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The Jeff Busby CG, Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi
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Jeff Busby
The campground is located on the Natchz Trace Milepost at 193.1 near Ackerman, Mississippi.
On February 15, 1934, while serving as U.S. Congressman from Mississippi, Thomas Jefferson Busby (1884-1964) introduced a bill authorizing a survey of the Old Natchez Trace. Four years later, the historic road was designated a unit of the National Park System.
This area, including the campground, is named in Jeff Busby's honor to commemorate his part in the Parkway's establishment.
Coordinates:
33.417174, -89.269423
Elevation:
401 feet
Geographical Region
Coastal Plains Region of Mississippi
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Onsite:
The 444 mile
Natchez Trace Parkway traverses from the
Interior Plateau ecosystem of the Appalachian foothills near Nashville, Tennessee to the Coastal Plains and the
Mississippi Loess Plains Ecoregion at Natchez, Mississippi. This roadway is one long uninterrupted greenbelt that completely isolates the driver from modern buildings, commercialism, advertising, and even trucking.
The only indication of what century you are in is the ribbon of asphalt cutting through the trees instead of a dirt trail which was first used by travelers hundreds and hundreds of years past.
Still, the Natchez Trace we travel today is not the same as the sunken dirt path the Kaintucks had to travel to bring their crops and wares to market during the formative years of this country, fording swollen rivers and frequent swampy areas, fending for their own well being for weeks on end with not any outside support except an occasional stand where one could possibly acquire a meal and a hay stack to sleep against.
Instead, today, it is a modern paved highway with concrete bridges spanning the many rivers, as well as a highly developed road system into and out of many cities near by, which are well stocked with anything a person might need, including a cup of hot coffee from the local Starbucks cafe.
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General Information:
This camp is located at mile post 193.1 on the Natchez Trace parkway.
There is no reservations for the campsites, but are available on a first come, first serve basis. There is a fourteen day limit on camping.
Daily Camping Fees:
There are no fees and no reservations for this campground.
Yes! Campsites are Free, but arrive early.
Campground Includes:
The campground has 18 sites, each with a picnic table and fire pit but not any hook ups.
Drinking water is available in the campground and there is a rest room with flush toilets that has a heater keeping it warm inside during winter months.
There are hiking trails, exhibits and an overlook atop Little Mountain facing east which affords great sunrise and moonrise viewing.
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The 2023 Journey,
Jeff Busby Campground
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The 2021 Journey,
Jeff Busby Campground
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Friday, 05 February 2021, Natchez Trace Parkway, MS.
(Day
899 TG) 40°F. 7:00 am, overcast
At four this afternoon, I pack out and head north on the Natchez Trace Parkway only to find that there is a ten mile stretch of the parkway closed for road repair. So, I take the detour which makes the traverse closer to fifteen miles before it leads me back to the parkway. The extra time for the detour delays my arrival at the Jeff Busby campsite until after sunset and when I arrive, I have to get out with my flashlight to locate a space where I can overnight. Still, I am just happy to have arrived here safe.
Due to it being dark upon arriving, I do not notice the signs on the outside of the rest rooms informing the campers that this restroom is closed. I park, and leave the jammer engine running to keep me warm so as to be able to catch up on my journal writing. Later, when I do walk to the building, I then see that the building is locked shut, apparently for the winter. I return to the jammer and get into the horizontal and decide to wait until the morning to drive down to the one on the parkway.
The next morning, I take this photo and then drive out of the campground to the parkway and then north to Tupelo, Mississippi. I had wanted to drive up to the top of Little Mountain for the sunrise, but the cloud cover is so thick, that I just did not bother doing so.
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The 2017 Journey,
Jeff Busby Campground
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Wednesday, 18 October, 2017, Natchez Trace Parkway, MS
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692 TB) 47°F. 6:00 am, clear
Jeff Busby Campground, CRS: 6:0
Up at six, dress and drive to the summit of Little Mountain, elev. 603 feet and immediately get out with my camera to photograph the rising waning crescent moon now two fingers high from the horizon with Venus above two fingers higher. I zoom in for a close up of the moon and then see Mars just to the right of and in conjunction with the moon.
Methinks, access to this kind of suntouch viewing just elevated the CRS rating of Jeff Busby campground from 5 to 6.
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