offers visitors enough to make them want to go around again when they're done. The Longleaf Vista Interpretive Trail is in the Longleaf Vista Day-Use Complex. Access is limited to visitors due to the stair steps one will encounter on the trail. Interpretive signs are placed along the trail that describes various plant-life and trees native to the area. The trail is a 1.5 mile loop with beautiful views of the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Area. Two separate spurs that lead hikers to a mesa gives visitors an added treat with 360 degree views.
Hiking the
Longleaf Vista Interpretive Trail:
Visitors to Longleaf Vista Recreation Area can enjoy panoramic views of the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Area from various points and mesas located on the Interpretive Longleaf Vista Trail. Spur trails leave the main trail in two separate areas that lead to platforms on a large sandstone outcropping that allows visitors a 360 degree view of the Kisatchie Hills. Facilities: The Longleaf Vista Trail has interpretive signs scattered on its 1.5 mile length.
Specific Hiking and Trail Information for the Longleaf Vista Interpretive Trail
Location of the Longleaf Vista Interpretive Trail: Off FH 59 (Longleaf Scenic Byway)
Travel Information
Trailhead Directions: From Interstate 49 take the Derry exit which is exit number 119. Take Louisiana Hwy 119 5.5 miles south to Forest Highway 59 (Longleaf Scenic Byway). Turn right (west) on FH 59 and travel 3 miles to the sign location. From the parking lot, follow the paved path to the gazebo on the point and the trail begins down the steps to the right. The loop ends up the steps near the restroom by the parking lot.
Nearby Cities with Hotels: Natchitoches
For more information on this hike
National Forest: Kisatchie National Forest
Local Office: Kisatchie National Forest
Address:
229 Dogwood Park Road
Provencal, LA, 71468
318-472-1840
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