• A curve along the Natchez Trace Parkway with fall colors

    Natchez Trace

    Parkway AL,MS,TN

  • 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.

Pets

Hikers on a trail with their dog on a leash.

Image by Marc Muench.  NPS/©Muench

Pets can be on trails along the Parkway, as long as they are on a leash.

Pets are allowed along trails and viewpoints of the Natchez Trace Parkway under the following conditions:

  • Pets must always be on a leash six feet or shorter
  • Please clean up after your pet
  • Only service animals are allowed inside Parkway buildings.

Did You Know?

The view from Little Mountain, one of the highest points along the Natchez Trace Parkway.

The terrain along the Natchez Trace Parkway changes from 70 to 1,100 feet in elevation and passes through 5 degrees of latitude.