Kistachie National Forest

Roads and trails for hiking, horseback, or motorcycle riding is very close and includes Fullerton Lake, an old sawmill settlement

 

Talbert-Pierson Cemetary

About 3 miles away, there are covered graves

 

Eunice

1 hour and 15 minutes away, a ten acre restored Cajun Prairie can be viewed (www.cajunprairie.org)

 

Canoe rentals on the Ouiska Chitto

Several canoe rental operations are 30 minutes away near Mittie, Louisiana

 

Louisiana State Parks

To the east, Chicot State Park, to the west and northwest, Hodges Gardens, South Toledo Bend, and North Toledo Bend, and to the southwest, Sam Houston Jones Park.  The Louisiana State Arboretum is a State Preservation area located just north of Ville Platte.  To the northwest near Natchitoches are the State Historic Sites of Fort Jessup and Mansfield.

 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuges

Several U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuges are nearby with several located south of Interstate 10 toward the Gulf of Mexico

 

Casinos

The Coushatta Casino is about 1 hour away in Kinder and the Paragon Casino is about 2 hours away in Marksville.