Natchez Trace Top 30 Favorite Sites
There are over 90 sites along the Natchez Trace Parkway. Which ones are the most interesting, scenic, historic...? We have traveled up and down the parkway many times and recommend the sites below as our Natchez Trace Top 30 Favorite Sites. Three of the thirty are off (close to) the parkway, but are very popular with Natchez Trace Travelers.
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Birdsong Hollow and Double Arch Bridge
milepost 438 - Scenic Overlook, Modern Marvel - 15-60 minutes
Timberland Park
milepost 437.2 - Hiking Trail, Picnic Area, Restroom - 20-120 minutes
Garrison Creek
milepost 427.6 - Restroom, Picnic Area, Hiking & Horseback Trail - 10-60 minutes
Gordon House and Duck River Ferry Site
milepost 407.7 - Old Trace, Indian History, Hiking Trail, Picnic Table, Restroom - 10-30 minutes
Baker Bluff Overlook
milepost 405.1 - Hiking Trail, Scenic Overlook - 10-20 minutes
Jackson Falls
milepost 404.7 - Hiking Trail, Waterfall, Picnic Area, Restroom - 40-60 minutes
Fall Hollow Waterfall
milepost 391.9 - Hiking Trail, Waterfall - 10-60 minutes
Meriwether Lewis Death & Burial Site
milepost 385.9 - Hiking Trail, History/Nature Exhibit, Old Trace, Picnic Area, Campground, Restroom - 15-45 minutes
Metal Ford and Buffalo River
milepost 382.8 - Hiking Trail, Picnic Area, Old Trace - 10-30 minutes
Old Trace Drive
milepost 375.8 - Old Trace , Hiking Trail - 10-20 minutes
Glenrock Branch
milepost 364.5 - Picnic Area, Restroom - 10-30 minutes
Tennessee Natchez Trace Favorite Sites
ordered north to south
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Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall
milepost 337.9 (east of Trace 150 yards) - Indian History, Modern Marvel - 15-60 minutes
Rock Spring
milepost 330.2 - Hiking Trail, Nature Area - 10-60 minutes
Colbert Ferry
milepost 327.3 - Indian History, Old Trace, Modern Marvel, Picnic Area, Restroom - 15-45 minutes
Alabama Natchez Trace Favorite Sites
ordered north to south
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Tishomingo State Park
milepost 304.5 (adjacent to the parkway) - Hiking Trail, Picnic Area, History/Nature Exhibit, Daily Use Fee - 20-90 minutes
Pharr Mounds
milepost 286.7 - Indian History, Picnic Area, Restroom - 10-20 minutes
Confederate Gravesites and Old Trace
milepost 269.4 - Civil War History, Old Trace - 15-30 minutes
Parkway Visitor Center
milepost 266.0 - History/Nature Exhibit, Visitor/Info Center, Hiking Trail, Picnic Area, Restroom - 15-45 minutes
Chickasaw Village Site
milepost 261.8 - Hiking Trail, Indian History - 10-30 minutes
Bynum Mounds
milepost 232.4 - Indian History - 10-20 minutes
Jeff Busby Park
milepost 193.1 - Hiking Trail, Scenic Overlook, Picnic Area, Restroom - 15-45 minutes
French Camp Historic Village
milepost 180.7 - Old Trace, History Exhibit, Restaurant, Restroom - 10-60 minutes
River Bend
milepost 122.6 - Picnic Area, Restroom - 10-20 minutes
Cypress Swamp
milepost 122.0 - Hiking Trail, Nature Area - 10-30 minutes
Reservoir Overlook
milepost 105.6 - Scenic Overlook - 10-20 minutes
Rocky Springs
milepost 54.8 - Hiking Trail, Old Trace, Picnic Area, Restroom - 10-45 minutes
Sunken Trace
milepost 41.5 - Old Trace - 10-30 minutes
Windsor Ruins
milepost 30.0 (10 miles northwest of the Trace) 25 minutes drive time, 15-30 minutes
Mount Locust
milepost 15.5 - Old Trace, History/Nature Exhibit, Restroom - 15-60 minutes
Emerald Indian Mound
milepost 10.3 - Indian History - 10-30 minutes
Mississippi Natchez Trace Favorite Sites
ordered north to south
Below are two Ride with GPS routes highlighting our Top 30 Favorite Sites. One route has directions (cue sheet) for traveling south to north and the other route for traveling north to south.
Routes were created with the popular cycling app Ride with GPS. You can download the routes to your phone if you wish (click on Send to Device).
Traveling North to South:
Traveling South to North:
We have created two jpg image files that you can view/download/print - a map of the parkway that highlights the Top 30 sites and nearby lodging:
We can also mail a 4-color map of the parkway highlighting our Top 30 Favorite Sites along with the full length park service map. Click here for order info.
Several visitor/welcome centers located along or near the parkway have our Top 30 Favorite Sites and Nearby Lodging Maps. Stop in, pick up our Top 30 Map and the park service map of the parkway. The visitor centers also have a wealth of information about their area.
9 miles east of the parkway via TN Hwy 96 at milepost 438 to downtown Franklin.
On the parkway at milepost 437.2 just south of the TN Hwy 96 intersection and the Double Arch Bridge.
Hohenwald-Lewis County Welcome Center
Exit the parkway at milepost 391 onto US 412 and travel west 8.2 miles to downtown Hohenwald.
Exit the parkway at milepost 355. Turn right and travel west about 200 yards to the welcome center in Collinwood.
Just off the parkway at milepost 160
Exit the Parkway at the Ridgeland Exit/I-55 North, Take the 105C Exit to Old Agency Road then north on Highland Colony Parkway to the north end of Renaissance at Colony Park (1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 6006). There are “blue” information center signs along the route.
Exit the Trace at milepost 88.5 onto Pinehaven Drive and go north a couple hundred yards and the Clinton Visitor Center will be on your right.
Located on Church Street in Port Gibson. Exit the Trace at milepost 37 or 41.
Exit the Trace at milepost 0 (southern terminus) onto Liberty Road. Follow the signs to Downtown Natchez. The visitor center is on Main Street.