Louisiana America the Beautiful Quarter

The Louisiana America the Beautiful Quarter will be the twenty-seventh release of the series featuring National Parks and Sites from each of the states and territories. The quarter will be released in the year 2015.

Although the exact design for the quarter will not be known for some time, the site to be featured has already been selected as Kisatchie National Forest. This will be one of five National Forests depicted on the reverse designs of the new quarter series.

The United States Mint will prepare candidate designs for the Kisatchie National Forest Quarter based on source materials provided by a federal liaison. These will be reviewed by a number of committees and individuals prior to the final design selection by the Secretary of the Treasury.

About Kisatchie National Forest

You might be surprised to learn that there are vast areas of forest in the southern United States, and one of the most splendid is protected as the Kisatchie National Forest, located in Louisiana. For those southern adventurers that want get away from it all and reconnect with nature the Kisatchie National Forest provides the perfect setting for recreation and exploration.

Originally recognized by the federal government as an area of preservation in June of 1936, the Kisatchie National Forest is home to a wide variety of recreational opportunities and wilderness areas. In fact, the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness is over eight thousand square miles of protected forest, canyon, and bayou country where people can hike, camp, picnic and ride horses. Locals often refer to the wilderness area as the Little Grand Canyon, given that its carved canyon and riverbeds resemble the much larger formation in Arizona.

Whether you prefer to spend your hot summer days enjoying white sand beaches and dipping your toes in a gurgling brook, or climbing in and around the many miles of interpretive nature trails learning more about the native species that call the Kisatchie National Forest their home, you will be able to satisfy all your outdoor desires and then some. Ancient bald cypress groves and stands of old growth pine still flourish in the park, and the adventures they hold are yours to discover.