Operating Hours & Seasons

The grounds of the Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site are open sunrise to sunset everyday of the year. The National Park Service administers the national battlefield site through the Natchez Trace Parkway. 

Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center

The National Park Service administers the national battlefield site through the Natchez Trace Parkway. Since there are no visitor facilities at the battlefield site, visitors are welcome to learn more about the battlefield at the Parkway Visitor Center, located 15 miles south of Brices Cross Roads in Tupelo, at Milepost 266 of the Natchez Trace Parkway. The Parkway Visitor Center is open every day of the year except Thanksgiving. December 25, and January 1 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Central Time).

Addresses

Physical Address

2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, MS 38804

Mailing Address

2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, MS 38804

Directions

The Parkway Visitor Center is located at milepost 266 on the Natchez Trace Parkway. The visitor center is located near the intersection of highway 145 and the Natchez Trace Parkway north of Tupelo, Mississippi. GPS Address for the Visitor Center: 2680 Natchez Trace Parkway Tupelo, MS 38804

Hours & Seasons

• Every Day:9:00 AM–4:30 PM

The Parkway Visitor Center is open everyday except Thanksgiving, December 25, and January 1 from 9 am to 4:30 pm (Central Time).

Closures & Seasonal Exceptions

Christmas Eve

December 24–December 24

• Every Day:Closed

Holidays

2025–2026

New Year's Day	January 1, 2026	Closed
Thanksgiving Day	November 27, 2025	Closed
Christmas Day	December 25, 2025	Closed
Holiday	Date	Hours

Amenities

• Accessible Rooms
• Accessible Sites
• Assistive Listening Systems
• Automated Entrance
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Baby Changing Station
• Benches/Seating
• Bicycle - Rack
• Braille
• Cellular Signal
• Fire Extinguisher
• First Aid Kit Available
• Food/Drink - Snacks
• Gifts/Souvenirs/Books
• Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
• Information
• Information - Maps Available
• Information - Ranger/Staff Member Present
• Information Kiosk/Bulletin Board
• Parking - Auto
• Parking - Boat Trailer
• Parking - Bus/RV
• Picnic Table
• Recycling
• Restroom
• Restroom - Accessible
• Theater/Auditorium
• Toilet - Flush
• Trailhead
• Trash/Litter Receptacles
• Water - Bottle-Filling Station
• Water - Drinking/Potable
• Wheelchair Accessible

Contact Information

Email Address

Send this visitor center an email

It is best to call the Parkway Visitor Center at 1-800-305-7417. A Park Ranger is available to answer your questions 7 days a week during normal business hours. The visitor center is closed Thanksgiving, December 25th and January 1st.

Phone Numbers

It is best to call the Parkway Visitor Center at 1-800-305-7417. A Park Ranger is available to answer your questions 7 days a week during normal business hours. The visitor center is closed Thanksgiving, December 25th and January 1st.

• Voice phone number
  18003057417
• Fax number
  [phone]

Image Gallery

red brick exterior of the Parkway Visitor Center. Flag atop flag pole in front of buliding

multi-colored exhibit panels inside the Parkway Visitor Center. Exhibits tell the history of park

Exterior of the Parkway Visitor Center
NPS Photo

Exhibits inside the Parkway Visitor Center
NPS Photo

 

The Brice's Crossroads Visitor and Interpretive Center has a large collection of artifacts from the battle.

NPS

The Mississippi's Final Stands Interpretive Center, located at 607 Grisham St, Baldwyn, MS 38824, (operated by the Mississippi's Final Stands Civil War Board) is open 9 am to 4:30 pm Tuesday through Saturday. The center is closed on Sundays & Mondays as well as most major holidays. For more information please call 662-365-3969 or vist their website at https://www.finalstands.com/.