Top Locations for Wildlife / Animals in Mississippi

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AJackson Zoological Park

Jackson Zoological Park
  • 2918 W Capitol Street
    Jackson, MS, 39209-4293
  • 6013522582
3.5
2+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Highlights: gift shop, restrooms, wheelchair acce… more
  • i think the zoo needs to be updated very bad if you ask me.some of the things that are still there were there when i was a little, and i am now 26 . the neighborhood its in is not a good one at all,most people are scared to even take theirfamily down there.then you have some familys who will just... more on TripAdvisor
  • The Jackson Zoo was the first zoo my kids experienced, so I have fond memories, as we were living in the area at the time they were born. We frequented the Jackson Zoo with my mom's group and ... more on Epinions.com

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Jackson Zoological Park
2918 W Capitol Street
Jackson, MS, 39209-4293

BNatchez 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

CHomochitto 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.

DGrand 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.

EJohn W. Kyle State Park

  • 4235 State Park Road
    Sardis, MS 38666, U.S.A.
  • +1 662 487 1345
  • Overview This park occupies 300 hilly, wooded acres on the shores of 58,500-acre Sardis Reservoir, a Corps of Engineers impoundment on the Tallahatchie River. Fishing is key at Kyle. The park hosts the St. Jude Bass Tournament every year, and anglers also haul in bream and crappie. Waterskiing is a draw, ... more on LLBean.com

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John W. Kyle State Park
4235 State Park Road
Sardis, MS 38666, U.S.A.

FDeSoto 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.

GDahomey National Wildlife Refuge

  • 831 Hwy. 446
    Boyle, MS 38730, U.S.A.
  • +1 662 742 9331
  • Overview Dahomey, an island of forested wetlands in a sea of agricultural land, preserves rare natural habitat in northwestern Mississippi. The bulk of the refuge's 9,700 acres is comprised of hardwood forested wetlands. Most of these woodland areas are wet from November through May. Migratory waterfowl u... more on LLBean.com

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Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge
831 Hwy. 446
Boyle, MS 38730, U.S.A.

HTheodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex

  • 728 Yazoo Refuge Road
    Hollandale, MS 38748, U.S.A.
  • +1 662 839 2638
  • Overview The Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters is located 25 miles south of Greenville. The seven refuges in the complex, including the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge, preserve more than 82,000 acres. Forests, marshes, swamps, sloughs, cropland and bottomland hardwood forest... more on LLBean.com

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Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex
728 Yazoo Refuge Road
Hollandale, MS 38748, U.S.A.

IHillside National Wildlife Refuge

  • 1562 Providence Road
    Cruger, MS 38924, U.S.A.
  • +1 662 235 4989
  • Overview The Hillside National Wildlife Refuge is a sanctuary for migrating waterfowl, especially wood ducks. The wetland habitat is also home to white-tailed deer, beavers, fox and alligators. Created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and turned over to the National Wildlife Refuge system in 1975, the ... more on LLBean.com

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Hillside National Wildlife Refuge
1562 Providence Road
Cruger, MS 38924, U.S.A.

JPercy Quin State Park

  • 2036 Percy Quin Drive
    McComb, MS 39648, U.S.A.
  • +1 601 684 3938
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Overview Percy Quin State Park is one of Mississippi's most popular parks, attracting more than half a million visitors annually. The park's popularity results from its wide range of attractions, from fishing and an archery range to hiking the eight-mile nature trail. Within the park's 1,700 acres are a 6... more on LLBean.com

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Percy Quin State Park
2036 Percy Quin Drive
McComb, MS 39648, U.S.A.