• A curve along the Natchez Trace Parkway with fall colors

    Natchez Trace

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  • Parkway Detour in effect near Ridgeland

    An 8-mile section of the Parkway will be closed to vehicular traffic on March 14, 2012, due to a major safety hazard that has developed near milepost 94.8 between Ridgeland, MS, and Clinton, MS. More »

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The Sunken Trace at mile post 41.5 on the Natchez Trace Parkway

The "Sunken Trace" at milepost 41.5 on the Natchez Trace Parkway was caused by thousands of travelers walking over the easily eroded loess soil.