Natchez Trace Parkway

Natchez Trace Parkway Celebrates National Park Week With A BioBlitz and Wildlife Festival

To celebrate National Park Week and National Junior Ranger Day, the Natchez Trace Parkway will host a BioBlitz and Wildlife Festival at the Tupelo Visitor Center on Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m

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By NPT Staff - April 2nd, 2018 1:30am

Drive Natchez Trace Parkway And Sample Southern Dining

From Natchez to Nashville, you’ll never want for scenery or eatery along the Natchez Trace Parkway. Consider these spots a bit of the South for your mouth.

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By Jane Schneider - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

Scofflaw Truck Drivers Prompt More Signage Along Natchez Trace Parkway

“There’s a tractor-trailer on the Parkway,” reported the caller to the dispatcher. “It’s heading north from Highway 82.” This was the eighth call of the day on illegal trucks traveling the Natchez Trace Parkway, but this time, rangers could not respond because they were busy with a motor vehicle collision.

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By NPT Staff - January 29th, 2018 1:30am

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Natchez Trace: It's A Parkway, Not An Interstate

Do you know that the Natchez Trace Parkway is one of the 417 units managed by the National Park Service? Do you know that the National Park Service includes iconic parks, such as Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon, and smaller units such as the .2-acre Thaddeus Kosciusko National Memorial in Philadelphia PA (where they pronounce it Kosh-chush-ko)? Do you know that even the White House is part of the National Park Service? Do you know that the Parkway was created as a scenic by-way to commemorate the Old Natchez Trace?

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By NPT Staff - November 17th, 2017 2:00am

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Tennessee Man Indicted For Hit-And-Run Accident On Natchez Trace Parkway

A Tennessee man has been indicted for a high-and-run accident along the Natchez Trace Parkway that left a bicyclist with serious injuries.

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By NPT Staff - July 31st, 2017 2:00am

Beware Of Wild Hogs While Hiking In Parts Of Natchez Trace Parkway

You know you should be alert for grizzly bears in the Northern Rockies, and sharks in the surf are a concern, but have you ever worried about hogs while hiking in a national park?

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By NPT Staff - April 17th, 2017 7:54am

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Signs Along Natchez Trace Parkway To Alert Motorists To Cyclists, And Vice Versa

Lush deep shade and a gently curving scenic road are two landscape features that make the Natchez Trace Parkway a pleasant recreational route for both motorists and bicyclists. Those features that make traveling the Parkway enjoyable can sometimes reduce visibility for both drivers and bicyclists. New signs, funded through the Natchez Trace Parkway Association Gary Holdiness Cycling Fund, will raise motorist awareness and remind drivers that bicycles, as well as other motor vehicles, use the Parkway.

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By NPT Staff - March 25th, 2017 11:31am

Plan Your National Park Escape Strategically This Year

Judging from last year’s head count in the National Park System—a record 307.2 million—you can pretty much be assured that many parks will be even more crowded this summer as the National Park Service Centennial is celebrated.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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National Park Service Uses Arlington Memorial Bridge To Highlight Maintenance Backlog Woes

Having already announced earlier this year that the maintenance backlog across the National Park System is closing in on $12 billion, the National Park Service is now highlighting the structural problems with the Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., in a bid to raise congressional awareness of the problems.

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By NPT Staff - March 7th, 2016 2:30am

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National Park Service Vs. Beavers Along The Natchez Trace Parkway

Beavers are part of the wild kingdom along the Natchez Trace Parkway, but the engineering rodents have been creating problems for surrounding landowners with their dam building. While National Park Service crews at times have to breach the dams, a team from NASA has been working with the agency to develop solutions for dealing with the beavers.

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By NPT Staff - December 17th, 2015 2:00am

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