Natchez Trace Parkway
Natchez Trace Parkway
The history and culture found along the Natchez Trace Parkway provides a lifetime worth of exploration. The number of cultures and historic topics touched by the Natchez Trace seems boundless. The Natchez Trace Parkway commemorates an ancient trail that stretch 444-miles and connected southern portions of the Mississippi River, through Alabama, to salt licks in today's central Tennessee. Today, visitors can experience this National Scenic Byway and All-American Road through driving, hiking, biking, horseback riding, and camping.
At A Glance
In The Park
Superintendent: Wendell A. SimpsonPhone Number: (662)680-4025
Entrance Fees: Free
Sights: Little Mountain Overlook; Cypress Swamp, Mississippi; Fall Hollow, Tennessee; John Coffee Memorial Bridge, Alabama; Meriwether Lewis Mounument, Tennessee; Mount Locust Historic Inn, Mississippi; Old Trace, Mississippi; Pharr Mounds, Mississippi; The Birdsong Hollow Bridge, Tennessee
Important Dates
By The Numbers
Acres: 51,984.00Annual Visitation: 5,482,282 (2006)
Location
Latitude / Longitude :33.793600 / -89.009230 (map it)
State: MS
Nearby Big City: Tupelo, MS
Gateway Communities: Vardaman, MS; Woodland, MS; Mantee, MS; Derma, MS; Calhoun City, MS
Nearby Airports: Jackson-Evers International Airport (JAN)
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News from the Parks
Heyday Adds Yosemite Association Line
November 25, 2008 - 11:02am
Berkeley’s Heyday Books, publisher of exclusively California-related titles, has assumed all publishing-related functions for the Yosemite Association effective immediately. Malcolm Margolin, who founded Heyday in 1974, has been on the Yosemite Association board for over 10 years.
November 25, 2008 - 11:02am
Berkeley’s Heyday Books, publisher of exclusively California-related titles, has assumed all publishing-related functions for the Yosemite Association effective immediately. Malcolm Margolin, who founded Heyday in 1974, has been on the Yosemite Association board for over 10 years.
Two Hundred Year-old Stone Home Open at KM Military Park
November 25, 2008 - 11:01am
An 1803 stone house at the Kings Mountain National Military Park that's only open a couple times a year will be open for visitors on Saturday. The 200-year-old Howser House is located in a remote area of the park and was built by Henry Howser, a Revolutionary War veteran and stonemason.
November 25, 2008 - 11:01am
An 1803 stone house at the Kings Mountain National Military Park that's only open a couple times a year will be open for visitors on Saturday. The 200-year-old Howser House is located in a remote area of the park and was built by Henry Howser, a Revolutionary War veteran and stonemason.
Young Tree Huggers May Apply
November 25, 2008 - 10:59am
The National Park Service's Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is recruiting a college-age TREE and SHRUB intern. Teens Restoring Endangered Ecosystems (TREE) and Students Helping Restore Unique Biomes (SHRUB) programs of SMMNRA are educational programs designed for elementary and middle school students. The TREE and SHRUB intern will assist with both programs which take place on Thursdays and some Saturdays at Rancho Sierra Vista-Satwiwa in Newbury Park.
November 25, 2008 - 10:59am
The National Park Service's Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is recruiting a college-age TREE and SHRUB intern. Teens Restoring Endangered Ecosystems (TREE) and Students Helping Restore Unique Biomes (SHRUB) programs of SMMNRA are educational programs designed for elementary and middle school students. The TREE and SHRUB intern will assist with both programs which take place on Thursdays and some Saturdays at Rancho Sierra Vista-Satwiwa in Newbury Park.
Americans Love Bison, Don't Know the Risks They Face
November 25, 2008 - 10:54am
Americans are out of touch with the fact that the American bison, or buffalo, is in trouble as a wild species, but they do love them as an important symbol of their country, and as a meal on the dinner table.
November 25, 2008 - 10:54am
Americans are out of touch with the fact that the American bison, or buffalo, is in trouble as a wild species, but they do love them as an important symbol of their country, and as a meal on the dinner table.
Charges to Be Filed for Glacier Park Elk Shooting
November 25, 2008 - 10:53am
A bull elk is dead and a young Flathead Valley man is awaiting charges in what appears to have been a poaching case in Glacier National Park. “We’re not wanting to make an example of a juvenile,” said Glacier Park spokeswoman Amy Vanderbilt, “but at the same time, hunting is illegal in the park.”
November 25, 2008 - 10:53am
A bull elk is dead and a young Flathead Valley man is awaiting charges in what appears to have been a poaching case in Glacier National Park. “We’re not wanting to make an example of a juvenile,” said Glacier Park spokeswoman Amy Vanderbilt, “but at the same time, hunting is illegal in the park.”
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