Tuesday 4-3 Tishomingo State Park

Camping and Hiking at Tishomingo State Park

We camped two nights at Tischomingo State Park, it is a beautiful park with hiking trails right off the Natchez Trace Parkway. It has restrooms with running water and showers. It is a CCC built park with different CCC sights to see. Some of the camping sites are very difficult to back in so you have be careful. The sites our surrounded by trees and some look over the lake. Most of the hiking trails were at the day area which was four miles from our campsite so we drove the motorcycle. The day area had a swimming pool, playground with teeter totters, monkey bars, swings and a swing for a wheelchair. There also was a beautiful swinging bridge that was built by the CCC. The trail we hiked started at the bridge and ended at the bridge. We started the hike by taking the swinging bridge over Bear Creek to the Bear Creek Trail, it was 2 miles long and very challenging at times. The trail took us through the forest, over the creeks via rocks or small bridges, over rocks and between boulders. As we hiked we saw amazing rock cliffs where you can climb or rappel if you have a permit. Some creeks had small waterfalls and other waterfalls came off of the rock cliffs. We had a super hike and met a couple with their dog.

Larry on the swinging bridge

A tree that grew over the trail

Rock cliffs

Back at the swinging bridge

After our hike we drove through the cabin area and the CCC Camp area. It always amazes us that after all these years there are so many CCC buildings and cabins that are still being used. The CCC did an outstanding job in building trails, cabins, pavilions, recreation buildings, bridges and roads that are still standing. They're gorgeous.

One of the CCC cabins at the CCC Camp

The waterfall from the CCC Pond

The old Pioneer Cabin

On the way back to our campsite we stopped by a Pioneer Cabin, which was built in the late 1800's and the CCC pond. We had a great time hiking and seeing different sights that the CCC built.

We had a super time at Tishomingo State Park.   

Camping at Tishomingo State Park