Explore De Soto National Forest in Mississippi, a haven offering hiking, camping, canoeing, and wildlife viewing. Learn about its history, entry fees, and top activities.

Iowa is often referred to as flyover country, but it has much more to offer. The Hawkeye State boasts four seasons with different things to do all year long. During the warmer months, corn fields and ...

If you're ready to escape the noise, Minnesota offers incredible off-the-grid experiences to reconnect with nature and ...

Rachael Hood, Senior Editor Sprawling along the banks of the Mississippi River, Minnehaha Park offers ... but also recommended exploring the various hiking trails and bringing a picnic.

The “Mighty” Mississippi River is a true giant of American waterways, but if you’re wondering exactly how long it is, don’t ...

That is one of the reasons anglers by the hundreds, and sometimes thousands, in spring head up the Mississippi River toward locks ... Kabetogama in far northern Minnesota. But soon he realized ...

A Senate bill would prohibit wakesurfing and using boats with ballasts designed to create wakes in the six-mile stretch of the Mississippi River from the Highway 169 bridge to the Coon Rapids Dam.

A Minneapolis man will not be allowed to build a new home on a protected bluff of the Mississippi River, a district court judge ruled in a blow to the city of Minneapolis. City Council members ...

A long-in-the-works bill that would bring big changes to Minnesota's ATV trails had its first hearing in the state House.

The 34-mile Adirondack Rail Trail—for cyclists, hikers, and birders—winds through open wilderness while connecting scenic ...

Learn more. When conditions are right, the Penobscot River Trails in Grindstone offer some of the best Nordic skiing in Maine. As was true throughout most of Maine, snow was scarce in northern ...

Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve is home to one of the best-preserved areas of old-growth hardwoods in Northern Georgia. Wander ...