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 In 1978, Congress designated Horn and Petit Bois Islands as wilderness areas, protecting two of the last undisturbed barrier islands along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. |
 "Such a sky -- such water, and Horn Island between with me walking -- the back of Moby Dick, the white whale, the magic carpet, surrounded by inhabited space...". Horn Island Logs, Walter Anderson, Gulf Coast Artist |
 Horn is a wilderness island, offering hiking and great diversity of terrain. Conditions on the island are rugged: a dense maritime forest of slash pine and saw palmetto will test your mettle as you explore the island's interior of ponds and lagoons where the occasional alligator and cottonmouth basks in the sun. The island's barren edges are ideal for camping because you will find far fewer mosquitoes than further inland, and you can also fish off the beach for many types of fish. |
 Walking the shoreline of a barrier island is a wonderful way to see birds, crabs, dolphins, mammals, maritime forest and beach scenery. Horn Island alone offers nearly 30 miles of beach hiking along its gulf and sound shorelines. |
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