Access Points to the Parkway

Natchez, Mississippi access from Liberty Road.

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Directions to the Natchez Trace Parkway vary greatly.

Visit the park map page through this link for entrance points at specific locations.

Major Access Points

Natchez, Mississippi (Southern terminus of the Parkway, milepost 0)

• Liberty Road (from HWY 61 - Devereux Dr, take Sgt. Prentiss Drive to Liberty Rd.)

 

Northern Entrance to the Natchez Trace Parkway

Park Tiles

Nashville, Tennessee (northern terminus, milepost 444)

• Highway 100 about 17 miles southwest of downtown Nashville.
• Follow I-40 to west of Nashville and take exit 192, McCrory Lane. Travel on McCrory Lane for about 5 miles to the entrance to the Natchez Trace Parkway.

 

 

Jackson, Mississippi

• I-20, near Clinton
• I-55, in Jackson

Tupelo, Mississippi

• I-22 / HWY 78
• Highways 6 & 278 (Pontotoc Parkway) just south of Tupelo, Mississippi
• Highway 178 in Tupelo, Mississippi (McCullough BLVD)
• NOTE: There is no direct access from HWY 45 near Tupelo

From Starkville, Mississippi

• Highway 82, near Starkville, Mississippi

Cherokee, Alabama (Florence/Muscle Shoals)

• U.S. Highway 72

From Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

• Highway 64

From Columbia, Tennessee

• Highway 50

From Franklin, Tennessee

• Highway 96
• NOTE: There is no direct access from HWY 840 near Nashville, Tennessee

Other Access Points

• Almost all the roads you see on our map all have access to the Parkway.
• There is no access from roads marked with black lines parallel to the road (such as HWY 45 in Tupelo)
• We have over 800 access points