Jimmie Davis State Park

A governor who wrote "You Are My Sunshine" and lived to 101 gets 294 acres on a Caney Lake peninsula. Jimmie Davis served two non-consecutive terms — 1944–48, 1960–64 — and penned Louisiana's unofficial state anthem. The song's durability likely explains why his name stayed on the sign. Caney Lake has produced some of the largest bass ever caught in Louisiana. Two boat launches and a fishing pier put you on the water. Sandy beach, water playground for kids. Cabins sleep up to eight. Mountain biking access connects to the rolling North Louisiana hills, which is why you came this far north in the first place — the terrain actually moves. Off LA-146 near Chatham. Open daily.