| Trail |
Milepost |
Distance |
Description |
| Cypress Swamp Walk |
122 |
2000 ft |
A stairway leads to a boardwalk and a trail with interpretive stops explaining a typical swamp |
| Hurricane Creek |
164.3 |
850 ft |
Trail with a stream, different soil types, and forest |
| Cole Creek |
175.6 |
750 ft |
Trail with interpretive stops that explain changes from swamp to mixed hardwood forest |
| Jeff Busby Little Mountain Trail |
193.1 |
1 mi |
Trail to the top of Little Mountain, the highest point on the Parkway in Mississippi |
| Bynum Mounds |
232.4 |
200 ft |
Paved loop that includes interpretive displays and two American Indian mounds built during the Middle Woodland period, between 100 BCE and 100 CE |
*Note: This table does not include National Scenic Trail sections. For information on the Scenic Trail, please visit Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
Trails and Walks - Milepost 106-232
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 Jeff Busby Picnic Area is a great place to grill grub, eat and take a stroll through the woods. You can walk or choose to drive all the way up to the top on one of Mississippi's highest point, 584 feet above sea level, and about 200 feet higher than the picnic area.  A bit of a swamp, without the alligators...well, we haven't seen any there yet. This 750-foot trail will provide you with a mini experience of a swamp.  A short, 850-foot pleasant nature trail down to Hurricane Creek.  This trailhead is the northern terminus of the Yockanookany Section of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail. This trailhead is open to hikers only. From this trailhead, the southern terminus at West Florida Boundary is about 26 miles away. To access the trailhead from the parking area walk south from the parking area several hundred feet until you see the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail sign on your right.  After 1800, treaties between the Choctaw and the US government whittled away tribal rights and lands.
Finally, in 1830, the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was negotiated at a council house near this spot. All the remaining Choctaw homeland--nearly 10.5 million acres--was taken.  Many years ago, the Pearl River flowed here. The river changed course. A shallow area was created by the deposition of sediments as the river retreated. During periodic low water, seedlings of water-tolerant cypress and tupelo trees gained a foothold. The trees you see today are a result. This is also a trailhead for the Yockanookany Section of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail.  This is a the only staging area for horses on this section of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail. There is ample room for parking trailers, and water is available for horses to drink at this trailhead. Riders can travel north 16 miles to the northern terminus at Yockanookany, or south seven miles to the southern terminus at the West Florida Boundary.  The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. In the treaty, Great Britain received French territory between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. France also ceded West Louisiana to Spain for western Florida, which Spain yielded to Great Britain. Britain, in turn, created West Florida. In 1764, this spot was the northern boundary of West Florida, marked by a line from the Yazoo and Mississippi Rivers’ confluence east to the Chattahoochee River.
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