Top Locations for Outdoor Activities in Mississippi

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ABienville National Forest

  • 3473 Hwy. 35 South
    Forest, MS 39074, U.S.A.
  • +1 601 469 2513
  • Overview The 178,400-acre Bienville National Forest, in east central Mississippi, was named for Jean Baptiste Bienville, founder of Mobile, Natchez and New Orleans. The forest offers camping, picnicking, swimming, hiking, fishing and historic sites. The 23-mile Shockaloe Horse and Hiking Trail, a national... more on LLBean.com

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Bienville National Forest
3473 Hwy. 35 South
Forest, MS 39074, U.S.A.

BHomochitto National Forest

  • 1200 Hwy. 184 East
    Meadville, MS 39653, U.S.A.
  • +1 601 384 5876
  • Overview The Homochitto National Forest takes its name from the Homochitto River, which when translated means Big Red River. This 192,000-acre forest in southwest Mississippi is a mecca for campers, hikers, mountain bikers and hunters. The forest's Clear Springs Recreation Area offers camping, picnicking ... more on LLBean.com

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Homochitto National Forest
1200 Hwy. 184 East
Meadville, MS 39653, U.S.A.

CDeSoto National Forest

  • P.O. Box 248
    654 West Frontage Road, Wiggins, MS 39577, U.S.A.
  • +1 601 928 4422
  • Overview Mississippi's largest national forest, the DeSoto, covers more than 500,000 acres. Its pineywoods of longleaf, slash and loblolly pine cover gently rolling terrain. There are winding streams, slow moving most of the year, which form the wet bottomlands that grow excellent hardwood. These are blac... more on LLBean.com

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DeSoto National Forest
P.O. Box 248
654 West Frontage Road, Wiggins, MS 39577, U.S.A.

DPercy Quin State Park

  • 1156 Camp Beaver Drive
    McComb, MS 39648

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Percy Quin State Park
1156 Camp Beaver Drive
McComb, MS 39648

ELeroy Percy State Park

  • P.O. Box 176
    Off Hwy. 12, Hollandale, MS 38748, U.S.A.
  • +1 662 827 5436
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Overview Mississippi's oldest state park, developed in 1932 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, is named for a U.S. Senator from Mississippi who served in the early 1900s. The 2,280-acre park includes a wildlife management area. Wildlife at Leroy Percy includes alligators, which can be viewed in their nat... more on LLBean.com

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Leroy Percy State Park
P.O. Box 176
Off Hwy. 12, Hollandale, MS 38748, U.S.A.

FNatchez Trace Parkway

Natchez Trace Parkway
  • Natchez Trace Parkway 2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
    Tupelo, MS 38804
  • +1 662 680 4025
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Overview The 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway commemorates an ancient trail that connected southern portions of the Mississippi River, through Alabama, to salt licks in today's central Tennessee. Today, visitors can experience this National Scenic Byway and ... more on Nps.gov
  • Overview Dogs on leash are allowed on most of the trail areas. They are not allowed in buildings. You must follow the rules and pet policies of camping and park sites along the way. This is the 444 mile trail connecting the Mississippi River to central Tennessee used between 1745 to ... more on DogFriendly.com

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Natchez Trace Parkway
Natchez Trace Parkway 2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, MS 38804

GHolly Springs National Forest

  • 1000 Front St.
    Oxford, MS 38655, U.S.A.
  • +1 662 236 6550
  • Overview The 155,000-acre Holly Springs National Forest is less than an hour drive from Memphis. The forest has 40 lakes constructed by the Soil Conservation Service that offer outstanding fishing. The forest's Chewalla Lake Recreation Area is a tranquil place. The 260-acre lake is popular with anglers, s... more on LLBean.com

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Holly Springs National Forest
1000 Front St.
Oxford, MS 38655, U.S.A.

HWalter Anderson Museum of Art

  • 510 Washington Ave.
    Ocean Springs, Ocean Springs, MS MS 39564
  • 2288723164
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  • Every time I visit my grandfolk near the Back Bay in Gulfport/Biloxi, I try to explore the area a little more and learn about my family's lives and experiences ... more on Yelp
  • Ever visit Horn Island...off the Gulf coast of Mississippi? Well...it stirs some wonderful memories for me. One in particular...was a visit to the ... more on Yelp

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Walter Anderson Museum of Art
510 Washington Ave.
Ocean Springs, Ocean Springs, MS MS 39564

IGrand Bay National Wildlife Refuge

  • 6005 Bayou Heron Road
    Moss Point, MS 39562, U.S.A.
  • +1 228 475 0765
  • Overview The Grand Bay savanna, which straddles the Mississippi-Alabama boundary, is the last and largest remnant of a once-prominent wetland pine savanna ecosystem. Besides protecting the savanna, the refuge provides habitat for a second breeding flock of Mississippi sandhill cranes. The marsh and open w... more on LLBean.com

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Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge
6005 Bayou Heron Road
Moss Point, MS 39562, U.S.A.

JTombigbee National Forest

  • P.O. Box 912
    Hwy. 15 South, Ackerman, MS 39735, U.S.A.
  • +1 662 285 3264
  • Overview The 66,000-acre Tombigbee National Forest in northeastern Mississippi offers campgrounds, swimming and fishing lakes and trails for biking, hiking and horseback riding. About 40,000 acres are on the Ackerman Unit and the other 26,000 are on the Trace Unit. The Ackerman Unit is located in Winston,... more on LLBean.com

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Tombigbee National Forest
P.O. Box 912
Hwy. 15 South, Ackerman, MS 39735, U.S.A.