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Cas
tor C
reek
Sce
nic A
rea
This
bea
utifu
l are
a at
the
junc
tion
of
Bru
shy
Cre
ek a
nd C
asto
r Cre
ek fe
atur
es a
va
riety
of l
arge
lobl
olly
pin
e, g
um, a
sh, a
nd
beec
h, m
agno
lia a
nd b
aldc
ypre
ss tr
ees.
Seg-
men
t 4 o
f the
Wild
Aza
lea
Trai
l pas
ses
thro
ugh
the
area
. Bec
ause
of i
ts o
utst
andi
ng
natu
ral b
eaut
y, th
is 9
0-ac
re a
rea
has b
een
set
asid
e fo
r pro
tect
ion
of it
s sce
nic
qual
ities
and
is
ava
ilabl
e fo
r jud
icio
us p
ublic
use
.
Wild
Aza
lea
Seep
N
oted
for t
he u
niqu
e pl
ants
that
it
supp
orts
, thi
s unu
sual
123
-acr
e w
oodl
and
is
on th
e Lo
uisi
ana
Nat
ural
Are
a R
egis
try. T
his
exce
llent
exa
mpl
e of
an
acid
seep
is h
ome
to
seve
ral s
peci
es o
f orc
hids
and
the
only
kn
own
popu
latio
n of
bog
mos
s wes
t of t
he
Mis
siss
ippi
Riv
er. T
he a
rea
lies a
long
Seg
-m
ent 2
of t
he W
ild A
zale
a Tr
ail.
Oth
er A
vaila
ble
Trai
ls
Loca
ted
in th
e sa
me
gene
ral a
rea
as th
e W
ild
Aza
lea
Trai
l are
a n
umbe
r of o
ther
trai
ls o
f in
tere
st to
the
avid
hik
er a
nd b
icyc
list.
They
ar
e th
e W
ild A
zale
a Sp
ur T
rail,
the
Kin
caid
Tr
ail,
The
Indi
an R
idge
Tra
il, th
e La
kesh
ore
Trai
l, an
d th
e La
mot
te C
reek
Tra
il (L
amot
te
Cre
ek p
ictu
red
belo
w).
Trai
l Seg
men
t Des
crip
tion:
Se
gmen
t 1: R
unni
ng fr
om V
alen
tine
Lake
to F
ores
t Se
rvic
e R
oad
(FSR
) 279
, thi
s seg
men
t is a
bout
5.6
m
iles l
ong.
One
mile
from
the
Val
entin
e La
ke
Trai
lhea
d yo
u cr
oss F
SR 2
88 a
nd p
ass n
ear t
he
Gar
dner
Fire
Tow
er w
hich
was
con
stru
cted
dur
ing
the
1930
's.
Segm
ent 2
: Beg
ins a
t FSR
279
and
runs
eas
t to
the
Evan
gelin
e Pr
imiti
ve C
amp
and
FSR
273
. Thi
s seg
-m
ent i
s abo
ut 3
.4 m
iles l
ong.
You
will
cro
ss tw
o un
deve
lope
d w
oods
road
s bef
ore
you
reac
h FS
R
240
- whi
ch is
als
o th
e ac
cess
poi
nt fr
om th
e W
ild
Aza
lea
Trai
l for
the
2-m
ile W
ild A
zale
a Sp
ur T
rail.
Segm
ent 3
: Her
e, y
ou ta
ke o
ff a
t FSR
273
, acr
oss
the
road
from
the
Evan
gelin
e Pr
imiti
ve C
amp
park
-in
g ar
ea. Y
ou c
ontin
ue fo
r 2.2
mile
s, fir
st e
astw
ard
then
sout
hwes
twar
d, ru
nnin
g pa
ralle
l to
Bog
gy
Bay
ou u
ntil
you
reac
h th
e in
ters
ectio
n of
FSR
273
an
d LA
Hw
y 48
8.
Se
gmen
t 4: T
his s
egm
ent o
f abo
ut 3
.2 m
iles r
uns i
n a
sout
h-so
uthe
ast d
irect
ion;
from
the
inte
rsec
tion
of
FSR
273
and
LA
Hw
y 48
8, b
ack
to F
SR 2
73 ju
st
sout
heas
t of t
he C
asto
r Cre
ek S
ceni
c A
rea.
Segm
ent 5
: Thi
s seg
men
t cro
sses
FSR
's 27
7, 2
87,
and
212
on it
s run
from
FSR
273
eas
t to
FSR
208
- a
tota
l of 6
.6 m
iles.
This
segm
ent i
s stre
nuou
s be-
caus
e of
its c
reek
cro
ssin
gs a
nd ru
gged
terr
ain,
and
re
quire
s fre
quen
t hill
clim
bing
.
Se
gmen
t 6: T
his s
tretc
h w
inds
in a
gen
eral
ly so
uth-
wes
t dire
ctio
n, fr
om a
smal
l tra
ilhea
d pa
rkin
g ar
ea
at F
SR 2
08 to
the
FSR
287
nea
r the
smal
l tow
n of
W
oodw
orth
. The
trai
l cro
sses
FSR
249
abo
ut 1
mile
fr
om th
e FS
R 2
08 tr
ailh
ead.
Thi
s is a
goo
d w
et
wea
ther
hik
e be
caus
e th
ere
are
no m
ajor
cre
ek
cros
sing
s.
Segm
ent 7
: Thi
s por
tion
of th
e tra
il ru
ns 1
.7 m
i. It
follo
ws t
he ro
ute
of a
pav
ed re
side
ntia
l roa
d fr
om
the
FSR
287
trai
lhea
d to
its e
aste
rn te
rmin
us in
the
park
ing
lot a
t the
Woo
dwor
th T
own
Hal
l. Th
e tra
il-he
ad p
rovi
ded
at th
e To
wn
Hal
l was
dev
elop
ed in
co
oper
atio
n w
ith th
e to
wn
of W
oodw
orth
itse
lf.
The
Wild
Aza
lea
Tra
il is
des
igna
ted
by th
e C
hief
of
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce a
s a N
atio
nal R
ecre
atio
n Tr
ail
beca
use
of it
s out
stan
ding
veg
etat
ion
and
scen
ic v
alue
s.
Loc
atio
n
T
he W
ild A
zale
a Tr
ail l
ies s
outh
and
wes
t of
Ale
xand
ria, L
ouis
iana
. Its
end
poi
nts a
re a
t the
Kis
atch
ie
Nat
iona
l For
est's
Val
entin
e La
ke R
ecre
atio
n A
rea
and
Woo
dwor
th T
own
Hal
l.
D
escr
iptio
n
App
roxi
mat
ely
31 m
iles i
n le
ngth
, the
trai
l is
desi
gnat
ed fo
r bot
h fo
ot a
nd b
icyc
le tr
avel
. It i
s bis
ecte
d at
abo
ut m
idpo
int b
y St
ate
Hig
hway
488
and
is a
cces
sible
by
road
at s
ever
al o
ther
poi
nts.
This
mak
es it
pos
sibl
e to
hi
ke sh
ort s
ectio
ns, a
con
veni
ence
for t
hose
who
hav
en't
the
time
or th
e in
clin
atio
n to
hik
e th
e en
tire
leng
th o
f the
tra
il in
one
out
ing.
The
trai
l rou
te is
con
spic
uous
ly
mar
ked
with
brig
ht y
ello
w p
aint
bla
zes,
and
is si
gned
at
road
cro
ssin
gs.
Tra
vers
ing
flat t
o ro
lling
terra
in, t
he tr
ail w
inds
th
roug
h pi
ne h
ills a
nd h
ardw
ood
botto
ms,
pass
ing
thro
ugh
not o
nly
man
aged
fore
st a
reas
,but
cle
arin
gs a
nd
unto
uche
d ar
eas a
s wel
l. Fo
r exa
mpl
e, h
iker
s can
enj
oy
the
Cas
tor C
reek
Sce
nic
Are
a, a
90-
acre
site
whe
re la
rge
pine
and
har
dwoo
d tre
es a
re le
ft in
thei
r nat
ural
stat
e. In
fa
ct, a
ll si
x of
the
vege
tatio
n co
mm
uniti
es p
rese
nt o
n th
e Ev
ange
line
Uni
t of t
he C
alca
sieu
Ran
ger D
istri
ct a
re
foun
d al
ong
the
trail;
bot
tom
land
har
dwoo
ds, u
plan
d ha
rdw
oods
, mix
ed p
ine
and
hard
woo
ds, p
ure
pine
, bog
s an
d na
tura
l ope
n ar
eas.
Gen
eral
Info
rmat
ion
Hik
ing
Tim
e-A
ppro
xim
atel
y 16
hou
rs w
/o a
pac
k.
Find
ing
You
r W
ay-F
ollo
w th
e ye
llow
pai
nt b
laze
s cl
osel
y be
caus
e ol
d lo
ggin
g ro
ads a
re n
umer
ous a
nd c
an
be c
onfu
sing
;oth
er tr
ails
are
blu
e or
whi
te.
Dri
nkin
g W
ater
-The
onl
y dr
inki
ng w
ater
ava
ilabl
e on
th
e W
ild A
zale
a Tr
ail i
s at t
he V
alen
tine
Lake
Rec
reat
ion
Com
plex
. Stre
ams a
long
the
trail
are
unsu
itabl
e fo
r drin
k-in
g. B
ring
plen
ty o
f you
r ow
n.
Cam
ping
-Cam
ping
is p
erm
itted
adj
acen
t to
the
trail
but
cam
psite
s sho
uld
be e
stab
lishe
d at
leas
t 30
feet
aw
ay
from
the
trail
cent
erlin
e.
T
rash
Dis
posa
l-All
trash
car
ried
in o
n th
e tra
il m
ust b
e ca
rrie
d ou
t.
Park
ing-
Par
king
are
as a
re p
rovi
ded
at th
e to
wn
of
Woo
dwor
th (a
t the
Tow
n H
all),
on
Fore
st R
oads
273
and
27
9, a
nd a
t Val
entin
e La
ke.
The
U.S
. Dep
artm
ent o
f Agr
icul
ture
(USD
A) p
rohi
bits
disc
rimin
atio
n in
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its p
rogr
ams a
nd a
ctiv
ities
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s of r
ace,
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or, n
atio
nal o
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, sex
, rel
igio
n, a
ge,
disa
bilit
y, p
oliti
cal b
elie
fs, s
exua
l orie
ntat
ion,
or m
arita
l or
fam
ily st
atus
. (N
ot a
ll pr
ohib
ited
base
s app
ly to
all
prog
ram
s).
Pe
rson
s with
dis
abili
ties w
ho re
quire
alte
rnat
e m
eans
for
com
mun
icat
ion
of p
rogr
am in
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atio
n (B
raill
e, la
rge
prin
t, au
diot
ape,
etc
.) sh
ould
con
tact
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GET
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r at (
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oice
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mpl
aint
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rite
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