Kisatchie National Forest — Casual Rock/Mineral Collecting Context
small personal-use amounts of common rocks, semi-precious stones and minerals where locally allowed
Core atlasLOUISIANA CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB
Leesville provides a western-central base for Catahoula Formation silica, gravel agate and petrified-wood research.
LOCAL INTERACTIVE MAP
Explore nearby Louisiana records without leaving this hub. Status, coordinate precision and access evidence determine whether a pin is a realistic field destination.

Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.
This hub uses Leesville as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.
Records are ordered by evidence status first, then distance. Open the detailed guide before treating any pin as a trip destination.
small personal-use amounts of common rocks, semi-precious stones and minerals where locally allowed
Core atlashand panning/prospecting or low-disturbance mineral searching where rights and local rules allow
Core atlasLouisiana agate, chert, jasper, quartz gravel and petrified palmwood
Core atlasreworked fossils, petrified wood, chert and gravel specimens
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USGS ResearchCatahoula Formation sandstone, silicified material and sedimentary geology
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USGS Researchnear-surface lignite and Wilcox-group resource context
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USGS ResearchEocene Wilcox/Sabine fossil and sediment research
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USGS Researchloess, silt and Pleistocene terrace geology
Core atlasagate, chalcedony, jasper and quartz-bearing gravel
Core atlasclay and ceramic/industrial mineral resources
Core atlaspetrified palmwood, the official state fossil
Core atlasriver gravel, chert, quartz and alluvial deposits
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USGS Researcharchaeological, prehistoric and historic resources
Core atlasrocks, minerals, fossils and other natural park features
Core atlasarchaeological sites, artifacts and cultural materials
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