Considering Natchez Trace trip. Thoughts? Experiences?

[D2Reid]

We have done the Natchez Trace twice. Stayed at Jeff Busby on one trip. Natchez Trace State Park, Tombigbee State Park near Tupelo, Timberlake Campground near the reservoir in Jackson, and Montgomery Bell State Park. We had a 40' 5th wheel. A little tight in the campgrounds but we did ok. No problems at the numerous historic stops. There is no fuel on the trace itself so you will need to plan your fuel stops.

[SteveTN]

Bamaman, we're hoping to catch the leaves as we work our way south - we'll be starting up by Kentucky.

D2Reid, thanks for the info on the campgrounds, good to know we can get in them. Not too worried about fuel since we have just over 70 gal when full but I will make sure we're topped off before we start down the trace.

[howson]

This stop is very unusual, but it is quite interesting. When Fran and I stopped (Oct '17) Mr. Hendrix was out greeting the visitors. He's a remarkable individual with a fascinating story.

It will be very tight parking with your rig if you attempt to park anywhere near his place. If you're going to stop I suggest doing it without the 5vr attached.

https://www.natcheztracetravel.com/n...tone-wall.html

[SteveTN]

Howson, Thanks for the tip, we love to find those unique and out-of-the-way places. I see the BONE in your avatar, I was on the B1 test team from '84 to '90 working on the AN/ALQ-161. Flew chase on a fair number of test missions and always liked the view from rear when the B1 would light up the afterburners.

[howson]

Howson, Thanks for the tip, we love to find those unique and out-of-the-way places. I see the BONE in your avatar, I was on the B1 test team from '84 to '90 working on the AN/ALQ-161. Flew chase on a fair number of test missions and always liked the view from rear when the B1 would light up the afterburners.

I was an OAS maintainer on the BONE and (eventually) a Pro Super. I bet we could talk CITS, EMUX and a whole host of other acronyms all day long. "Your" Band 8 sure cost me a lot of NMC time. (!)

Since you're the OP I guess I don't have to apologize for the OT response.

[SteveTN]

Maybe we'll cross paths one day, it would be fun to swap stories. I started out as an egress tech on F4s among others; the AF sent me to school, best deal ever.

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[stikman51]

My wife and I have been on the Natchez Trace twice and will go again we loved it but we stayed in motels because we were on motorcycles well worth the trip

[tmrgreg]

Cannot emphasize too strongly...watch out for the cyclists. And I second the recommendation of catching breakfast (have to try the biscuits) at the Lovelace Cafe at the Northern entrance to the Trace at Tennessee Highway 100.

[Janiceknight1]

Traveled the entire 444 miles of the Natchez Trace in Feb/March of 2019 with my Reflection 303. It was a wonderful trip. There were just a couple of pull out/overlooks that were NOT RV friendly. All were clearly marked except one (sorry..didn’t make note of which one). With the exception of the section from Hendersonville to Asheville because of the very low bridges, I also completed the Blue Ridge Parkway with the same RV. Found this road much more difficult because of the heavy traffic, no shoulders, overhanging/protruding rock shelfs, etc. If you drove this, Natchez Trace will be easy for you.

[cherfrgs]

We did the Natchez Trace in the Spring of 2019 we were hoping to do the entire route. We were able to get a map of the route and found outside the Natchez there is a bridge with a low clearance so we started the trip North of Natchez. Nice ride, but we had to be careful for some tree limbs in the spring. As semi are not allowed on the road, they don't clear the branches so there were a few places we drove down the center of the road or had to slow down to a snail pace as not to do any damage in other others. Keep an eye out for deer and turtles.