Spring and Summer 2026 is your invitation to get outside and stay awhile. In Louisiana’s Year of Outdoors, this edition highlights paddling routes through quiet bayous, shady stretches of the Tammany Trace, lakefront escapes, lazy river floats and festival weekends that carry you from daylight to dusk.
Inside, you’ll find a curated collection of the Northshore’s best outdoor experiences, a deep dive into local flavors worth the drive, and a tour of small towns with outsized personality. There are ideas for unplugged afternoons in state parks, waterfront dining with a view, live music under open skies and creative spaces that reflect the region’s artistic pulse.
This season also marks Visit The Northshore’s 50th anniversary, celebrating five decades of welcoming visitors and championing the natural beauty, culture and community that define St. Tammany Parish. Whether you’re planning a first visit or rediscovering a favorite spot, these pages are packed with ways to move, wander and linger a little longer.
