To Plan Ahead - Easy as 1 - 2 - 31) Check our Operating Hours2) Check Alerts in Effect at Current Conditions (be sure to look at ALL the Alerts, emergency and non-emergency. 3) Check below for closures. Places not listed on any of these three lists should be open. NOTE: Road closures and detours are listed in Alerts in EffectRoad ClosuresIt is not possible to predict time frames as the road work is done by contractors whose work time frame changes with repaving complications and weather. Spring 2023 is the new target date.
Tishomingo to Colbert Ferry - 303 to 326 - Current Closure The current closure includes the portion of the Natchez Trace Parkway between Milepost 303 at Mississippi Highway 25, about 40 miles north of the Parkway Visitor Center, and it ends at Milepost 326 at North Pike Road. Follow the posted orange detour signs. Do not follow the brown Natchez Trace Parkway signs.Temporarily Closed Pulloffs & TrailsSome pulloffs and trails are closed due to storm damage and/or unsafe conditions. Please check the current alerts for short term closures.Rocky Springs Hiking Trail - Partial ClosureMilepost 55 to Milepost 59Hiking: The trail is open from the north terminus to about a mile north of Owens Creek Waterfall. Equestrian: The Rocky Springs section of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail is closed from Rocky Springs Campground to Fisher Ferry Road for equestrian traffic due to unsafe conditions caused by trail erosion and bridge deficiencies. Yockanookany Hiking & Horse Trail - Partial ClosureMilepost 108 to Milepost 131The Yockanookany section of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail is closed to equestrian use due to safety concerns with bridges and boardwalks. The trail remains open to pedestrians. Myrick Creek Walking Trail (Milepost 145.1)Closed due to storm damage sustained in 2020.Cole Creek parking lot (Milepost 175.6)Closed due to erosion issues. Repairs are in progress.
The Blackland Prairie section of the Natchez Trace Scenic Trail from West Jackson Street to Chickasaw Village Site is closed to pedestrian and equestrian use due to storm damage sustained in 2020. Pedestrians may access the trail from milepost 261.8 to milepost 266. The entire trail is closed to equestrian use due to lack of horse trailer parking availability. |
Last updated: November 18, 2022