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Natchez Trace Parkway
Witch Dance Bicycle-Only Campground
The open horse staging area is an area bicyclists can camp. 

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This open area for horse staging is available for bicyclists to set up their tents. Bicyclists are also welcome to use the picnic area directly across from the restrooms as a tent camping area. 

The Witch Dance bicycle-only campground is located at milepost 234 along the Natchez Trace Parkway. This area is also the staging area for the Witch Dance horse trail on the Tombigbee National Forest. This campground has restrooms, picnic tables, fire rings, fire grates, and drinking water (April through October). Water is available in the restrooms during the winter months when the outdoor water may be turned off.

Tent camping is allowed at the picnic tables near the restrooms, or in the horse staging area located to the south of the restrooms. By following the sign marked for hiking and horses, you will find the horse staging area. Camping is not allowed in the picnic loop at the north end of the Witch Dance area.

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

Did You Know?
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.

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Last Updated: March 21, 2009 at 14:14 EST