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This is a list of Mississippi state parks. As of 2024 [update] , the state park system of the U.S. state of Mississippi comprises 24 state parks and one natural area. [ 1 ]
Roosevelt State Park is a public recreation area located off Interstate 20 on the southwest side of Morton, Mississippi. The state park surrounds 150-acre (61 ha) Shadow Lake at the western edge of Bienville National Forest, between Jackson and Meridian. It is managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. [3]
J.P. Coleman State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located ten miles (16 km) north of Iuka off Mississippi Highway 25, on the banks of the Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake. The park is named for James P. Coleman, a former governor of Mississippi. [1]
Holmes County State Park is a public recreation area in the U.S. state of Mississippi located off U.S. Route 51, six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Durant. The state park features two lakes, 45-acre (18 ha) English Lake and 14-acre (5.7 ha) Odum Lake.
Paul B. Johnson State Park is a public recreation area on the shores of Geiger Lake, located off U.S. Highway 49 in McLaurin, Mississippi, 12 miles (19 km) south of Hattiesburg. The state park is named after Paul B. Johnson , the forty-sixth governor of Mississippi .
The state park features boating, waterskiing and fishing on 150-acre (61 ha) Lowndes Lake, primitive and developed campsites, cabins and cottages, seven miles (11 km) of hiking and equestrian trails, visitors center with gymnasium, tennis courts and play fields, picnic area, and an 18-hole disc golf course, Whispering Pines.
The park features boating, swimming, waterskiing and fishing on 550-acre (220 ha) Lake Lincoln, overnight camping, as well as day-use. Park amenities include recreational vehicle camping, vacation cabins and cottages, beach, picnic area with shelters, nature trail, playground, playing fields, boat launch, laundry facilities, disc golf, and worship services.
The state park opened in 1966 as Yocona Ridge State Park. It was renamed in honor of longtime Mississippi state legislator George Payne Cossar, Sr., in 1979. [2] The world record crappie was caught in Enid Lake in 1954. [3] [4]