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Gulf Islands National SeashoreBrown markers indicate interpretive stops on the Nature's Way Trail in Mississippi.
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Gulf Islands National Seashore
Mississippi District Hiking Trails
 

The Mississippi District has miles of barrier island beaches to walk and designated trails in the Davis Bayou Area in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

Nature's Way Trail

.5 mile

This loop trail provides scenic overlooks of the bayou.  Look for the trail guide at the entrance of the trail.  This trail connects to the Davis Bayou Trail.

Davis Bayou Trail

1 mile

You can start either from the Visitor Center parking lot or near the picnic area near the campground to hike this trail. 

  Civilian Conservation Corps  (CCC) Spur

.25 mile

Enjoy a short spur on the old CCC Road that was built in the 1930s and enjoy a scenic view of the bayou. 

 
Boardwalk forks on the Nature's Way Trail
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Visitor photographing nature.
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Geronimo  

Did You Know?
In the 1880s, Geronimo and other members of the Chiricahua-Apache tribe were prisoners at Fort Pickens located at Gulf Islands National Seashore.

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Last Updated: June 11, 2008 at 17:49 EST