Help us commemorate important events and the history of the Trace and its role in American history. The Natchez Trace Compact and the Natchez Trace Parkway Association are excited to announce Muster Day on the Natchez Trace on May 26 – 27, 2012.

Have you fallen in the love with the Natchez Trace? This fall, enter in the Natchez Trace Compact Facebook contest for a chance to win a $500 travel package along the Parkway! In less than 250 words, tell us your story about why you love the Natchez Trace. Facebook fans will vote on their favorite entry, and the entry with the most votes wins!

Bill Funkhouser, a Natchez Trace Parkway fanatic, sends us his travelogs he wrote during a trip along the Trace in July 2011. Take a look!

Labor Day Weekend is a fun time for families and friends to have time off to relax, have some fun, and maybe enjoy some good food. This Labor Day there are a lot of fun events happening along the Natchez Trace. Take a look to see what’s going on near you!

Camping along the Natchez Trace Parkway is a fun and exciting adventure. But in the South, the weather is typically hot and humid. Fortunately, there are several measures you can take to get through the heat and still enjoy the outdoors while camping the Natchez Trace.

The Wayne County Welcome Center located at mile post 355 off the Natchez Trace Parkway continues to advance their efforts to accommodate the visitor.

Congratulations to the Tishomingo State Park, located right off the Natchez Trace Parkway, has recently been named one of the best hiking destinations by Mississippi Magazine.

We recently held a sweepstakes on our Facebook page to giveaway a $1,000 gift certficiate to The Bike Rack in Jackson, Mississippi. The lucky winner was Chris Roebuck of Ridgeland, Mississippi.

Adam wanted to do something big before school started. His criteria was something fun, challenging and at a location he enjoys. Armed with this information and knowing what a Tennessee history buff he is, his father immediately thought of The Natchez Trace Parkway.

April 12, 2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the first shot fired at Fort Sumter—and the official start of the U.S. Civil War. For the next four years (through April 7, 2015), battlefields and historic sites will recognize the sesquicentennial with special activities, displays, and re-enactments.