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The Evangeline Unit of the Calcasieu Ranger District also encompasses the remains of Camp Claiborne, a U.S. Army post during World War II. Camp Claiborne was the largest military installation in the United States and the third largest city in Louisiana. Today, part of the old camp is used as a U.S. Air Force bombing range.
Camp Claiborne was a U.S. Army military camp in the 1930s continuing through World War II located in Rapides Parish in central Louisiana. The camp was under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Eighth Service Command , and included 23,000 acres (93 km²).
Lake Claiborne State Park is situated on, but does not include, Lake Claiborne, the park's main attraction. When at full reservoir level, Lake Claiborne has a surface area of 6,400 acres (2,590 ha). [37] Lake D'Arbonne State Park: Union Parish: 655 acres (265 ha) [38] 1967 [39] Lake D'Arbonne State Park offers disc golf. The course is located ...
Lake Claiborne State Park is a recreation site located in Claiborne Parish, northwestern Louisiana, USA. It was opened in 1974 and is 643 acres (2.60 km 2) in size. [2] The park provides access to scenic Lake Claiborne, a 6,400-acre (26 km 2) [2] [4] man-made water body formed by damming Bayou D'Arbonne. Guests may stay at 10 cabins and 89 ...
The Creole Nature Trail is an All-American Road that is designated primarily along stretches of LA 27 and LA 82 in Cameron and Calcasieu parishes, located in the southwestern corner of the state. Like most of Louisiana's Scenic Byways, it does not follow a linear route but instead consists of a network of existing state-maintained highways.
Protected areas of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana (2 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana" This category contains only the following page.
Location of Claiborne Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which ...
The camp, and several tens of thousands of acres of surrounding land, including Camp Claiborne, Camp Livingston, Camp Cook, Fort Polk and what is now Esler Regional Airport were used for the Louisiana Maneuvers, a training exercise involving almost 500,000 men, preparing for the battles of World War II. Two-thirds of the U.S. military rotated ...