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Episode 2: 5 Great Outdoor Areas in Mississippi
In this episode, I briefly discuss some great outdoor spaces in Mississippi.
Natchez Trace Parkway 1938-2005(Columbian Highway)
History(Migration of Herds of Bison, hunter-gatherers and mound builders, Native Tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Natchez., Kaintucks, and US Army.
Activities: Hike(65 miles), Bike(thru-bike), camping, mounds, etc.
Book: Guide to the Natchez Trace https://amzn.to/2YcCfe2
Website: https://www.nps.gov/natr/index.htm
Tishomingo State Park(1935-1939 worked on, opened in 1939)-Located right off the Natchez Trace Parkway in Tishomingo County the Northeastern most county in MS and also in the foothills of Appalachian Mountains.
History: Named after Chief Tishomingo of the Chickasaw Nation. Recent archeological finds place Paleo Indians there 7000 BC.
Activities: hiking, rock climbing, camping, frisbee golf, swimming, and kayaking
Website: https://www.mdwfp.com/parks-destinations/state-parks/tishomingo
Red Bluffs(Little Grand Canyon)- Foxworth, MS (Marion County)Highway 587
History: privately owned, geologic formation caused by the Pearl River, because of the erosion Highway 587 moved twice.
Activites: hike down into the formation and out to the Pearl River
Clark Creek Natural Area: Woodville, MS(Southwest MS)
History: Preserved and founded in 1978, 700 acres and 50 waterfalls(10-30ft)
Activities: Hiking and photography
Nature-uncommon trees (Southern sugar maple, serviceberry, umbrella tree, pyramid magnolia, chinquapin oak, big leaf snowball, silverbell, and witch-hazel) Endangered species- Carolina Magnolia Vine and Southern redbelly dace(fish).
Website: https://www.mdwfp.com/parks-destinations/state-parks/clark-creek
Noxubee Hills Trail System (Choctaw Lake)-Located in Winston County and Choctaw County, MS
History: The Nox(unknown) 100-acre lake
Activities: hiking, swimming, biking, camping, backpacking, and fishing
Send me some of your experiences with the outdoors in Mississippi
Website: https://www.hikinginmississippi.com/?page_id=387
Leave a voice message for me: https://anchor.fm/thatbeardedhiker/message
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In this episode, I briefly discuss some great outdoor spaces in Mississippi.
Natchez Trace Parkway 1938-2005(Columbian Highway)
History(Migration of Herds of Bison, hunter-gatherers and mound builders, Native Tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Natchez., Kaintucks, and US Army.
Activities: Hike(65 miles), Bike(thru-bike), camping, mounds, etc.
Book: Guide to the Natchez Trace https://amzn.to/2YcCfe2
Website: https://www.nps.gov/natr/index.htm
Tishomingo State Park(1935-1939 worked on, opened in 1939)-Located right off the Natchez Trace Parkway in Tishomingo County the Northeastern most county in MS and also in the foothills of Appalachian Mountains.
History: Named after Chief Tishomingo of the Chickasaw Nation. Recent archeological finds place Paleo Indians there 7000 BC.
Activities: hiking, rock climbing, camping, frisbee golf, swimming, and kayaking
Website: https://www.mdwfp.com/parks-destinations/state-parks/tishomingo
Red Bluffs(Little Grand Canyon)- Foxworth, MS (Marion County)Highway 587
History: privately owned, geologic formation caused by the Pearl River, because of the erosion Highway 587 moved twice.
Activites: hike down into the formation and out to the Pearl River
Clark Creek Natural Area: Woodville, MS(Southwest MS)
History: Preserved and founded in 1978, 700 acres and 50 waterfalls(10-30ft)
Activities: Hiking and photography
Nature-uncommon trees (Southern sugar maple, serviceberry, umbrella tree, pyramid magnolia, chinquapin oak, big leaf snowball, silverbell, and witch-hazel) Endangered species- Carolina Magnolia Vine and Southern redbelly dace(fish).
Website: https://www.mdwfp.com/parks-destinations/state-parks/clark-creek
Noxubee Hills Trail System (Choctaw Lake)-Located in Winston County and Choctaw County, MS
History: The Nox(unknown) 100-acre lake
Activities: hiking, swimming, biking, camping, backpacking, and fishing
Send me some of your experiences with the outdoors in Mississippi
Website: https://www.hikinginmississippi.com/?page_id=387
Leave a voice message for me: https://anchor.fm/thatbeardedhiker/message