List of Mississippi state parks
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Mississippi state parks.
As of 2005, the state park
system of the U.S. state
of Mississippi
is composed of 24 state parks and one "natural area." Two of the parks, Buccaneer and Shepard, are closed as a result of damage from Hurricane Katrina
.
As of 2005, the state park
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
system of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
is composed of 24 state parks and one "natural area." Two of the parks, Buccaneer and Shepard, are closed as a result of damage from Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
.
Current state parks
- Buccaneer State ParkBuccaneer State ParkBuccaneer State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off U.S. Highway 90 at Waveland.As of 2005, the park was closed due to damage from Hurricane Katrina. Now is open as of May 2010.The park is located at -References:...
, WavelandWaveland, MississippiWaveland is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The City of Waveland was incorporated in 1972. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,674... - Clark Creek Natural AreaClark Creek Natural AreaClark Creek Natural Area is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off Mississippi Highway 24 west of Woodville.-Description:...
, WoodvilleWoodville, MississippiWoodville is a town in and the county seat of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,192 at the 2000 census.The Woodville Republican, a weekly newspaper founded in 1823, is the oldest surviving business in Mississippi.-Geography:Woodville is located at .According to... - Clarkco State ParkClarkco State ParkClarkco State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off Mississippi Highway 145 north of Quitman. It is named for Clarke County.The park is located at . -References:...
, QuitmanQuitman, MississippiQuitman is a city in Clarke County, Mississippi, USA, along the Chickasawhay River. The population was 2,463 at the 2000 census. The county seat of Clarke County, it is the hometown of San Antonio Spurs power forward Antonio McDyess and the birthplace of writer Wyatt Emory Cooper.-Geography:Quitman... - Florewood State ParkFlorewood State ParkFlorewood State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off U.S. Highway 82 west of Greenwood. The park was located at...
, GreenwoodGreenwood, MississippiGreenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. The population was 15,205 at the 2010 census. It is the... - George P. Cossar State ParkGeorge P. Cossar State ParkGeorge P. Cossar State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located east of Oakland off Mississippi Highway 32. It sits on the shores of Enid Lake....
, OaklandOakland, MississippiOakland is a town in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 586 at the time of the 2000 census.-Geography:Oakland is located at .... - Golden Memorial State ParkGolden Memorial State ParkGolden Memorial State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off Mississippi Highway 492 east of Walnut Grove.The park is located at . -References:...
, Walnut GroveWalnut Grove, MississippiWalnut Grove is a town in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 488 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Walnut Grove is located at .... - Grand Gulf Military Monument Park, Port GibsonPort Gibson, MississippiPort Gibson is a city in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,840 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Claiborne County.- History :...
- Great River Road State ParkGreat River Road State ParkGreat River Road State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off Mississippi Highway 1 near Rosedale. It is named after the Great River Road....
, RosedaleRosedale, MississippiRosedale is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,414 at the 2000 census.It is the same "Rosedale" that bluesman Robert Johnson referenced in his song "Traveling Riverside Blues." Locals claim that Johnson sold his soul to the Devil at the intersection of... - Holmes County State ParkHolmes County State ParkHolmes County State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off I-55 south of Durant. It is named after Holmes County.The park is located at -References:...
, DurantDurant, MississippiDurant is a city in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. It was founded in 1858 as a station on the Mississippi Central Railroad, later part of the Illinois Central. Durant was named for Louis Durant, a Choctaw chief, who had lived on a bluff just across the nearby Big Black River... - Hugh White State ParkHugh White State ParkHugh White State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off Mississippi Highway 8 east of Grenada. It is named after Hugh L. White, a former governor of Mississippi. The associated Carver Point Group Camp is located across Grenada Lake from the main park area.The park...
, GrenadaGrenada, MississippiGrenada is a city in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,879 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Grenada County.-History:... - John W. Kyle State ParkJohn W. Kyle State ParkJohn W. Kyle State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off Mississippi Highway 315 east of Sardis. It is named after John W. Kyle, a former Mississippi state senator and a former U.S. representative from Mississippi....
, SardisSardis, MississippiSardis is a town in Panola County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,038.-Geography:Sardis is located at .... - J. P. Coleman State Park, IukaIuka, MississippiIuka is a city in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,059 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Tishomingo County. Woodall Mountain, the highest point in Mississippi, is located just south of Iuka.- History :...
- Lake Lincoln State ParkLake Lincoln State ParkLake Lincoln State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off U.S. Highway 51 near Wesson. It is named after Lake Lincoln.-External links:*...
, WessonWesson, MississippiWesson is a town in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,693 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wesson is located at .... - Lake Lowndes State ParkLake Lowndes State ParkLake Lowndes State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off Mississippi Highway 69 southeast of Columbus, Mississippi.The park is located at . -See also:*List of Mississippi state parks*-External links:*...
