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For the state park in Tennessee, see Natchez Trace State Park.
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Trace State Park
Trace State Park, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.jpg
A lake at Trace State Park
Location Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
Elevation 400 ft (120 m)
Governing body Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Trace State Park (formerly Old Natchez Trace Park) is a public recreation area located off Mississippi Highway 6, approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of Pontotoc and 7 miles (11 km) west of Tupelo in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The state park surrounds 565-acre (229 ha) Trace Lake and is named for the nearby Natchez Trace trail. Famed frontiersman Davy Crockett once lived within the area bounded by the park.

Activities and amenities

The park features boating, waterskiing and fishing, primitive and developed campsites, cabins and cottages, the Jason M. Stewart Nature Trail, 35 miles (56 km) of trails for mountain biking, horseback riding and off-road vehicles, picnic area, and two 18-hole disc golf courses.

Federal
National Trails
  • Natchez Trace Parkway
  • Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
National Forests
  • Bienville
  • Delta
  • De Soto
  • Holly Springs
  • Homochitto
  • Tombigbee
State
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (web)
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