Ranger District The Kisatchie Ranger district is located between Leesville and Natchitoches. Within the district are the protected areas of a national forest, national Preserve, and national wilderness area, that contains scenic trails as well as a scenic river. In 2007, the Kisatchie Ranger District was acknowledged with a Secretary of Agriculture award for heroism for actions relating to a 100-year flood that swept the district. The Kisatchie Ranger District contains , that includes the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Area and the National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve The Longleaf Scenic Byway is in length. The byway is Forest Highway 59 / Parish Road 830. The Longleaf Vista Recreation Area which includes the sandstone bluffs. Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Area with white sandy beaches and rocky rapids. This is a camping and day use area. Kisatchie Hills Wilderness that is a nationally designated wilderness area. The area consist of 8,700 acres bordered on the northwest side by Parish Road 339 (Montrose rd.) and the southwest and southern side by the Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway. The eastern border is mostly the National Forest boundary and on the southwest corner by LA 119 that is the terminus of the scenic byway. Kisatchie Wilderness is one of three wilderness areas in Louisiana. The other two are the 5,000 acre Breton Wilderness, within the Breton National Wildlife Refuge, and the 3345 acre Lacassine Wilderness within the Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge. The Red Dirt National Wildlife Management Preserve borders and is part of Kisatchie Hills Wilderness area. Sandstone Multi-Use Trail. Caroline Dormon Trail for horseback, hiking, biking. Named for Caroline Dormon. Winn Ranger District The Winn Ranger District encompasses of Winn Parish, Natchitoches Parish, and Grant Parish in North Louisiana. It is in close proximity to the Winnfield area. Because of this close proximity, the Winn Ranger District and the Catahoula National Wildlife Management refuge has become a very popular destination for hunters during hunting season. Gum Springs Recreation Area, located in an area of hilly terrain and natural springs, exhibits recreation design and construction from the Civilian Conservation Corps era of the 1930s while offering basic recreation opportunities of picnicking and camping. Currently being expanded, The Gum Springs Horse Camp and Trail offers activities for peoples interested in horse riding. Cloud Crossing Recreation Complex lies directly on the banks of Saline Bayou and is a put-in/take-out point for boating or canoeing. Approximately of Saline Bayou was