Natchez Trace Parkway

Parkway · AL, MS, TN

The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444-mile recreational road and scenic drive through three states. It roughly follows the "Old Natchez Trace," a historic travel corridor used by American Indians, "Kaintucks," European settlers, slave traders, soldiers, and future presidents. Today, people can enjoy a scenic drive as well as hiking, biking, horseback riding, and camping along the Parkway.

What you’ll hear

The Trailtold tour of Natchez Trace Parkway covers 125 GPS-triggered places across AL and MS and TN, including Boyd Site, Milepost 106.9, Old Trace, Milepost 198.6 and Old Trace, Milepost 221.4. Pocket your phone and each story plays on its own as you arrive.

  • Baker Bluff Overlook, Milepost 405.1
  • Ballard Creek, Milepost 201.3
  • Battle of Raymond, Milepost 78.3
  • Bear Creek Mound, Milepost 308.8
  • Bear Creek Picnic Area, Milepost 313
  • Beech Springs Bicycle Camp (Parkway VC), Milepost 266
  • Beech Springs Nature Trail, Milepost 266
  • Bethel Mission, Milepost 176.3
  • Birdsong Hollow Double Arch Bridge, Milepost 438.0
  • Blackland Prairie section Northern Terminus Trailhead, Milepost 266
  • Blackland Prairie Section Southern Terminus Trailhead, West Jackson Street
  • Boyd Site, Milepost 106.9
  • Brashears Stand and Old Trace, Milepost 104.5
  • Browns Bottom, Milepost 286.3
  • Bullen Creek, Milepost 18.4
  • Burns Branch, Milepost 425.4
  • Buzzard Roost Springs, Milepost 320.3
  • Bynum Mounds, Milepost 232.4
  • Cave Spring, Milepost 308.4
  • Chickasaw Agency, Milepost 241.4
  • Chickasaw Council House, Milepost 251.1
  • Chickasaw Village Site, Milepost 261.8
  • Choctaw Agency, Milepost 100.7
  • Clinton Visitor Center, near Milepost 89
  • Colbert Ferry Bicycle Camp, Milepost 327.3
  • Colbert Ferry Boat Ramp Area, Milepost 327.3
  • Colbert Ferry Picnic Area, Milepost 327.3
  • Colbert Ferry Stand Site, Milepost 327.3
  • Cole Creek, Milepost 175.6
  • Coles Creek, Milepost 17.5
  • Cowles Mead Cemetery, Milepost 88.1
  • Cypress Creek Picnic, Milepost 343.5
  • Cypress Swamp, Milepost 122
  • D.A.R. Marker at the Meriwether Lewis Death and Burial Site, Milepost 385.9
  • D.A.R. Marker at the Tobacco Barn, Milepost 401.4
  • Dean Stand Site, Milepost 73.5
  • Dogwood Mudhole, Milepost 367.3
  • Dogwood Valley, Milepost 275.5
  • Donivan Slough, Milepost 283.3
  • Elizabeth Female Academy, Milepost 5.1
  • Emerald Mound, Milepost 10.3
  • Fall Hollow Waterfall, Milepost 391.9
  • Fly Trailhead On The Highland Rim Section, Milepost 416
  • Footsteps Through History Trail, Milepost 385.9
  • Freedom Hills Overlook, Milepost 317.0
  • French Camp, Milepost 180.7
  • Garrison Creek and Highland Rim Section Northern Terminus, Milepost 427.6
  • Glenrock Branch, Milepost 364.5
  • Gordon House Historic Site, Milepost 407.7
  • Grinder's Stand, Milepost 385.9
  • Grindstone Ford and Old Trace, Milepost 45.7
  • Hernando de Soto Site on the Natchez Trace, Milepost 243.3
  • Highland Rim Section Southern Terminus Trailhead, Milepost 408
  • Highway 43 Trailhead, Milepost 114.9
  • Holly Picnic Area, Milepost 346.2
  • Hurricane Creek, Milepost 164.3
  • Jacks Branch, Milepost 377.8
  • Jackson Falls, Milepost 404.7
  • Jeff Busby Campground, Milepost 193.1
  • Jeff Busby Overlook, Milepost 193.1
  • Jeff Busby Picnic Area, Milepost 193.1
  • Kosciusko bicycle camp, milepost 160
  • Kosciusko Information Center, near Milepost 160
  • Line Creek, Milepost 213.3
  • Loess Bluff, Milepost 12.4
  • Lower Choctaw Boundary, Milepost 61.0
  • Mangum Mound, Milepost 45.7
  • McGlamery Stand, Milepost 352.9
  • Meriwether Lewis Burial Monument, Milepost 385.9
  • Meriwether Lewis Campground, Milepost 385.9
  • Metal Ford, Milepost 382.8
  • Monroe Mission, Milepost 245.6
  • Mount Locust Historic House, Milepost 15.5
  • Napier Mine, Milepost 381.8
  • Neighboring Towns of the Natchez Trace Parkway
  • Northern Terminus, Milepost 444
  • Old Town Overlook, Milepost 263.9
  • Old Trace and Confederate Gravesites, Milepost 269.4
  • Old Trace at the Meriwether Lewis Death and Burial Site, Milepost 385.9
  • Old Trace Drive, Milepost 375.8
  • Old Trace Drive, Milepost 401.4
  • Old Trace, Milepost 198.6
  • Old Trace, Milepost 221.4
  • Old Trace, Milepost 397.4
  • Old Trace, Milepost 403.7
  • Osburn Stand, Milepost 93.1
  • Owens Creek and Rocky Springs Section Southern Terminus, Milepost 52.4
  • Parkway Visitor Center, Milepost 266
  • Pharr Mounds, Milepost 286.7
  • Phosphate Mine, Milepost 390.7
  • Pigeon Roost, Milepost 203.5
  • Pioneer Cemetery at the Meriwether Lewis Death and Burial Site, Milepost 385.9
  • Potkopinu Section Northern Terminus, Milepost 20
  • Potkopinu Section Southern Terminus, Milepost 17
  • Reservoir Overlook & Chisha Foka Trail, Milepost 105.6
  • River Bend, Milepost 122.6
  • Rock Spring, Milepost 330.2
  • Rocky Springs Campground, Milepost 54.8
  • Rocky Springs Picnic Area And Trailhead, Milepost 54.8
  • Rocky Springs Section Northern Terminus, Milepost 59

…and 25 more in the app.

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