Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Plan Your Trip
Outdoors
Smoky mountains, wave-bashed beaches, coral reefs, river-cut gorges:
the eastern USA has no shortage of spectacular settings for a bit of ad-
venture. No matter what your weakness - hiking, cycling, kayaking, raft-
ing, surfing, diving or skiing - you'll find world-class places to commune
with the great outdoors.
Best Outdoors
Best Hiking
Appalachian Trail, Shenandoah National Park, VA; Great Smoky Mountains National
Park, NC & TN; Adirondack wilderness, NY
Best Cycling
Cherohala Skyway, NC & TN (on-road); Chequamegon National Forest, WI (off-road);
Minneapolis, MN (city riding)
Best Paddling
Boundary Waters, MN (canoeing); New River Gorge National River (white-water raft-
ing); Apostle Islands, WI (kayaking); Pictured Rocks, MI (kayaking)
Best Surfing
Cocoa Beach, FL; Long Island, NY; Coast Guard Beach, MA
Best Diving
Florida Keys (coral garden); Cape Hatteras, NC (Civil War shipwrecks); Dry Tortugas,
FL (sea turtles); Crystal River, FL (manatees)
Best Wildlife-Watching
Baxter State Park, ME (moose); Provincetown, MA (whales); Florida Everglades (al-
ligators, manatees, sea turtles); Wabasha, MN (eagles)
