List of Mississippi state parks

This is a list of Mississippi state parks. As of 2014, 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	Area	Estab- lished [2]	River / lake / other	Image	Remarks
Buccaneer State Park	Hancock	Waveland			Gulf of Mexico		Waterpark, camping
Clark Creek Natural Area	Wilkinson	Woodville	700 acres (280 ha)				Fifty waterfalls
Clarkco State Park	Clarke	Quitman	815 acres (330 ha)	1930s			Boating, fishing, camping
Florewood State Park	Leflore	Greenwood					Historic artifacts and buildings sold in 2005
George P. Cossar State Park	Yalobusha	Oakland			Enid Lake		Boating, fishing, camping
Golden Memorial State Park	Leake	Walnut Grove					Fishing, camping
Great River Road State Park	Bolivar	Rosedale			Perry Martin Lake		Mississippi River lookout tower
Holmes County State Park	Holmes	Durant		1930s			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	305 acres (123 ha)		Pearl River, Mayes Lake		Hiking, boating, fishing; golf course, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
Legion State Park	Winston	Louisville		1930s			Fishing, camping
Leroy Percy State Park	Washington	Hollandale		1930s			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			Boating, fishing, camping; convention center
Roosevelt State Park	Scott	Morton		1930s	Shadow Lake		Boating, fishing, camping
Shepard State Park	Jackson	Gautier	395 acres (160 ha)		Singing River		Small-craft boat ramp, camping, trails
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

1. "State Parks and Destinations". Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
2. 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" (PDF). U.S. Department of the Interior - National Park Service. August 15, 1996.

External links

• State of Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks