Tupelo Mississippi - Natchez Trace
This section of the Natchez Trace is located near Tupelo, Mississippi.
The section spans the area between the Mississippi Highway 371 intersection (milepost 281) and the Mississippi Highway 41 intersection (milepost 246).
Listed below:
- Natchez Trace Sites
- Other Nearby Attractions
- Nearby Lodging
- Area Merchants
- Nearby Towns
- Access / Exit Roads
- Festivals and Events
Natchez Trace Parkway Road Rehabilitation and Paving Project just south of Tupelo, MS:
August 16, 2023: A 17.5-mile section of the Parkway closed for road rehabilitation and re-paving between mileposts 239.2 and 256.9.
Update on December 14, 2023: The closed section of the Parkway, from milepost 239.2 to milepost 256.9, has reopened to traffic. Travelers should expect single-lane closures into the Summer of 2024 as work continues to add an additional layer of asphalt, add permanent striping, and grade the shoulder.
milepost 278.4 - Scenic Overlook
milepost 275.2 - Hiking Trail, Old Trace
Confederate Gravesites and Old Trace
milepost 269.4 - Old Trace, Top 30 Favorite Site
milepost 266.0 - Restroom, Hiking Trail, History/Nature Exhibit, Picnic Area, Top 30 Favorite Site
milepost 263.9 - Hiking Trail, Scenic Overlook, Indian History
milepost 261.8 - Hiking Trail, Indian History, Top 30 Favorite Site
milepost 251.9 - Scenic Overlook
Scenery you can see from the road while driving, biking or riding the Tupelo section of the parkway.
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
If traveling south, exit the Trace at milepost 282 onto Mississippi Highway 370 and travel west 11 miles to Baldwyn and then 5 more miles west to the battlefield site. If traveling north, access US 45 north of Tupelo and travel north 12 miles to highway 370 and go west 1 mile.
Tanglefoot Trail® New Albany Trailhead
Exit the Trace in Tupelo onto US 78 / I 20 and travel northwest 15 miles to New Albany.
Exit the Trace at milepost 259.7 onto Mississippi Highway 6 (Main Street in Tupelo) and travel east a couple of miles through town. After you cross US 45 turn left onto Elvis Presley Drive.
Exit the parkway at milepost 262.5 onto McCullough Blvd and travel west a couple of miles to Coley Road. Travel south on Coley Road a quarter mile.
Exit the Trace at milepost 259.7 onto Mississippi Highway 6 (Main Street in Tupelo) and travel east 1 mile.
Tanglefoot Trail® Pontotoc Gateway
Exit the Trace in Tupelo onto Hwy 278 and travel west 14 miles to Pontotoc.
McCullough Blvd (milepost 262.5):
MS Hwy 6/Main Street (milepost 260):
Gloster Street - exit at McCullough Blvd or MS Hwy 6/Main Street and go east to Gloster Street:
12 miles west of the Trace at milepost 282.
The Trace travels through the city of Tupelo. There are five exits from the Trace into Tupelo.
15 miles northwest of the Trace at milepost 246.
- Mississippi Highway 370/371 - milepost 282 - Baldwyn
- Lee County Road 1303 - milepost 276 - Baldwyn
- Mississippi Highway 363 - milepost 271 - Saltillo | Mantachie - Food & Gas nearby
- Mississippi Highway 145 - milepost 266 - Tupelo
- US Highway 78 - milepost 263 - Tupelo
- Mississippi Highway 178 / McCullough Blvd - milepost 262 - Tupelo - Food & Gas nearby
- Mississippi Highway 6 / Main Street - milepost 260 - Food & Gas nearby
- Cliff Gookin Boulevard - milepost 259 - Tupelo
- Mississippi Highway 76 (Pontotoc Parkway) - milepost 257 - Tupelo
- Palmetto Road - milepost 256 - Tupelo - Food & Gas nearby
- Pontocola Road - milepost 251 - Pontotoc - Food & Gas nearby
- Mississippi Highway 41 - milepost 246 - Pontotoc | Okolona
- Dulcimer Day at the Tupelo Visitor Center - 1st Saturday of each month
- Read with a Ranger at the Tupelo Visitor Center - 2nd Saturday of each month
- Junior Ranger Program at the Tupelo Visitor Center - 3rd Saturday of each month
- Pioneer Day at the Tupelo Visitor Center - 4th Saturday of each month
- Tupelo Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel - mid March
- Wildlife Festival and BioBlitz - April
- Tupelo Blue Suede Cruise - early May
- Gumtree Festival - mid May
- Tupelo Elvis Festival - early June
- Tupelo Chili Fest - October
- Tupelo Christmas Parade - early December