United States
Alabama
With the second lowest property taxes in the nation, maybe everyone should be singing "Sweet Home Alabama." This affordable outdoor playground is the only state to offer access to both the Appalachian Mountains and the Gulf of Mexico, and features the added benefit of two major metropolitan areas -- Birmingham and Atlanta -- within a short two-hour drive of one another. Miles of inland waterways along the Alabama Bass Trail attract the country's most avid bass enthusiasts every year during tournament season, while Mobile Bay and Gulf Shores are home to a plethora of Gulf Coast sportfishing charters. Toothsome wahoo, cobia, king mackerel, and snapper all await your hook – and your frying pan – and give up a good fight on the way there. Alabama's generous hunting seasons and bag limits provide a welcoming haven for those looking to snag a few white-tailed deer and wild turkeys. Forests and rivers blanket two-thirds of the state, so it doesn't take long to find trails to hike and streams to fish, and few people realize that there's even a ski resort in the Heart of Dixie. Southern Living Magazine's headquarters are in Birmingham, no less. Take all of that into consideration, and Alabama may quite possibly be the best bang for your buck.
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Listed by
Chuck Mathis
American Forest Management
