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Bayou Bodcau Reservoir

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Directions and Factoids
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.

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.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
The list below includes Recreation Services Status of USACE managed areas (lines that contain the Corps Castle icon). Others, such as state or private marina operators, run additional parks. Please contact those agencies or individuals for information on the areas they manage.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

	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   $
Reserve South Abutment East Recreation Area
Teague Lake
Tom Merrill Recreation Area   $				X			C P	A GS	X		M
Reserve Tom Merrill Recreation Area
Waterfowl Area
Wenks Landing Recreation Area
Reserve Wenks Landing Recreation Area
Whittington Fields											M
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected