This is a list of Mississippi state parks. , 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 RemarksBuccaneer State Park HancockWaveland 2005 (rebuilt)Gulf of MexicoWaterpark, campingClark Creek Natural Area WilkinsonWoodville1978Clark CreekFifty waterfalls. 700 acres (280 ha)Clarkco State ParkClarkeQuitman1930sMoore Mill CreekBoating, fishing, camping. 815 acres (330 ha)Florewood State ParkLefloreGreenwood1973Yalobusha RiverLeased by Leflore County; "temporarily closed" since auction of artifacts and buildings in 2005George P. Cossar State ParkYalobushaOakland 1966Enid LakeBoating, fishing, campingGolden Memorial State ParkLeakeWalnut GroveGolden Memorial Park LakeFishing, campingGreat River Road State ParkBolivarRosedalePerry Martin LakeMississippi River lookout towerHolmes County State ParkHolmesDurant1930sOdum Lake and English LakeSwimming, fishing, campingHugh White State ParkGrenadaGrenadaGrenada LakeBoating, fishing, campingJohn W. Kyle State ParkPanolaSardisSardis Reservoir Boating, fishing, camping, golf courseJ. P. Coleman State ParkTishomingoIukaPickwick LakeBoating, camping, swimming poolLake Lincoln State ParkLincolnWessonLake LincolnBoating, fishing, campingLake Lowndes State ParkLowndesColumbusLake LowndesBoating, fishing, camping, equestrian trails, gymnasiumLeFleur's Bluff State ParkHindsJacksonPearl River, Mayes Lake Hiking, boating, fishing; golf course, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. 305 acres (123 ha)Legion State ParkWinston Louisville1930sLegion LakeFishing, campingLeroy Percy State ParkWashingtonHollandale1930sGamble Lake and Brushy LakeAlligator watching, boating, fishing, campingNatchez State ParkAdamsNatchezNatchez LakeBoating, fishing, camping, horseback ridingPaul B. Johnson State ParkForrestHattiesburgGeiger LakeBoating, fishing, campingPercy Quin State ParkPike McComb1930sLake TangipahoaBoating, fishing, camping; convention centerRoosevelt State ParkScott Morton1930sShadow LakeBoating, fishing, campingShepard State ParkJacksonGautierSinging RiverSmall-craft boat ramp, camping, trails. 395 acres (160 ha)Tishomingo State ParkTishomingoTishomingo1930sHaynes Lake, Bear CreekCanoeing, fishing, camping, swimming poolTombigbee State ParkLee Tupelo1930sLake LeeFishing, campingTrace State ParkPontotocPontotocTrace LakeOff-road vehicle trails, golf course, boating, campingWall Doxey State ParkMarshallHolly Springs1930sSpring LakeFishing, 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 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."
External links Mississippi State Parks Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks