Natchez Trace Parkway News Release – Hernando de Soto’s Encampment comes to life in Tupelo on September 22, 2018

September 10, 2018

The Natchez Trace Parkway will host a living history encampment representing the expedition of Hernando de Soto on Saturday, September 22, 2018. The encampment will be set up outside of the Parkway Visitor Center from 10 am to 3 pm.

The Natchez Trace String Band to Perform at the Parkway Information Cabin

September 7, 2018

The Natchez Trace String Band to Perform at the Parkway Information Cabin RIDGELAND, MS – The Natchez Trace Parkway invites visitors to enjoy the talents and sounds of local musicians […]

Biannual “Car Free Parkway Experience” Dates Announced for the Natchez Trace Parkway

September 1, 2018

The Natchez Trace Parkway will hold biannual “Car Free Parkway Experience” days for bicyclists and pedestrians between mile markers 429 and 440 on September 30, 2018 and May 18, 2019.

Natchez Trace Parkway Presents Junior Ranger Program “Hoot Hoot Hooray”

September 1, 2018

The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Hoot Hoot Hooray” a Junior Ranger program to be held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 10:00 am.

Natchez Trace Parkway Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

August 31, 2018

To commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Natchez Trace Parkway will host a living history encampment representing the expedition of Hernando de Soto on Saturday, September 22, 2018.

Labor Day Enforcement

August 30, 2018

Rangers along the Natchez Trace Parkway will begin intensified enforcement for the Labor Day weekend starting on Thursday, August 30 and continuing until September 3, 2018.

The Natchez Trace Parkway Announces Revised Hours for Mount Locust Inn and Plantation

August 30, 2018

Beginning September 1, 2018, Mount Locust Inn and Plantation on the Natchez Trace Parkway will be open Thursday through Sunday, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

The Natchez Trace Parkway Announces Fall Hours for the Meriwether Lewis Death and Burial Site

August 28, 2018

The Meriwether Lewis Visitor Information Center on the Natchez Trace Parkway will operate on fall hours starting Sunday, September 9, 2018. Fall hours of operation will be Fridays through Sundays from 9 am to 4:30 pm.

New Citizens Welcomed at Naturalization Ceremony at the Natchez Trace Parkway

August 27, 2018

The National Park Service and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service partnered to hold a Naturalization Ceremony in celebration of the creation of the National Park Service on August 25, 1916.

Natchez Trace Parkway Read with a Ranger Program: “Miles and Miles of Reptiles”

August 24, 2018

Children and their families are encouraged to come enjoy the Read with a Ranger program at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at the Parkway Visitor Center in Tupelo, MS.