USDA Forest Service · Louisiana
Turkey Trot Hunter
USDA Forest Service · Louisiana, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 285 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- TURKEY TROT CAMP LOOP (CN12H) (NFSR 909-A) · native material · high clearance vehicles
About
US Forest Service campground. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 36° | 15° | 74° | 8 of 11 |
| February | 60° | 42° | -2° | 76° | 4 of 11 |
| March | 69° | 52° | 31° | 83° | 2 of 11 |
| April | 75° | 57° | 41° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 85° | 68° | 53° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 90° | 73° | 64° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 92° | 76° | 70° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 96° | 78° | 70° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 89° | 71° | 58° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 78° | 57° | 40° | 89° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 68° | 51° | 26° | 82° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 60° | 43° | 27° | 77° | 3 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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