Junior Ranger Program - Camping Now and Then - Tupelo, Mississippi

The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to the Junior Ranger program “Camping Now and Then,” at the Parkway Visitor Center at 10:00 am. Children who join a park ranger for this 45-minute program will learn about survival skills of the past that are now recreational skills used by modern campers. Participants will try out a bow drill, pitch a tent, and learn how to have fun camping. This program is free and ideal for children seven to 12 years old, but everyone is welcome.

The Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center is located along the Parkway at milepost 266, just north of Tupelo, Mississippi.

For additional information, please call the visitor center at 662-680-4027, or 1-800-305-7417.