News Release

Public tip results in commercial vehicles being pulled over

Park Rangers pull over a carnival envoy traveling the Natchez Trace Parkway

NPS Photo, 2023.

News Release Date: August 21, 2023

Contact: Prashant Lotwala, 662-680-4014

TUPELO, Miss. – The Natchez Trace Parkway Park Rangers pulled over a carnival convoy on July 25, 2023.  
 

This group of commercial vehicles were contacted by our Park Ranger near milepost 204, outside of Mathiston, MS. The company responsible faces numerous citations and fines. A concerned, local motorist called in and reported what they had seen. The Parkway quickly deployed a Park Ranger to intercept the convoy of commercial vehicles.  
 

It is a good time to remind the public that all commercial vehicles are prohibited on the Natchez Trace Parkway, whether you’re following your GPS or not.  If you happen upon commercial vehicles while traveling the Parkway, remember to call 1-800-300-PARK to report it.  

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About Natchez Trace Parkway. Natchez Trace Parkway commemorates 10,000 years of travel along the Old Natchez Trace corridor and provides a 444-mile journey linking culture, nature, and history along one of the oldest transportation routes in North American. It bisects the historic homelands of the Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Natchez Nations. Learn more at www.nps.gov/natr, and on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.