Natchez Trace CompactA new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 7,034,487 visitors to Mississippi’s National Park Service units in 2017 spent $192 million in local communities. That spending supported 2620 jobs in the state and had a cumulative benefit to the local economies of $207 million.
The Natchez Trace Parkway will be hosting a special event on Saturday, May 5 starting at 7 a.m. Approximately 900 bicyclists will ride in both directions along the Parkway from the Ridgeland Information Cabin.
After 35 years of service, Frank Keith Moses has decided to retire and not have to worry about responding to call-outs for down trees in terrible weather. He’ll be able to stay in and be nice and dry and warm.
The National Park Service (NPS) this week announced it has begun to examine key civil rights sites in Mississippi for possible designation as a national park area and invites the public to weigh-in at the start of the project that could run two years.
Professor Amy Gantt and six students from Southeastern Oklahoma State University visited the Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway) as a part of a class about the Natchez Trace.
The Meriwether Lewis Visitor Information Center on the Natchez Trace Parkway will operate on summer hours starting Sunday, May 6, 2018.
A special program of dulcimer music will be provided by the North Mississippi Dulcimer Association from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the Parkway Visitor Center located at milepost 266 near Tupelo, MS.
Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. (CRA) has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the United States to resolve violations of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will demonstrate pioneer era crafts and skills at the Parkway Visitor Center, from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 28, 2018.
Due to the potential for a severe weather forecast on Saturday, April 14, 2018, the BioBlitz and Wildlife Festival outdoor activities at the Tupelo Visitor Center are cancelled.
RIDGELAND, MS – The Natchez Trace Parkway invites visitors to enjoy the talents and sounds of local musicians at the Parkway Information Cabin on April 21, 2018, from 9:30 am to 11:30 […]
Springtime is here and it’s prime time to get out and get to hiking all along the Natchez Trace Parkway. Folks who have visited the Trace LOVE the hiking trails along the route because they are easygoing, uncluttered, and offer natural, rare beauty.
In 1991, Congress proclaimed the second week of April as “National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week,” bringing well-deserved attention and recognition to public safety telecommunicators who are invaluable to the emergency response teams.
The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Disappearing Act,” a Junior Ranger program to be held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 10:00 am.
There are a few beautiful waterfalls along the Natchez Trace Parkway: Jackson Falls, Fall Hollow and Owens Creek.
“After 29 years of service on the Natchez Trace Parkway, Michael (Mickey) Phillips retires today, and the Parkway loses a wealth of institutional knowledge,” stated Chief of Maintenance Barry Boyd.
To celebrate the National Park Service’s National Park Week and National Junior Ranger Day, the Natchez Trace Parkway will host a BioBlitz and Wildlife Festival at the Tupelo Visitor Center on Saturday, April 14, 2018.
As a result of severe weather conditions, a travel advisory is in effect for the entire Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway)
