SEMINARY CANOE RENTAL 601-722-4301, www.seminarycanoerental.com 15 miles north of Hattiesburg on Hwy. 49, located on the Okatoma River Seminary Canoe is a full-service canoeing outfitter. Day and overnight canoeing trips are available. Cabins, RV hookups, primitive camping. SOGGY BOTTOM CANOE & KAYAK RENTAL on Black Creek 601-598 2745, www.soggybottomcanoe.com 1651 Highway 29 Brooklyn MS Located in the Black Creek Wilderness Area of the Desoto National Forest, Soggy Bottom offers canoe and kayak rentals and shuttle services to one of the nation’s finest leisure float trips. SOUTH MISSISSIPPI CANOE RENTAL 601-544-4207, www.southmscanoe.com 23 Old Hwy 49 West Brooklyn 39425 The Floating Canoe Rental offers a variety of trips on the Leaf River, Bowie River and Red Creek. There is something to suit the experienced, as well as novice paddlers. Day trips or overnight trips are available and all are within 50 miles of Hattiesburg.
CANOEING BLACK CREEK (A National Scenic River)
Black Creek is the only National Scenic River in Mississippi. Black Creek runs through the DeSoto National Forest and is filled with picnic spots, wildlife, sandbars, and fishing holes.
BOUIE RIVER & LEAF RIVER
Both rivers are part of the Pascagoula River system, the Leaf River is nearly 180 miles long and the Bouie River is 60 miles long.
OKATOMA RIVER
Okatoma River has waterfalls, sandbars, natural scenery and wildlife; the Okatoma River is the only class 1 (Beginner) whitewater river in Mississippi.
Canoeing Outfitters OKATOMA OUTDOOR POST
601-722-4297, www.okatoma.com 12 miles N. of Hattiesburg off Hwy. 49 The Okatoma Outdoor Post is a fullservice canoeing outfitter. Day and overnight canoeing trips are available. Continued Page 127 Here’s Hattiesburg! 125