The Gulf Islands National Seashore is one of the prime places to paddle along the Mississippi Coast and is headquartered in Ocean Springs. There are four bayous within the park. Halstead Bayou winds west past the campground, Stark Bayou runs north to a park road, a smaller bayou meanders east beside the William M. Colmer Visitor Center, and Davis Bayou opens out to Biloxi Bay. All of these areas offer a beautiful sample of marsh, an abundance of wildlife, and bird-crowded sand pits. All four of these bayous are easy paddling except Davis Bayou which is wide and subject to strong winds. When the breeze is light you can paddle inland several miles.