Visitors can hunt, fish, camp, swim, canoe, hike, picnic, ride horses or simply enjoy some green space. Forests are teeming with wildlife, water, trees, flowers and interesting plants. The 2,000 acres of lakes and ponds, 600 miles of fishable streams and 90 miles of off-road trails add up to an amazing outdoor destination. Hunt for white-tailed deer, bobwhite quail and wild turkey. Come relax. And
enjoy the great outdoors at any of Mississippi’s seven ranger districts —the Bienville, Chickasawhay, Delta, De Soto, Holly Springs, Homochitto and Tombigbee.
“The National Forest Foundation, chartered by Congress, engages Americans in community-based and national programs that promote the health and public enjoyment of the 193-million-acre National Forest System and administers private gifts of funds and land for the benefit of the National Forests. http://www.nationalforests.org/”
The Forest Service manages a system of 154 national forests, 20 national grasslands, and 222 research and experimental forests, as well as other special areas, covering more than 192 million acres of public land. The Forest Service has evolved into a 30,000 employee agency that manages the national forests for a number of multiple uses, including recreation, timber, wilderness, minerals, water, grazing, fish, and wildlife. Visit our site at https://www.fs.usda.gov/.
