Natchez Trace Parkway #1 - 3 Day Trip

*Total Cost $71 for 2 adults, 3 kids, 2 nights camping*
*packed food plus gas*

Natchez Trace Parkway - Mile Post 0 to Mile Post 107.9

This trip is planned from Jackson, TN.  It can be revised to fit your location.

For this trip it is imperative that you get yourself a Natchez Trace Parkway brochure/map.

One you learn how to navigate it, this is a really helpful site: Natchez Trace Travel

All places are open Dawn to Dusk and Free unless otherwise noted.

Day One:

7am - Leave Jackson, TN

30 minute Gas/ Rest Stop

1:00pm to 230pm - Natchez State Park - 230 B Wickcliff Road, Natchez, MS
Tent Camping - $18 night

245pm to 3pm - Old Trace Exhibit - MP 8.7

305pm to 315pm - - Elizabeth Female Academy Site - MP 5.1

320pm to 330pm - Southern Terminus - MP 0

340pm - back to camp

Day Two:

830am - Leave camp

9am to 11am - Natchez National Historical Park - 1 Melrose-Montebello Parkway, Natchez, MS
Visitor Center Hours: 9am to 4pm
Melrose Estate - Admission: Adults $10, Kids $5
Melrose Gardens - Hours 8:30am to 5pm, FREE
William Johnson House, 210 State St., Natchez, MS
Hours: 9am to 5pm, FREE

If you haven't already gotten a Natchez Trace Parkway brochure/map, you can obtain one at the:
Natchez Visitor Center
640 S Canal Street, Natchez, MS

12:00pm to 12:30pm - Emerald Mound - MP 10.3
Allow 30 Minutes

1245pm to 130pm - Church Hill Loop, refer to your Natchez Trace Parkway map
Allow 45 Minutes
*Springfield Plantation
*Christ Church
*Wagners Grocery

215pm to 3pm - Windsor Ruins Loop, 15095 Rodney Road, Port Gibson, MS
Hours: Daily Dawn - Dusk
Admission: Free
Allow 45 Minutes
*A.K. Shaifer House - N of Windsor

340pm - back to camp

Day 3:

9am - Leave Camp

915am to 10am - Mount Locust Inn/Visitor Center - MP 15.5, Ranger Road
Hours: 9am to 4:30pm

10:40am to 11:00am - Sunken Trace - MP 41.5

11:15am to 11:45am - Owens Creek Waterfall - MP 52.4

12:15am to 1:00pm - Dean Stand Site - MP 73.5

1:15pm to 2:00pm - Raymond Military Park - Hwy 18 & Old Port Gibson Rd, Raymond, MS-MP78.3

2:20pm to 2:40pm - Cowles Mead Cementery - MP 88.1

3:05pm to 3:20pm - Parkway Info Cabin - MP 102.4, Ridgeland, MS
Wed-Sun 9-430
or
Clinton Visitor Center - 1300 Pinehaven Road, Clinton, MS
M-Sat 9-5, Sun 1-5

3:30pm to 4pm - West Florida Boundary - MP 107.9
Nature Trail: short loop

420pm to 445pm - Cypress Swamp - MP 122

Home - 4.5 hours away - one 30 minute pit stop

9:45pm - Jackson, TN

This trip is approx. 862 miles