Natchez Trace Parkway: How To Enjoy It When You’ve Only Got An Hour
Jim and I have driven the entire length of the Natchez Trace Parkway — from Tupelo Mississippi to Nashville Tennessee — several times. (We have a friend who lives in Starkeville, Mississippi… enough...
View ArticleThe Natchez Trace Park Is Not The Same As The Natchez Trace Parkway
When I first moved to Tennessee, I was a little confused by this myself. I figured there was only one Natchez Trace… Right? Wrong! In reality, there is a Natchez Trace Parkway and a Natchez Trace Park...
View ArticleTips For A Daytrip On The Natchez Trace Parkway In Tennessee
Got an e-mail from Ray D. today. He writes: I’m stationed at Ft Campbell, KY and would like to know the best way to tour part of the Trace on a Saturday or Sunday drive. Looking at directions from...
View ArticleA Sight To See At Milemarker 437: A New Park!
Looks like they’ll soon be adding something new to the Natchez Trace Parkway maps. At milemarker 437, they’ve just started construction for an access ramp that will connect a new park (in Williamson...
View ArticleNatchez Trace Parkway Hidden Gems & Roadside Pull-offs – From Nashville To...
The Natchez Trace Parkway map is nice, but it doesn’t show all of the stops along the way. It only shows the largest and most pertinent ones — in the eyes of the National Park Service. I thought I’d...
View ArticleMore Hidden Gems & Roadside Pull-offs From Franklin to Leipers Fork, TN
I already wrote about my favorite roadtrip to take on the Natchez Trace Parkway. My second favorite stretch of roadway along the Natchez Trace Parkway is the part that goes from Highway 96 in Franklin...
View ArticleOld Trace Hiking Trail at Milemarker 426.3
Ever wonder what it’s like to hike on the Old Trace? (The Old Trace is an historic stretch of roadway between Tennessee and Mississippi that today is merely a worn down foot and horse path in the few...
View ArticleGlenrock Picnic Area & Restrooms Get A Facelift
Located in Wayne County, Tennessee, the Glenrock Picnic Area is near milemarker 364 on the Natchez Trace Parkway. The Glenrock Picnic Area will be closed to the public until October 2007. Travel along...
View ArticleGarrison Creek: My Favorite Place On The Trace
This is one of the Natchez Trace Parkway’s hidden gems, if you ask me. No, not the Garrison Creek comfort station with restrooms and water fountains (though those are nice too)… but rather the tiny...
View ArticleNatchez Trace Parkway: How To Enjoy It When You’ve Only Got An Hour
Jim and I have driven the entire length of the Natchez Trace Parkway — from Tupelo Mississippi to Nashville Tennessee — several times. (We have a friend who lives in Starkeville, Mississippi… enough...
View ArticleThe Natchez Trace Park Is Not The Same As The Natchez Trace Parkway
When I first moved to Tennessee, I was a little confused by this myself. I figured there was only one Natchez Trace… Right? Wrong! In reality, there is a Natchez Trace Parkway and a Natchez Trace Park...
View ArticleTips For A Daytrip On The Natchez Trace Parkway In Tennessee
Got an e-mail from Ray D. today. He writes: I’m stationed at Ft Campbell, KY and would like to know the best way to tour part of the Trace on a Saturday or Sunday drive. Looking at directions from...
View ArticleA Sight To See At Milemarker 437: A New Park!
Looks like they’ll soon be adding something new to the Natchez Trace Parkway maps. At milemarker 437, they’ve just started construction for an access ramp that will connect a new park (in Williamson...
View ArticleNatchez Trace Parkway Hidden Gems & Roadside Pull-offs – From Nashville To...
The Natchez Trace Parkway map is nice, but it doesn’t show all of the stops along the way. It only shows the largest and most pertinent ones — in the eyes of the National Park Service. I thought I’d...
View ArticleMore Hidden Gems & Roadside Pull-offs From Franklin to Leipers Fork, TN
I already wrote about my favorite roadtrip to take on the Natchez Trace Parkway. My second favorite stretch of roadway along the Natchez Trace Parkway is the part that goes from Highway 96 in Franklin...
View ArticleOld Trace Hiking Trail at Milemarker 426.3
Ever wonder what it’s like to hike on the Old Trace? (The Old Trace is an historic stretch of roadway between Tennessee and Mississippi that today is merely a worn down foot and horse path in the few...
View ArticleGlenrock Picnic Area & Restrooms Get A Facelift
Located in Wayne County, Tennessee, the Glenrock Picnic Area is near milemarker 364 on the Natchez Trace Parkway. The Glenrock Picnic Area will be closed to the public until October 2007. Travel along...
View ArticleGarrison Creek: My Favorite Place On The Trace
This is one of the Natchez Trace Parkway’s hidden gems, if you ask me. No, not the Garrison Creek comfort station with restrooms and water fountains (though those are nice too)… but rather the tiny...
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