, ColumbusColumbus, MississippiColumbus is a city in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States that lies above the Tombigbee River. It is approximately northeast of Jackson, north of Meridian, south of Tupelo, northwest of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and west of Birmingham, Alabama. The population was 25,944 at the 2000 census... - LeFleur's Bluff State ParkLeFleur's Bluff State ParkLeFleur's Bluff State Park is a Mississippi state park in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi in the United States. The park is and sits at an elevation of . It is located off of Interstate 55 on the banks of the Pearl River within the city of Jackson...
, JacksonJackson, MississippiJackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census... - Legion State ParkLegion State ParkLegion State Park, also known as Legion State Park Historic District, is located in the red hill country of Louisville, Mississippi, and area originally inhabited by the Choctaw Indian Nation...
, LouisvilleLouisville, MississippiLouisville is a city in Winston County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,006 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Winston County.-Geography:Louisville is located at .... - Leroy Percy State ParkLeroy Percy State ParkLeroy Percy State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off Mississippi Highway 12 west of Hollandale. It is named after LeRoy Percy, a former U.S. Senator from Mississippi.The park is located at -References:...
, HollandaleHollandale, MississippiHollandale is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,437 at the 2000 census. The town was incorporated in 1890 and almost totally destroyed by fire in February 1904.-Geography:... - Natchez State ParkNatchez State ParkNatchez State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off U.S. Highway 61 near Stanton, northeast of its namesake, Natchez.The park is located at...
, NatchezNatchez, MississippiNatchez is the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. With a total population of 18,464 , it is the largest community and the only incorporated municipality within Adams County... - Paul B. Johnson State ParkPaul B. Johnson State ParkPaul B. Johnson State Park is a state park on the shores of Geiger Lake in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off U.S. Highway 49 south of Hattiesburg. It is named after Paul B. Johnson, a former U.S. Representative from Mississippi and former governor of Mississippi...
, HattiesburgHattiesburg, MississippiHattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Forrest County... - Percy Quin State ParkPercy Quin State ParkPercy Quin State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off I-55 south of McComb. It is named after Percy Quin, a former U.S. Representative from Mississippi.-External links:*...
, McCombMcComb, MississippiMcComb is a city in Pike County, Mississippi, United States, about south of Jackson. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 13,644. It is the principal city of the McComb, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area... - Roosevelt State ParkRoosevelt State ParkRoosevelt State Park is a U.S. state park in Mississippi. It is located off I-20 near Morton, between Jackson and Meridian. Area AttractionsThe following attractions are located within a short drive of Roosevelt State Park.* Bienville National Forest...
, MortonMorton, MississippiMorton is a city in Scott County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,482 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Morton is located at .... - Shepard State ParkShepard State ParkShepard State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off U.S. Highway 90 at Gautier, west of Pascagoula.The park closed in 2005 to damage from Hurricane Katrina, but reopened in 2007.The park is located at -References:...
, GautierGautier, MississippiGautier is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, along the Gulf of Mexico west of Pascagoula. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 11,681 at the 2000 census. In 2002, Gautier annexed land nearly doubling its population to... - Tishomingo State ParkTishomingo State ParkTishomingo State Park is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, north of Tupelo. Activities in the park include canoeing, rock climbing, fishing and hiking....
, TishomingoTishomingo, MississippiTishomingo is a town in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. The population of the city of Tishomingo was 316 at the 2000 census. Its ZIP code is 38873..- History :... - Tombigbee State ParkTombigbee State ParkTombigbee State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off Mississippi Highway 6 south of Tupelo. It is named after the nearby Tombigbee River.The park is located at .-References:...
, TupeloTupelo, MississippiTupelo is the largest city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States. It is the seventh largest city in the state of Mississippi, smaller than Meridian, and larger than Greenville. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city's population was 34,211... - Trace State ParkTrace State ParkTrace State Park, also known as Old Natchez Trace Park, is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off Mississippi Highway 6 near the hamlet of Furrs, about halfway between Pontotoc and Tupelo...
, BeldenBelden, MississippiBelden, Mississippi, is a place in Lee County in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located at . Most of the community is in the city limits of Tupelo.Oak MeadowsSt. AndrewsWendover... - Wall Doxey State ParkWall Doxey State ParkWall Doxey State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off Mississippi Highway 7 near Holly Springs. It is named after Wall Doxey, a former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Mississippi. With camping areas, rental cabins, walking trails, a large playground,...
, Holly SpringsHolly Springs, MississippiHolly Springs is a city in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,957 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. A short drive from Memphis, Tennessee, Holly Springs is the site of a number of well-preserved antebellum homes and other structures and...
Defunct state parks
- Arkbutla State Park
- Casey Jones State Park
- Fort Maurepas State Park
- Gulf Marine State Park
- Nanih Waiya State ParkNanih WaiyaNanih Waiya is an ancient earthwork mound in Winston County, Mississippi, constructed by indigenous people during the Middle Woodland period, about 0-300 CE. Since the 17th century, the historic Choctaw have venerated Nanih Waiya as their sacred origin location in traditional beliefs.Today the...
, transferred to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw 2006 - Sam Dale State Park
- Winterville Mounds, 1960-2000, transferred to Department of Archives and History