• 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 »

Operating Hours & Seasons

Meriwether Lewis Information Cabin

  • Located at Milepost 385.9, near Hohenwald, Tennessee.
  • Hours: Wednesday through Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time

  • **The Cabin will be CLOSED Wednesday, May 22nd and Thursday, May 30th. It will be open all other days as scheduled above.**

  • Closed December 25.

Parkway Visitor Center

  • Located at Milepost 266, Tupelo, Mississippi.
  • Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time.
  • Open daily except for December 25.
  • Call 1-800-305-7417 or 662-680-4027

Parkway Information Cabin

  • Located at Milepost 102.4, near Ridgeland, Mississippi.
  • Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time.
  • Open Wednesday through Sunday, and closed on December 25.

Mount Locust Historic Inn

  • Located at Milepost 15.5, near Natchez, Mississippi.
  • Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time.
  • Open daily except for December 25.
 
 
 
 
 
 

**On March 1, 2013, the Natchez Trace Parkway was required to reduce its annual budget by five percent, in accordance with the sequestration provision of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Impacts to operating hours will include:

  • Meriwether Lewis Visitor Center (TN, MP 386): Operating hours will be reduced from 5 days/week full time to 2 days/week full time (Saturday/Sunday) and 3 days/week part time (Wednesday-Friday).
  • Ridgeland Visitor Center (MS, MP 102): Operating hours will be reduced from 5 days/week to 2 days/week (Friday/Saturday).
  • Mount Locust Historic Site (MS, MP 15): Operating hours remain unchanged; open 7 days/week but with minimum staffing on 4 of those days. Operating hours may be reduced to 5 days/week in late fall.

Hours will be updated on this page as changes are made.

Did You Know?

Boatmen from the Ohio River Valley walked along the Natchez Trace.

The "Kaintucks", or boatmen from the Ohio River Valley, would walk approximately 500 miles from Natchez to Nashville along the Natchez Trace in about 30 days.