Natchez Trace Parkway

2024-02-01 · exploring · map · national monument · park · Natchez Trace Parkway

We drove along about 140 miles of the 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. A weird park barely wider than the road, with thousands of years of history.

Though we drove both ways on that portion, so a total of about 280 miles, plus some detours, over two days.

We also drove past Elvis Presley’s birthplace and Tupelo National Battlefield, and visited Meriwether Lewis National Monument.

An interactive map (see the NPS site for the full route map):

Pharr Mounds:

Visitor center:

Tupelo:

Tupelo National Battlefield:

Elvis Presley's birthplace:

Back to the Parkway:

Cave Spring Trail:

Alabama state line:

Bear Creek picnic area:

Buzzard Roost Spring:

Tennessee River:

Tennessee State Line:

Meriwether Lewis National Monument, where Lewis of Lewis & Clark died and was buried:

Fall Hollow Trail:

Laurel Hill Road:

Sunset:

A nice scenic drive, with some interesting stops.