• A curve along the Natchez Trace Parkway with fall colors

    Natchez Trace

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  • Parkway Detour in effect near Ridgeland

    An 8-mile section of the Parkway will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning March 14, 2012, due to a major safety hazard that has developed near milepost 94.8 between Ridgeland, MS, and Clinton, MS. More »

Operating Hours & Seasons

Meriwether Lewis Information Cabin

  • Located at Milepost 385.9, near Hohenwald, Tennessee.
  • Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Closed December 25.

Parkway Visitor Center

  • Located at Milepost 266, Tupelo, Mississippi.
  • Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time.
  • Open daily except for December 25.
  • Call 1-800-305-7417 or 662-680-4027

Parkway Information Cabin

  • Located at Milepost 102.4, near Ridgeland, Mississippi.
  • Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time.
  • Open Wednesday through Sunday, and closed on December 25.

Mount Locust Historic Inn

  • Located at Milepost 15.5, near Natchez, Mississippi.
  • Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time.
  • Open daily except for December 25.
 
 
 
 
 

Did You Know?

Boatmen from the Ohio River Valley walked along the Natchez Trace.

The "Kaintucks", or boatmen from the Ohio River Valley, would walk approximately 500 miles from Natchez to Nashville along the Natchez Trace in about 30 days.