Cypress Swamp

The Cypress Swamp Loop path is four/10ths of a mile lengthy. Overbridge and via the swamp to a pond and returned to the parking vicinity is a smooth trail that may be hiked in 20 minutes.

This place is also a trailhead for the Yockanookany Section of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail. Enjoy the natural beauty that you'd be difficult-pressed to find someplace else and take inside the excitement of seeing Mississippi's flora and fauna at play. Whether taking walks, or cycling, you'll find plenty to do and spot when you visit the Cypress Swamp and its surrounding vicinity.

Water tupelo and bald cypress bushes can stay in deep water for long durations. This trail leads to an abandoned river channel. As the channel fills with silt and plant life, black willow, sycamore, red maple, and other trees will regularly update the bald cypress and tupelo.

As everywhere at the parkway, dogs are allowed as long as they're on a leash. Be careful with alligators - they, you might see them sunning themselves on drifting logs and other vegetation.