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See the Bayou Bodcau Reservoir website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: From Shreveport, LA, drive east on I-20 to exit 33, then north on LA 157 until you reach Bodcau Dam Rd, then 2 miles to Bodcau.

Lake History

Factoid: When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built Bayou Bodcau Dam and Reservoir, it put together more than just earth and concrete. It created a very unique area in northwest Louisiana that provides outdoor enthusiasts a wide variety of recreational experiences expanding over 33,640 acres of land and water. Included in these opportunities are camping (recreation.gov), hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, biking, historical landmarks, and horseback riding, just to name a few. A major waterfowl management and upland game management area is also located here. Additionally, Bayou Bodcau is home to one of the largest remaining expanses of bottomland hardwoods in northwest Louisiana. Whether it be camping and picnicking with your family and friends at one of our many recreation areas, sightseeing, or canoeing down a moss laden cypress swamp, we hope that you will find visiting Bayou Bodcau a very enjoyable and memorable experience.

Age & Disability Discount Passes

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

21 Recreation areas at Bayou Bodcau Reservoir

	Area Status
Bodcau Rifle Range
Bodcau Road Recreation Area
Corner of The Old Field											R
Cotton Valley Road											R
Crow Lake Primitive Camping Area
Della Field
Durden House Education Center							P	A			I
Horse Camp											Q
Hwy 157 Recreation Area
Hwy 160 Recreation Area
Hwy 2 Recreation Area
Ivan Lake Recreation Area							D P
Kinsey Martin Road											R
Pardee Calloway
Rainey Wells Primitive Camping Area
South Abutment East Recreation Area   $
Teague Lake
Tom Merrill Recreation Area   $				X			C P	A GS	X		M
Waterfowl Area
Wenks Landing Recreation Area
Whittington Fields											M
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected