Milepost 54.8 – Rocky Springs – A short trail from the upper parking area leads to the old townsite. Camping, picnicking, ranger station, restrooms, phone, and part of the old […]
Attractions
Milepost 61.0 – Lower Choctaw Boundary – This line bounded, north and south, lands taken up by new settlers of the Mississippi country and lands of the Choctaw.
Milepost 73.5 – Dean Stand Site – Served travelers in the 1820s and 30s. Nearby is the site of Dillon’s Plantation, headquarters for U.S. generals Grant and Sherman during the […]
Milepost 78.3 – Battle of Raymond – This Civil War battle of the Vicksburg campaign in 1863 was fought nearby.
Milepost 88.1 – Cowles Mead Cemetery – Much of the Mississippi’s early history can be traced through the life of Cowles Mead, a stand owner along the Old Trace and […]
Milepost 93.1 – Osburn Stand – Noble Osburn opened a stand here in 1811. By the early 1820s, when the city of Jackson was founded, traffic shifted away from this […]
Milepost 100.7 – Choctaw Agency – From 1807 until after 1820 a brick structure here housed an agent who served as a liaison between the U.S. Government and the Choctaw […]
Milepost 102.4 – Parkway Information Cabin. Visitors can also exit the Parkway here to visit the Craft Center.
Milepost 104.5 – Brashears Stand and Old Trace Site – The Stand was advertised in 1806 as ” house of entertainment in the wilderness.” Nearby is part of the original […]
Milepost 105.6 – Reservoir Overlook – Ross Barnett Reservoir on the Pearl River parallels the parkway for eight miles.
Milepost 106.9 – Boyd Site – These earthen burial mounds were built from 900 to 1,200 years ago.
Milepost 107.9 – West Florida Boundary – This old boundary ran from the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers’ confluence east to the Chattahoochee.
Milepost 122.0 – Cypress Swamp – Self-guiding trail. Â Allow 20 minutes to walk through a water Tupelo/bald-cypress swamp.
Milepost 122.6 – River Bend – Picnic area
Milepost 128.4 – Upper Choctaw Boundary – Self-guiding trail. Â Allow 10 minutes to walk in area that features southern pines. A line of trees marks this dividing line.
Milepost 130.9 – Yockanookany – Picnic area
Milepost 135.5 – Robinson Road – Dating from 1821 this road connected Jackson and Columbus, Mississippi. Â It also has a picnic area.
Milepost 140.0 – Red Dog Road – Named for a Choctaw chief, the road was open in 1834.
