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: For details about road closures and detours, click here to visit Alerts in EffectMount Locust - Visitor Center Closed - Grounds Open Intermittently Throughout The Fall And Winter of 2023-2024Due to storm damage the Mount Locust Visitor Center will be open intermittently throughout the fall and winter, we apprecate your patience while we get this resolved.Road WorkHighway 32 to Highway 6 South of Tupelo - 239.2 to 256.7The closed section of Natchez Trace Parkway, Milepost 239.2 (near Highway 32) to Milepost 256.9 (Near Highway 6), has reopened to traffic. Travelers should expect single-lane closures into Summer 2024. Work continues to add an additional layer of asphalt, add permanent striping, and grade the shoulder. Please Drive safe, the park way and remember to watch out for people working on the road.Temporarily Closed Trails & Pull-off SitesSome 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. Blackland Prairie Hiking & HorseTrail - Closed between Chickasaw Village Site to West Jackson Street in Tupelo. (Milepost 260.8 to Milepost 261.8)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.The culverts will be replaced with bridges. The repair work is scheduled for 2023.
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Last updated: March 25, 2024