List of Mississippi state parks

Buccaneer
Clarkco
Florewood
George P. Cossar
Golden Memorial
Great River Road
Holmes County
Hugh White
J. P. Coleman
John W. Kyle
Lake Lincoln
Lake Lowndes
Legion
Leroy Percy
Natchez
Percy Quin
Roosevelt
Shepard
Tombigbee
Trace
Map of Mississippi state parks.
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]
Current state parks
| Name | County | Locality | Estab- lished [2] |
River / lake / other | Image | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneer State Park | Hancock | Waveland | 2005 (rebuilt) | Gulf of Mexico | Waterpark, camping | |
| Clark Creek Natural Area | Wilkinson | Woodville | 1978 | Clark Creek | ![]() |
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 | 1966 | Enid Lake | ![]() |
Boating, fishing, camping |
| Golden Memorial State Park | Leake | Walnut Grove | Golden Memorial Park Lake | Fishing, camping | ||
| Great River Road State Park | Bolivar | Rosedale | 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 | Grenada Lake | ![]() |
Boating, fishing, camping | |
| John W. Kyle State Park | Panola | Sardis | Sardis Reservoir | Boating, fishing, camping, golf course | ||
| J. P. Coleman State Park | Tishomingo | Iuka | Pickwick Lake | Boating, camping, swimming pool | ||
| Lake Lincoln State Park | Lincoln | Wesson | Lake Lincoln | ![]() |
Boating, fishing, camping | |
| Lake Lowndes State Park | Lowndes | Columbus | Lake Lowndes | Boating, fishing, camping, equestrian trails, gymnasium | ||
| LeFleur's Bluff State Park | Hinds | Jackson | 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 | Natchez Lake | Boating, fishing, camping, horseback riding | ||
| Paul B. Johnson State Park | Forrest | Hattiesburg | 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 | 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 | Trace Lake | ![]() |
Off-road vehicle trails, golf course, boating, camping | |
| Wall Doxey State Park | Marshall | Holly Springs | 1930s | Spring Lake | ![]() |
Fishing, camping |
Defunct state parks or under other jurisdiction
- Arkbutla State Park
- Casey Jones State Park
- Fort Maurepas State Park
- Grand Gulf Military Monument Park, Port Gibson
- Gulf Marine State Park
- Nanih Waiya State Park, transferred to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw 2006
- Sam Dale State Park
- Winterville Mounds, 1960–2000, transferred to Department of Archives and History
See also
- List of U.S. state parks
- List of U.S. national parks
References
- ^ "Mississippi State Parks". Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Mississippi State Parks Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks




.jpg)







.jpg)



