Outdoor Activities
Choctaw Lake
Choctaw Lake
Location: Off of Hwy. 15 two miles south of Ackerman, in the Tombigbee National Forest
Contact Information: (662) 285-3264; Tombigbee National Forest website
This recreational area with a 100-acre lake offers plenty of outdoor activities:
- beach area
- swimming
- fishing
- boating
- hiking
- biking
- hunting (in the national forest)
Facilities include:
- 35 picnic areas with tables and grills, and one area providing handicap access
- 27 campsites
- 25-mile bike trail (view map)
- two boat ramps
- fishing pier with handicap access
- three-mile hiking trail
Natchez Trace
Natchez Trace Parkway
The 444-mile Natchez Trace pays tribute to an ancient trail used by people and wildlife that connected the southern portions of the Mississippi River. Areas in Choctaw County offer easy access to the parkway that stretches from the Mississippi River and across the Tennessee Valley to Nashville. The parkway offers:
- National Scenic Byway
- hiking
- biking
- horseback riding
- camping
- historic sites
Tom Glasgow Park
Location: Ackerman, MS
A 33-acre recreational area named for a former Ackerman mayor, Tom Glasgow Park offers:
- 3 baseball fields
- 6 tennis courts
- sheltered picnic area
- amphitheater with seating for 2,000 people
The Rainwater Observatory and Planetarium
Rainwater Observatory & Planetarium
Location: On State Highway 413 just off of the Natchez Trace Parkway, French Camp, MS
Contact Information: (662) 547-6482; www.rainwaterobservatory.org
As the largest observatory in the state of Mississippi, the Rainwater Observatory and Planetarium houses 20 optical instruments and a 300-foot scale model solar system. The observatory hosts The Mid-South Stargaze event each spring, bringing in visitors from all around the world. A variety of group tours and astronomy-related programming is available.
