Natchez Trace

The Natchez Trace Parkway stretches 444 miles from Nashville, TN in the north to Natchez, MS on the Gulf.  The parkway follows and connects a series of ancient trails used by animals and people as they traveled through this area to find food, to hunt, to travel from place to place, to settle new territory, to march to battle, and to crate communities.  You won't find any billboards, travel plazas, or businesses as you drive the Trace - just natural beauty, fresh air, and historical markers along the way.  Don't be in a hurry - the two lane road has a 50 mph speed limit and that seems too fast for all that there is to see.  We were in our truck but the Trace is a favorite of bicycle groups.

We were camped in Hohenwald, TN and spent a day exploring only a short 40 mile segment of the Trace.  Several of our stops are posted separately.

(The Trace is the green road.)