This is a list of Mississippi state parks. As of 2014 [update] , the state park system of the U.S. state of Mississippi comprises 24 state parks and one natural area. [1]
Name | County | Locality | Estab- lished [2] | River / lake / other | Image | Remarks |
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Buccaneer State Park | Hancock | Waveland | 2005 (rebuilt) | Gulf of Mexico | Waterpark, camping | |
Clark Creek Natural Area | Wilkinson | Woodville | 1978 | none | Fifty waterfalls. 700 acres (280 ha) | |
Clarkco State Park | Clarke | Quitman | 1930s | Moore Mill Creek | Boating, fishing, camping. 815 acres (330 ha) | |
Florewood State Park | Leflore | Greenwood | 1973 | Yalobusha River | Leased by Leflore County; "temporarily closed" since auction of artifacts and buildings in 2005 | |
George P. Cossar State Park | Yalobusha | Oakland | n/a | Enid Lake | Boating, fishing, camping | |
Golden Memorial State Park | Leake | Walnut Grove | n/a | Golden Memorial Park Lake | Fishing, camping | |
Great River Road State Park | Bolivar | Rosedale | n/a | Perry Martin Lake | Mississippi River lookout tower | |
Holmes County State Park | Holmes | Durant | 1930s | Odum Lake and English Lake | Swimming, fishing, camping | |
Hugh White State Park | Grenada | Grenada | n/a | Grenada Lake | Boating, fishing, camping | |
John W. Kyle State Park | Panola | Sardis | n/a | Sardis Reservoir | Boating, fishing, camping, golf course | |
J. P. Coleman State Park | Tishomingo | Iuka | n/a | Pickwick Lake | Boating, camping, swimming pool | |
Lake Lincoln State Park | Lincoln | Wesson | n/a | Lake Lincoln | Boating, fishing, camping | |
Lake Lowndes State Park | Lowndes | Columbus | n/a | Lake Lowndes | Boating, fishing, camping, equestrian trails, gymnasium | |
LeFleur's Bluff State Park | Hinds | Jackson | n/a | Pearl River, Mayes Lake | Hiking, boating, fishing; golf course, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. 305 acres (123 ha) | |
Legion State Park | Winston | Louisville | 1930s | Legion Lake | Fishing, camping | |
Leroy Percy State Park | Washington | Hollandale | 1930s | Gamble Lake and Brushy Lake | Alligator watching, boating, fishing, camping | |
Natchez State Park | Adams | Natchez | n/a | Natchez Lake | Boating, fishing, camping, horseback riding | |
Paul B. Johnson State Park | Forrest | Hattiesburg | n/a | Geiger Lake | Boating, fishing, camping | |
Percy Quin State Park | Pike | McComb | 1930s | Lake Tangipahoa | Boating, fishing, camping; convention center | |
Roosevelt State Park | Scott | Morton | 1930s | Shadow Lake | Boating, fishing, camping | |
Shepard State Park | Jackson | Gautier | n/a | Singing River | Small-craft boat ramp, camping, trails. 395 acres (160 ha) | |
Tishomingo State Park | Tishomingo | Tishomingo | 1930s | Haynes Lake, Bear Creek | Canoeing, fishing, camping, swimming pool | |
Tombigbee State Park | Lee | Tupelo | 1930s | Lake Lee | Fishing, camping | |
Trace State Park | Pontotoc | Pontotoc | n/a | Trace Lake | Off-road vehicle trails, golf course, boating, camping | |
Wall Doxey State Park | Marshall | Holly Springs | 1930s | Spring Lake | Fishing, camping |
Tishomingo County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,593. Its county seat is Iuka.
Alcorn County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn.
Tishomingo is a town in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. The population of the city of Tishomingo was 339 at the 2010 census.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), informally known as NOAA Fisheries, is a United States federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that is responsible for the stewardship of U.S. national marine resources. It conserves and manages fisheries to promote sustainability and prevent lost economic potential associated with overfishing, declining species, and degraded habitats.
Tishomingo State Park is a public recreation area located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Tishomingo County, some 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Tupelo, Mississippi. The major feature of the park is Bear Creek Canyon and its generous sandstone outcroppings. Activities in the park include canoeing, rock climbing, fishing, and hiking. The park sits at Milepost 304 of Natchez Trace Parkway, a scenic road operated by the National Park Service commemorating the historical Natchez Trace.
Legion State Park is public recreation area located on the north edge of the city of Louisville, Mississippi, and adjacent to Tombigbee National Forest. As Legion State Park Historic District, the state park entered the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. It is managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Tombigbee State Park is a public recreation area located off Mississippi Highway 6 approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Tupelo, Mississippi. The state park surrounds 90-acre (36 ha) Lake Lee and is named for the nearby Tombigbee River.
Wall Doxey State Park is a public recreation area located off Mississippi Highway 7, seven miles (11 km) south of Holly Springs, Mississippi. The state park is centered on 60-acre (24 ha) Spring Lake.
Florewood State Park, also known as Florewood River Plantation State Park, is a closed public recreation area in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The state park is located off U.S. Highway 82 on the western edge of Greenwood.
Percy Quin State Park is a public recreation area located off Interstate 55, approximately 7 miles (11 km) southwest of McComb, Mississippi. The state park surrounds 490-acre (200 ha) Lake Tangipahoa, an impoundment of the Tangipahoa River.
Leroy Percy State Park is a public recreation area located off Mississippi Highway 12 approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Hollandale, Mississippi. It is the state's oldest state park, its construction having begun with the arrival of the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934. It is named after LeRoy Percy, a former U.S. Senator from Mississippi.
Holmes County State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi located off U.S. Route 51 approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Durant. The park features two lakes, 45-acre (18 ha) English Lake and 14-acre (5.7 ha) Odum Lake.
LeFleur's Bluff State Park is a public recreation area located on the banks of the Pearl River off Interstate 55 within the city limits of Jackson, Mississippi. The state park is home to a 50-acre (20 ha) lake, a 9-hole golf course, and the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
Roosevelt State Park is a public recreation area located off Interstate 20 on the southwest side of Morton, Mississippi. The state park surrounds 150-acre (61 ha) Shadow Lake at the western edge of Bienville National Forest, between Jackson and Meridian. It is managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Golden Memorial State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi located off Mississippi Highway 492 approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Walnut Grove.
Natchez State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off U.S. Highway 61 near Stanton, approximately 11 miles (18 km) northeast of its namesake, Natchez.
Buccaneer State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off U.S. Highway 90 and Beach Boulevard, straddling the line between Waveland and Clermont Harbor. The park sits on the Gulf of Mexico and was entirely rebuilt after all its buildings were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP), formerly known as the Mississippi Game & Fish Commission, is an agency of the government of the U.S. state of Mississippi responsible for programs protecting Mississippi fish and wildlife resources and their habitats, as well as administering all state parks; it has its headquarters in Jackson.
The Sherburne Complex is a joint land management venture of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that began in 1983. The area consists of 44,000 acres (180 km2), and is managed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The complex is located in the Morganza Flood way system of the Atchafalaya Basin about 30 miles (48 km) west of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and actually extends a little south of the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge at Whiskey Bay, Louisiana. The bridge crosses the Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel. Located on the graveled LA 975, the west boundary is on the east side of the Atchafalaya River with the east boundary being the East Protection Levee. The complex stretches just north of old highway 190, and a short distance to the south of I-10. The nearest town is Krotz Springs to the north off US 190.