Still making holiday plans for this weekend? Tennessee State Parks is offering last-minute visitors savings up to 33% on inn rooms with a special Friday Stay-over Package at Fall Creek Falls, Montgomery Bell, Henry Horton or Natchez Trace. If you stay over on Friday, (5/27) for two nights (Thur-Fri) or (Fri-Sat), you get a 25% discount. If you... stay over on Friday (5/27) for three nights (Wed-Thur-Fri), (Thur-Fri-Sat) or (Fri-Sat-Sun), you get a 33% discount, an equivalent to one night free. Make your Friday Stay-over reservations by calling:
Fall Creek Falls Inn - 423-881-5241 or 800-250-8610
Henry Horton Inn - 931-364-2222 or 800-250-8612
Montgomery Bell Inn - 615-797-3101 or 800-250-8613
Natchez Trace Lodge - 731-968-8176 or 800-250-8616.
This deal is based on availability and applies to new bookings only for Inn rooms at Fall Creek Falls, Montgomery Bell, Henry Horton or Natchez Trace.

Horse Trails

Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, Leipers Fork Section (Milepost 428-408)

Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, Tupelo Section (Milepost 260)

Witch Dance Horse Trail in the Tombigbee National Forest (Milepost 233)

Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, Ridgeland Section (Milepost 115)

Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, Rocky Springs Section (Milepost 59-54.8)

Hiking Trails

Leipers Fork Trail, Tennessee (Milepost 427-408). (*Due to construction on Highway 840, a section of the scenic trail in Tennessee has been temporarily rerouted around the construction zone to milepost 423.9 to 425.4)

Tupelo Trail, Mississippi (Milepost 266-260.8)

Ridgeland Trail, Mississippi (Milepost 131-108)

Rocky Springs Trail, Mississippi (Milepost 59-52.4)

Campgrounds

The Natchez Trace Parkway offers three free campgrounds. Space is available on first-come, first-served basis.

Meriwether Lewis, mile marker 385, near

Hohenwald, Tenn. Amenities: 32 camp sites, pioneer cemetery, ranger station, exhibits, restrooms, trails.

Jeff Busby, mile marker 193.1, Miss. Amenities: 18 camp sites, picnic tables, exhibit shelter and overlook on Little Mountain, phone and trails.

Rocky Springs, mile marker 54, Miss. Amenities: 22 camp sites, picnic tables, horseback riding and hiking trails.

Interesting Facts about the Natchez Trace

1.The horseman on the Natchez Trace emblem is a postal worker. The Old Trace was used as a postal route in the 1800s.

2. Andrew Jackson got his nickname “Old Hickory” on the Natchez Trace. After his troops were told to disband in New Orleans, Jackson insisted on marching them back home to Nashville. His men called him “stubborn as an old hickory tree.”

3. The Old Trace was first traveled by game, then Native Americans, then settlers, tradesmen and military. Today, it’s traveled by tourists.

4. The Meriwether Lewis memorial site in Hohenwald is the only site that was designated historic before the park was established.

5. Hunting is prohibited along the Natchez Trace, but fishing is allowed.

Info to know:

The speed limit on the Natchez Trace Parkway is 50 miles per hour unless otherwise specified.

Call 1-800-305-7417 for road conditions.

The park’s headquarters is located at 2680 Natchez Trace Parkway, Tupelo, MS 38804.

Information, maps and more can be found online at www.nps.gov/natr.

Information about communities and accommodations along the Natchez Trace is available through The Natchez Trace Compact at www.scenictrace.com.

Popular access points to the Natchez Trace Parkway:

I-40 west of Nashville, to exit 192, McCrory Lane (Northern Terminus)

Hwy 96, near Franklin, Tenn.

Hwy 64, near Lawrenceburg, Tenn.

Hwy 72, near Cherokee, Ala.

Hwy 78 in Tupelo, Miss.

Hwy 6 in Tupelo, Miss.

Hwy 82, near Starkville, Miss.

I-55 in Jackson, Miss.

I-20, near Clinton, Miss.

Hwy 61 north of Natchez, Miss.

Liberty Road, off of Sergeant Prentiss Drive in Natchez, Miss. (Southern Terminus)