Natchez Trace CompactThe Mount Locust Site along the Natchez Trace Parkway will begin winter hours of operation from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Wednesday through Sunday. The site will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays starting Monday, December 25, 2017.
The Natchez Trace Parkway invites visitors to enjoy the talents and sounds of local musicians at the Parkway Information Cabin on Saturday, December 16, 2017, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am.
TUPELO, MS – The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to come enjoy the Read with a Ranger program at 10:00 am on Saturday, December 9, 2017, at the Parkway Visitor […]
TUPELO, MS – 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, December 2, 2017, at the Parkway Visitor […]
TUPELO, MS – Do you know that the Natchez Trace Parkway is one of the 417 units managed by the National Park Service? Do you know that the National Park Service […]
One of the more popular things to love about the Natchez Trace are the endless opportunities for outdoor fun–one in particular… camping.
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 November 25, 2017.
The Parkway Visitor Center at milepost 266, and the Mount Locust site at milepost 15.5 on the Natchez Trace Parkway will be closed on Thursday, November 23, 2017, and will reopen at 9:00 am on Friday, November 24, 2017.
The Natchez Trace Parkway invites visitors to enjoy the talents and sounds of local musicians at the Parkway Information Cabin on Saturday, November 18, 2017, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am.
The National Park Service in cooperation with the Tennessee Valley Authority, seeks public comment on an environmental assessment to establish a right-of-way for TVA to construct a new aerial transmission line across the Natchez Trace Parkway near Kosciusko, MS.
To celebrate American Indian Heritage month, November’s featured story is “Nittak Hollo Nakfish! It’s Saturday,” a fun book written by the American Indian author, Laura Clark.
Love traveling and experiencing nature’s beauty? Now’s time to visit the scenic Natchez Trace! Brilliant fall foliage is blooming along this 444-mile National Scenic Byway.
The Natchez Trace Parkway will close the Meriwether Lewis Death and Burial Site Information Center for the season on November 3, 2017. This season, the center welcomed over 6,000 visitors to the site. The burial monument, restrooms, campground, and hiking trails are open seven days a week and are not affected by this closure.
Love hiking and the great outdoors? Hike through history and enjoy the natural beauty around you when you visit the Natchez Trace Parkway.
As part of the National Park Services’ strategy to enhance employee safety, the Natchez Trace Parkway’s Safety, Health, and Wellness Committee developed an Award Coin program.
Did you know that crash rates are three times higher at night? Did you know on the Natchez Trace Parkway 33% of all serious injury crashes and fatalities occur at night when visitation is the lowest? October is a good time to talk about the risks associated with night driving because days are getting shorter and daylight savings time is nearing an end.
The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will demonstrate pioneer era crafts and skills at the Parkway Visitor Center, from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm onOctober 28, 2017. The demonstrations will show the challenges faced and creative solutions developed by those Americans who lived in the area from the 1700s to around 1840.
Before modern technology, ingenious inventions and remarkable skills were important for the survival of the American Indians and boatmen who set up camps along the Old Trace. Today, people camp at Natchez Trace Parkway campgrounds just to have fun.
