Best Of My Natchez Trace Journey - From Natchez To Tishomingo State Park

[@dontall71]

Thanks for sharing your journey, it brought back memories of traveling the trace with my motorcycle friends years ago.

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I'd love to ride the Trace on a motorcycle or a classic car from the 50s... Just got to buy one. Lol

[@GaryHolmes-k8u]

A thoroughly enjoyable tour of the highlights. Very well done.

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

I appreciate that!! Take a look at my best of the Natchez part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3urcqptg65goLcsi=xHJzq5Lc-TgapSQk

[@debnjxn]

This is great! I’m saving it so I can refer to it on our next trip. Thanks for posting.

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

Thank you!! Take a look at part two here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3urcqptg65goLcsi=rayjgB-0EAMada6P

[@michaelroboski6885]

Thanks for putting this together! Fun watch

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

Thank you! No problem at all! I enjoyed the trip and video documenting it all. I also have a Best Of part2 from Tishomingo to Nashville if you're interested.

[@ButteryBiscuits-hk4px]

I went to the Owl Creek Mounds a few months back, and they've cut the grass and removed the fallen tree.

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

I'm glad to hear that the area has been taken care of. Thanks for the update!

[@MississippiWildlife]

Still watching after @15:00 )) Enjoyed this .

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

I appreciate it! I can't wait to finish the trip this fall!

[@chrishall9208]

Enjoyed the highlights and the squach quote at the end. Thanks for the video brother!

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

Glad you enjoyed it. Working on another camping video as we speak

[@LouisianaAstroRambler]

You should check out cave springs when you go back, its not far from Tishomingo state park and its right off the trace, hidden in a little patch of trees in a field. The cave is actually pretty damn impressive.. Ive got video of it.. And speaking of Tishomingo state park, I love that place.. I was just there yesterday, and Im going back tomorrow.. I just can't get over how big the hills and boulders are, especially for MS.. Whats funny is the fact that my mother is from Biggersville, so ive been coming up here to visit family my entire life, 33 years, and I never knew this park existed until a few months ago lol..

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

I visited Cave Springs when the Natchez Trace opened back up last October. I went from Natchez to Tishomingo (when part of the Trace was closed past that) in May. Then, I came back in October, camped again at Tishomingo, and continued north on the Trace to Nashville the next day. Cave Springs was the first stop I did. I got a video with it, along with all the other stops, from start to finish, on the Trace, including the camping. I really want to get back to Tishamingo, it's my favorite MS State Park so far. I'm from the coast, so I really enjoyed all the rocks. The bad thing is, it's a solid 6hr trip up there. So I'd have to make it a 4 day trip to be able to enjoy all that's there.

[@LouisianaAstroRambler]

@OutdoorsWithShawn Nice 👌.. And ya, it is a pretty good little ride up here.. I'm suppose to be heading back home to Baton Rouge on Friday and im dreading it a bit lol..

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

@LouisianaCoullion1990 I was in Baton Rouge last weekend for a little bit. A few buddies and I went up and stayed at Tunica Hills Campground and hiked in the Clark Creek Natural Area. That was an enjoyable trip... Until we got soaked on Sunday morning packing up

[@LouisianaAstroRambler]

@OutdoorsWithShawn I believe my coworker mentioned that place a few times, but I've never been.. I guess im gonna have to check it out.. Do you have any footage of the area?

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

@LouisianaCoullion1990 The only thing I got was a bunch of shorts on the waterfalls and creeks. They're coming out over the next week or 3. I was going to do a full video on it. But I was with 3 friends and didn't want to bother them with my videoing. I'm going to go back this fall or next spring and solo hike it. Also, check out Tunica Hills Campground. It's 15mins away from Clark Creek. There are 14 tent pads (no power or water), 2 or 3 small cabins, and a shower house. Tent camping is $20 a day. We camped at sites 11 & 12. They are in their own area, so nobody bothered us there. To get to 12, you walk almost through 11 so it worked out well.

[@DasDutchman56]

My Old Stomping Grounds !

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

I wish I would have explored the Trace more when I was in College in Raymond in the 90s. I guess I'm catching up for it now.

[@thomasbachli]

the trace is a little known gem 450 miles of tranquillity NO SEMIS,no commercial traffic just enjoyment😛😛😛😛😛

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

After being on the Trace for 3 days, it was almost a shock to get on an interstate.

[@CSAFD]

No semis? Really? I've caught hundreds over the past 30 years on the trace jumping from I-22 to Hwy 278 in tupelo, I call em in every time, back in 2014 one 18 wheeler was behind me from tupelo all the way to Jackson and no ranger got him, even when I called in numerous times, they finally pulled him over in ridgeland miss.

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

I saw none on the 5 days I was on The Trace. That doesn't mean they don't sneak on as I've seen pictures and news articles of them being on it. I wish the NPS would/could patrol it more to make sure they stay off it (more).

[@angelamatthews6217]

Loved your video. What’s the bast time to go out there?

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

Thank you! From late April to mid-May, the weather is nice. The waterfalls typically flow more in the spring and in the summer after heavy rains north of them. If there is a dry summer, they won't be flowing much then and in the fall. If you go from the last week in October to first week in November you will see the fall leaves changing in the northern part and the weather is nice.

[@jefferyann]

Great video… Very interesting and I enjoyed your commentaries on everything. I’m just curious as to why you did not mention French Camp? Maybe not enough time to do it all? Still, I really enjoyed it!

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

Thanks, I appreciate that! I wanted to stop there and explore, but I was running out of time and a possible storm. I did stop there, but didn’t get to go into the area more. I showed a little bit of it in the full-length video. Now that I look back at it, I wish I would have stopped there as I had time to spare when I got to the campground.

[@jefferyann]

OK… Thanks for your prompt reply! I was just curious. 😊 It really has a nice little bed-and-breakfast situation there. I’ve stayed there before.

[@DeadlyKnot]

What's your next hiking venture going to be?

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

Editing a video now of a camping trip I did at a Civil War Battlefield. Supposedly it was one of, if not the last battle of the Civil War. It went on after the Surrender of Appomattox. It was do far south, it took a while for word to get there that the War had ended. May not be too many after that as it's getting pretty hot out.

[@CSAFD]

@@OutdoorsWithShawn U should come to tupelo, I'll show u some areas of the 1864 battle that is not accessible

[@randyman38901]

Can people hike/backpack from Natchez to Nashville without spending time on the pavement?

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

I'm going to say not 100% of the way. But probably a good bit of it.

[@randyman38901]

@@OutdoorsWithShawn I enjoyed the video, thanks for sharing it

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

@randyman38901 many thanks! I also have a best of video from the 2nd half of the trip if you're interested. As well as daily vlogs of it that go a bit more in detail on the stops.

[@JamesJones-cx5pk]

There are some trails but the Road is a simple two way with 50 mph speed limits and very little traffic. You can walk on the pavement until a car comes because it is neatly cut.

[@bellabella9181]

Why doesnt the state put some actual money into this? upkeep the trails better and provide better information at stops? Mississippi is its own worse enemy most of the time........

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

It is part of the National Park System (Department of the Interior). The state of MS has nothing to do with it. It's all on the Federal Government for funding, maintenance etc...