• A curve along the Natchez Trace Parkway with fall colors

    Natchez Trace

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  • Sequestration Effects on the Parkway

    On March 1, 2013, the Parkway was required to reduce its annual budget by five percent, in accordance with the sequestration provision of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Click the link to learn about visitor center, restroom, and services impacts. More »

  • Portion of National Scenic Trail Near Tupelo Closed to Hikers

    Part of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (NOT the Parkway) near Tupelo, MS, has been closed until 2015 due to construction under Tupelo's Major Thoroughfare Construction Project. Parkway travelers may expect delays, but no detours are expected. More »

State Curriculum Lesson Plans

student dressed up de Soto encampment
Students experiencing Hispanic Heritage Month
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Field trips and classroom visits by rangers that are available are listed at Field Trip Planning.

A Teacher Guide with information about the Natchez Trace Parkway and field trip Planning are available at Teacher Information Guide.

Several traveling trunks and kits are available for teachers to borrow from one of our visitor centers.

Timeline posters and historic timeline posters are available to teachers for classroom use. .

Water Quality Stream Study:

The Natchez Trace Parkway is current looking for schools interested in collecting data from streams on the Parkway. Data would be also be shared with Adopt-a-Stream Mississippi. This is a service learning project, steeped in science. Fifth grade and above will experience water quality monitoring, including macro-invertebrate identification and chemical analysis, adjusted to grade level. This project is funded by the National Park Foundation. Please e-mail Jane Farmer for more information.

 

This project was financed in part by the National Park Service's CONNECT TRAILS TO PARKS program, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System in 2018.

Did You Know?

The Tennessee River along the Natchez Trace Parkway

George Colbert operated a stand and ferry to cross the Tennessee River and is rumored to have charged Andrew Jackson $75,000 to ferry his army across the river.