Junior Ranger Program at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center
The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Boatmen of the Natchez Trace,” a special Junior Ranger program held on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 10:00 am.
Read with a Ranger at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center
The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to come and enjoy a “Noisy Bird Sing-Along” as part of the Read with a Ranger program. The program starts at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at the Parkway Visitor Center.
Natchez Trace Parkway Tourism Creates $136 Million in Local Economic Benefits
TUPELO, MS – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 5,785,813 visitors to Natchez Trace Parkway in 2015 spent $136 million in communities near the park, which supported 1,849 jobs in the local area. Because the Parkway extends through three states, the NPS has calculated that 80% of the spending is in Mississippi, 13% in Tennessee, and 7% in Alabama.
National Park Service Units Create $194 Million in Economic Benefits for the State of Mississippi
TUPELO, MS – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 6,359,648 visitors to National Park Service units in 2015 spent $194 million in communities in Mississippi. That spending supported 2,795 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $205 million.
Junior Ranger Program and Dulcimer Day at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center
The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to come and enjoy “Animal Masquerade,” a special Junior Ranger program held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 10:00 am.
Celebrate National Park Week at the Parkway Information Cabin in Ridgeland
RIDGELAND, MS: April 16 to 24, 2016 is National Park Week. In celebration of this event and the National Park Service Centennial, the Natchez Trace Parkway will host a Centennial Celebration at the Parkway Information Cabin on April 23 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Junior Ranger Program at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center
The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Nature Bingo,” a special Junior Ranger program held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.
Pioneer Day at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center
The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will demonstrate pioneer era crafts and skills at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on April 23, 2016.
The Natchez Trace Parkway Celebrates National Park Week with a BioBlitz and Wildlife Festival
The Natchez Trace Parkway will host a BioBlitz and Wildlife Festival at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, April 16, 2016 from 9:00 am-4:00 pm.
Visitation Numbers for Natchez Trace Parkway are Released
“This year, 491,630 visitors used the Parkway during March 2016 compared to 484,650 who were counted in 2015.”
