RV Lifestyle Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in California. Five hundred miles of dirt roads, 12 wilderness areas and many miles of hiking trails provide visitors with an unparalleled opportunity to experience the wonders of the Sonoran Desert. Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia Cumberland Island is Georgia’s largest and southernmost barrier island, full of pristine maritime forests, undeveloped beaches and wide marshes. Walk in the footsteps of early natives, explorers and wealthy industrialists. Cumberland Island is 28 kilometres long and totals 16,520 hectares, of which 6,820 are marsh, mud flats and tidal creeks. It is well known for its sea turtles, wild turkeys, wild horses, armadillos, abundant shore birds, dune fields, maritime forests, salt marshes and historic structures. Catalina State Park in Arizona Catalina State Park, one of the many gems in the Arizona State Park system, offers beautiful vistas of the Sonoran Desert and the Santa Catalina Mountains with riparian canyons, lush washes and dense cactus forests. The environment at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains offers great camping, hiking, picnicking and birdwatching − more than 150 species of birds call the park home. Galveston Island State Park in Texas Come to the island to stroll the beach or splash in the waves. Or, come to the island to go fishing or look for coastal birds. No matter what brings you here, you’ll find a refuge at Galveston Island State Park. Just an hour from Houston, but an island apart! With both beach and bay sides, Galveston Island State Park offers activities for every coast-lover. Things to do at Galveston Island State Park include camping, swimming, fishing, birdwatching, hiking, mountain biking and relaxing. Buccaneer State Park in Mississippi Located on the beach in Waveland (adjacent to Bay St. Louis), Buccaneer is in a natural setting of large, moss-draped oaks, marshlands and the Gulf of Mexico. Use of this land was first recorded in history in the late 1700s. Buccaneer Jean Lafitte and his followers were active in smuggling and pirating along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 26 | www.snowbirds.org
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