About this campground
The Natchez Visitor Reception Center is owned, operated and maintained by the National Park Service. The building also serves as the official southern terminus and welcome center for the Natchez Trace Parkway. The Natchez Visitor Center is home to Natchez National Historical Park Headquarters, the Mississippi Welcome Center, and the City of Natchez Visitor Information Services. Currently, the Natchez Visitor Center is closed due to construction surrounding the installation of a new HVAC system.
Getting there
The Natchez Visitor Center is located right before your cross the Mississippi River bridge into Louisiana at the intersection of Canal Street and John R. Junkin Drive.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Mount Locust Information Center Milepost 15.5Natchez Trace Parkway16 mi
- Clear Springs Recreation Area (MS)National Forests in Mississippi27 mi
- Rocky Springs Campground, Milepost 54.8Natchez Trace Parkway51 mi
- Visitor CenterVicksburg National Military Park64 mi
- Old Capitol Museum of Mississippi HistoryJackson89 mi
- DELTA NATIONAL FOREST - CAMPINGNational Forests in Mississippi91 mi
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Natchez Visitor Center doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Mississippi campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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