List of Mississippi state parks

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This is a list of Mississippi state parks. As of 2024, the state park system of the U.S. state of Mississippi comprises 24 state parks and one natural area. [1]

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Current state parks

NameCountyLocalityEstab-
lished [2]
River / lake / otherImageRemarks
Buccaneer State Park Hancock Waveland 2005 (rebuilt) Gulf of Mexico Waterpark, camping
Clark Creek Natural Area Wilkinson Woodville 1978Clark Creek
Clark creek natural area ms.jpg
Fifty waterfalls. 700 acres (280 ha)
Clarkco State Park Clarke Quitman 1930sMoore Mill Creek
Clarkco State Park Welcome Sign.jpg
Boating, fishing, camping. 815 acres (330 ha)
Florewood State Park Leflore Greenwood 1973Yalobusha RiverLeased by Leflore County; "temporarily closed" since auction of artifacts and buildings in 2005
George P. Cossar State Park Yalobusha Oakland 1966Enid Lake
George P Cossar State Park 2018 2.jpg
Boating, fishing, camping
Golden Memorial State Park Leake Walnut Grove Golden Memorial Park LakeFishing, camping
Great River Road State Park Bolivar Rosedale Perry Martin Lake
Great River Road State Park, Rosedale, Mississippi.jpg
Mississippi River lookout tower
Holmes County State Park Holmes Durant 1930sOdum Lake and English Lake
Holmes County State Park (5).jpg
Swimming, fishing, camping
Hugh White State Park Grenada Grenada Grenada Lake
Grenada lake.jpg
Boating, fishing, camping
John W. Kyle State Park Panola Sardis Sardis ReservoirBoating, fishing, camping, golf course
J. P. Coleman State Park Tishomingo Iuka Pickwick LakeBoating, camping, swimming pool
Lake Lincoln State Park Lincoln Wesson Lake Lincoln
Lake Lincoln State Park--Mississippi.jpg
Boating, fishing, camping
Lake Lowndes State Park Lowndes Columbus Lake LowndesBoating, fishing, camping, equestrian trails,
gymnasium
LeFleur's Bluff State Park Hinds Jackson Pearl River,
Mayes Lake
Pickin & Paddlin Canoe Race.jpg
Hiking, boating, fishing; golf course,
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. 305 acres (123 ha)
Legion State Park Winston Louisville 1930sLegion Lake
Legion Park Lodge.jpg
Fishing, camping
Leroy Percy State Park Washington Hollandale 1930sGamble Lake and Brushy Lake
Leroy Percy State Park.jpg
Alligator watching, boating, fishing, camping
Natchez State Park Adams Natchez Natchez LakeBoating, fishing, camping, horseback riding
Paul B. Johnson State Park Forrest Hattiesburg Geiger Lake
PBJohnson State Park Nature Trail.jpg
Boating, fishing, camping
Percy Quin State Park Pike McComb 1930sLake Tangipahoa
Percy Quin State Park.jpg
Boating, fishing, camping; convention center
Roosevelt State Park Scott Morton 1930sShadow Lake
Roosevelt State Park - panoramio (4).jpg
Boating, fishing, camping
Shepard State Park Jackson Gautier Singing River Small-craft boat ramp, camping, trails. 395 acres (160 ha)
Tishomingo State Park Tishomingo Tishomingo 1930sHaynes Lake,
Bear Creek
TishomingoSPbridge.jpg
Canoeing, fishing, camping, swimming pool
Tombigbee State Park Lee Tupelo 1930sLake Lee
Tombigbee State Park-Tupelo MS.jpg
Fishing, camping
Trace State Park Pontotoc Pontotoc Trace Lake
Trace State Park Mississippi 1.jpg
Off-road vehicle trails, golf course,
boating, camping
Wall Doxey State Park Marshall Holly Springs 1930sSpring Lake
Wall Doxey State Park 2017 01.jpg
Fishing, camping

Defunct state parks or under other jurisdiction

See also

References

  1. "Mississippi State Parks". Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. Mississippi's first nine state parks were built by the CCC. "By July, 1935, a total of nine new parks were under construction. These nine were Leroy Percy in Washington County; Tombigbee in Lee County; Clarkco in Clarke County; Legion in Winston County; Tishomingo in Tishomingo County; Holmes County; Roosevelt in Scott County; Spring Lake (later re-named Wall Doxey) in Marshall County; and Percy Quin in Pike County." "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form". U.S. Department of the Interior - National Park Service. August 15, 1996.