What is Open and What is Closed

To Plan Ahead - Easy as 1 - 2 - 3

1) Check our Operating Hours

2) Check Alerts in Effect at Current Conditions. Be sure to look at ALL the alerts, emergency and non-emergency.

3) Check below for closures. Places not listed on any of these three lists should be open.

NOTE: For details about road closures and detours, click here to visit Alerts in Effect

 

Mount Locust - Visitor Center Closed - Grounds Open.

Due to storm damage the Mount Locust Visitor Center will be closed indefinately.

Historic Inn and Stand at Mount Locust Closed - Grounds Open.

The Historic Inn and Stand at Mount Locust will be closed indefinately while rehablilitation and restoration of the historic home is conducted.

 

Road Work

 

Temporarily Closed Trails & Pull-off Sites

Some pulloffs and trails are closed due to storm damage and/or unsafe conditions. Please check the current alerts for short term closures.

Rocky Springs Hiking Trail - Partial Closure

Milepost 55 to Milepost 59
Hiking: The trail is open from the north terminus to about a mile north of Owens Creek Waterfall.

Equestrian: The Rocky Springs section of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail is closed from Rocky Springs Campground to Fisher Ferry Road for equestrian traffic due to unsafe conditions caused by trail erosion and bridge deficiencies.

Yockanookany Hiking & Horse Trail - Partial Closure

Milepost 108 to Milepost 131
The Yockanookany section of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail is closed to equestrian use due to safety concerns with bridges and boardwalks. The trail remains open to pedestrians.

Blackland Prairie Hiking & HorseTrail - Closed between Chickasaw Village Site to West Jackson Street in Tupelo. (Milepost 260.8 to Milepost 261.8)

The Blackland Prairie section of the Natchez Trace Scenic Trail from West Jackson Street to Chickasaw Village Site is closed to pedestrian and equestrian use due to storm damage sustained in 2020. Pedestrians may access the trail from milepost 261.8 to milepost 266. The entire trail is closed to equestrian use due to lack of horse trailer parking availability.
The culverts will be replaced with bridges. The repair work is scheduled for 2023.

 

Closed Comfort Stations

• Jackson Falls (mp 404.7) due to septic tank issues.

 

Potable Water

NOTE: we do not have RV filling stations.

Most comfort station have potable water.
The water is off for Winter in the Tennessee section of the Parkway.

Water is NOT potable at the comfort stations below:
Rocky Springs, milepost 54.8
Holly Hill, milepost 154.3
Witch Dance, milepost 233.2

 

Closed Exhibits and Buildings

• Mount Locust Inn and Plantation (mp 15.5)
• Mount Locust Visitor Center (mp 15.5)
• Parkway Information Cabin (mp 102.4) in Ridgeland, MS
• Please check Operating Hours & Seasons for information on specific sites.

 

What is Open:

• Outdoor spaces such as roadways, trails, pullouts, and roadside exhibits, except for those listed above.
• All bicycle-only campgrounds with no potable water access
• Parkway Visitor Center (mp 266) in Tupelo, MS.
• Mount Locust Inn & Plantation, historic house and grounds (mp 15.5) are open Wednesday-Sunday 9:00AM-4:30PM (weather permitting).
• Jeff Busby (mp 193.1) campground.
• Meriwether Lewis Campground. (mp 385.9)
• Meriwether Lewis Information Cabin is open Wednesday-Sunday 9:00AM-3:00PM (weather permitting).
• Rocky Springs Campground (mp 54.8)
  • Restroom toilets are open, but there is no potable water.

Open Comfort Stations

• Tennessee to Mississippi State Line

  • Comfort Station at Garrison Creek (mp 425)

  • Gordon House Comfort Station (mp 407.7)

  • Restrooms at Meriwether Lewis Site and Campground (mp 385.9)
  • Jack's Branch Comfort Station (mp 377.8)
  • Glenrock Branch (mp 364.5)
  • Comfort Station nearest the Parkway at Colbert Ferry & Boat Dock/Picnic area. (mp 327.3)
• Mississippi State Line to Jackson
  • Comfort Station at Pharr Mounds (mp 287)
  • Parkway Visitor Center restrooms (mp 266)
  • Witch Dance ( mp 233.2) (no potable water)
  • Jeff Busby by Parkway (mp 193.2) (Picnic comfort station closed)
  • River Bend (mp 122.6)
• Jackson to Natchez, MS
  • Comfort station at the Parkway Information Cabin in Ridgeland (mp 102)
  • Rocky Springs campground (not the contact station). No potable water anywhere at Rocky Springs.
  • Comfort station at the Mount Locust Historic Inn and Stand (mp 15.5)