Delta National Forest, Mississippi

If you’re looking to get down and dirty in the bayou, Delta National Forest is your place to explore the bottomland hardwood forest. The only one of its kind, this great green jewel is home to hundreds of migrating butterflies in July. While here, skip along the Great River Birding Trail to brush up on your chirping skills. Little Sunflower River is as sweet as it sounds and the hiking, fishing, and hunting you’ll find there will leave a permanent smile on your mug! Be sure to check out the primitive camping, there’s lots of backcountry to discover in this lush and wild forest. You’ll feel down home and fired up about the adventures at hand in the Delta.