Roosevelt State Park

Roosevelt State Park
Mississippi State Park
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Scott

Elevation	505 ft (154 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	32°19′13″N 89°40′22″W / 32.32028°N 89.67278°W / 32.32028; -89.67278Coordinates: 32°19′13″N 89°40′22″W / 32.32028°N 89.67278°W / 32.32028; -89.67278 ^[1]

Established	1930s
Management	Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Location in Mississippi
Website: Roosevelt State Park

Roosevelt State Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Nearest city	Morton, Mississippi
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built	1934
Architectural style	Other, Rustic Style
MPS	State Parks in Mississippi built by the CCC MPS
NRHP Reference #	97001436^[2]
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1997

Roosevelt State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off I-20 on the southwest side of Morton, at the western edge of Bienville National Forest, between Jackson and Meridian. It is one of the nine original state parks in Mississippi built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.^[3]

Activities and amenities

The park features boating, waterskiing and fishing on 160-acre (65 ha) Shadow Lake, primitive sites for tent camping, 103 developed campsites, 15 cabins, a 20-unit motel, group camping in eight dormitory-style cabins, four named nature trails, a scenic overlook with views of Bienville National Forest, tennis courts, softball field, picnic areas and pavilions, playground equipment, visitors center, and an 18-hole disc golf course. The 600-seat Livingston Performing Arts & Media Center is also located in the park.^[4]

References

1 2 "Roosevelt State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Todd Sanders, Review and Compliance Assistant (August 15, 1996). "State Parks in Mississippi built by the CCC between 1934 - 1942" (PDF). NPS Form 10-900-b. National Park Service. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
↑ "Roosevelt State Park". Parks and Destinations. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

External links

Roosevelt State Park Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

Protected areas of Mississippi

Federal

National Historical Parks	Natchez

National Battlefields, Military Parks and Battlefield Sites	Brices Cross Roads NBS Shiloh NMP Tupelo NB Vicksburg NMP

National Seashores	Gulf Islands

National Trails	Natchez Trace Parkway Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail

National Forests	Bienville Delta De Soto Holly Springs Homochitto Tombigbee

National Wildlife Refuges	Bogue Chitto Coldwater River Dahomey Grand Bay Hillside Holt Collier Mathews Brake Mississippi Sandhill Crane Morgan Brake Noxubee Panther Swamp St. Catherine Creek Tallahatchie Theodore Roosevelt Yazoo

National Estuarine Research Reserves	Grand Bay

State

State Parks	Buccaneer Clark Creek Natural Area Clarkco Florewood George P. Cossar Golden Memorial Grand Gulf Military State Park Great River Road Holmes County Hugh White John W. Kyle J. P. Coleman Lake Lincoln Lake Lowndes LeFleur's Bluff Legion Leroy Percy Natchez Paul B. Johnson Percy Quin Roosevelt Shepard Tishomingo Tombigbee Trace Wall Doxey

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (web)

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