The Calcasieu Ranger District is divided into two land areas called “Units”. These Units are named the Evangeline Unit and the Vernon Unit. The Calcasieu Ranger District Office is located on Highway 28 West, two miles east of Gardner and ten miles west of Alexandria, Louisiana.

The Evangeline Unit of the Calcasieu Ranger District offers outdoor enthusiasts a great variety of recreation opportunities just 20 minutes west of Alexandria, Louisiana in central Louisiana. Whether you prefer hiking, OHV riding, horseback riding, fishing, boating, swimming, picnicking, bird watching, nature studies — or even the challenge of riding mountain bikes, these 97 thousand acres of forests and lakes in the Kisatchie National Forest have something for you to see and do — year around.