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Cypress Swamp
Mile Post 122 Natchez Trace, 1-800-377-2770
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A favorite spot on the Natchez Trace is Cypress Swamp, at mile post 122. It’s a beautiful drive north from Jackson, first along the reservoir and then past River Bend (which is itself a great place for a picnic and a spot for taking off on a kayaking expedition to Lost Lakes). The half-mile walk through Cypress Swamp is hauntingly beautiful as you stroll slowly on a boardwalk through the old bald cypress and water Tupelo trees. The dim light gives it the solemn quality of a cathedral, broken occasionally by the chittering call of a woodpecker. At the farthest end of the loop is a bench overlooking a backwater of the upper Pearl, which is a nice spot for some birdwatching.
