Year-Round Outdoor Fun The Bay Area’s temperate weather generally allows visitors to enjoy the beautiful outdoors year-round. Galveston County offers wonderful Gulf beaches, boating, golfing, fishing, surfing, kayaking, biking and more. Is Galveston open for tourists? Galveston is open to tourists, but large attractions are still waiting for the go-aheadRead More →

Chickamauga offers great opportunities for several species of gamefish such as largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, striped bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, walleye, sauger, and catfish. Chickamauga Reservoir offers a variety of habitat types (ex. stumps, laydowns, humps, points, rocky shorelines, aquatic vegetation, etc.) What does Chickamauga mean in Native American? ChickamaugaRead More →

The river water was fairly clean for swimming compared to past years & great for small children. Price is $30/night peak season & $25/night off peak. Coles in tea garden had ran out of the large containers of water so bring some with you. Can you swim in Smiths Lake?Read More →

Maurepas Island Originally part of Ascension Parish, the island was transferred to Livingston Parish in 1850. Other nearby unincorporated communities include Whitehall, Bear Island and Head of Island. The only post office in the area, established in 1875, is in Maurepas. Where is Lake Pontchartrain located? listen); Spanish: Lago Pontchartrain)Read More →

Area Status: Open This is a heavily used site in the summer and offers a small beach area with swimming opportunities. Does Suttle Lake have swimmer’s itch? (KTVZ) — Swimmer’s itch, a skin rash that is caused by a very small parasitic worm, has been reported at Suttle Lake, northwestRead More →

Description Recreation: Boating. Fishing. Geocaching. Hiking on 4.5 miles of trails. Miniature Golf (fee) Swimming. … Facilities: 1,050 Acres. 650 Acre Lake. 6 Yurts. 97 Tent, Trailer, RV Campsites. Pioneer Campground. … Nearby Attractions: Indian Springs State Park. Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site. Can you kayak at High Falls StateRead More →

Payette Lake is a 5,330 acre expanse of clean, glacial water sitting at an elevation of about 5,000 feet in the mountains of Idaho. How long does it take to drive around Payette Lake? One of the locals suggested we take the 40 minute drive around the lake. So gladRead More →

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has listed various portions of the Hudson as having impaired water quality due to PCBs, cadmium, and other toxic compounds. … Numerous factories that once lined the Hudson River poured garbage and industrial waste directly into the river. What is theRead More →

The bull shark is known for its aggressive nature, predilection for warm shallow water, and presence in brackish and freshwater systems including estuaries and rivers, and is likely to be found in the Cooks River. Why is the Cooks River so polluted? When Captain Cook found the river in 1770Read More →