List of Mississippi state parks facts for kids
This is a list of Mississippi state parks. As of 2014[update], the state park system of the U.S. state of Mississippi comprises 24 state parks and one natural area.
Current state parks
Name | County | Locality | Estab- lished |
River / lake / other | Image | Remarks |
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Buccaneer State Park | Hancock | Waveland | 2005 (rebuilt) | Gulf of Mexico | Waterpark, camping | |
Clark Creek Natural Area | Wilkinson | Woodville | 1978 | none | Fifty waterfalls. 700 acres (280 ha) | |
Clarkco State Park | Clarke | Quitman | 1930s | Moore Mill Creek | Boating, fishing, camping. 815 acres (330 ha) | |
Florewood State Park | Leflore | Greenwood | 1973 | Yalobusha River | Leased by Leflore County; "temporarily closed" since auction of artifacts and buildings in 2005 | |
George P. Cossar State Park | Yalobusha | Oakland | n/a | Enid Lake | Boating, fishing, camping | |
Golden Memorial State Park | Leake | Walnut Grove | n/a | Golden Memorial Park Lake | Fishing, camping | |
Great River Road State Park | Bolivar | Rosedale | n/a | Perry Martin Lake | Mississippi River lookout tower | |
Holmes County State Park | Holmes | Durant | 1930s | Odum Lake and English Lake | Swimming, fishing, camping | |
Hugh White State Park | Grenada | Grenada | n/a | Grenada Lake | Boating, fishing, camping | |
John W. Kyle State Park | Panola | Sardis | n/a | Sardis Reservoir | Boating, fishing, camping, golf course | |
J. P. Coleman State Park | Tishomingo | Iuka | n/a | Pickwick Lake | Boating, camping, swimming pool | |
Lake Lincoln State Park | Lincoln | Wesson | n/a | Lake Lincoln | Boating, fishing, camping | |
Lake Lowndes State Park | Lowndes | Columbus | n/a | Lake Lowndes | Boating, fishing, camping, equestrian trails, gymnasium |
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LeFleur's Bluff State Park | Hinds | Jackson | n/a | Pearl River, Mayes Lake |
Hiking, boating, fishing; golf course, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. 305 acres (123 ha) |
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Legion State Park | Winston | Louisville | 1930s | Legion Lake | Fishing, camping | |
Leroy Percy State Park | Washington | Hollandale | 1930s | Gamble Lake and Brushy Lake | Alligator watching, boating, fishing, camping | |
Natchez State Park | Adams | Natchez | n/a | Natchez Lake | Boating, fishing, camping, horseback riding | |
Paul B. Johnson State Park | Forrest | Hattiesburg | n/a | Geiger Lake | Boating, fishing, camping | |
Percy Quin State Park | Pike | McComb | 1930s | Lake Tangipahoa | Boating, fishing, camping; convention center | |
Roosevelt State Park | Scott | Morton | 1930s | Shadow Lake | Boating, fishing, camping | |
Shepard State Park | Jackson | Gautier | n/a | Singing River | Small-craft boat ramp, camping, trails. 395 acres (160 ha) | |
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 | n/a | Trace Lake | Off-road vehicle trails, golf course, boating, camping |
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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
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