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Upcoming Events
Roosevelt State Park
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Join us for the re-opening of the CCC campground at Roosevelt State Park on April 4, 2025! …
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
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Join Us for a Bird Watching Adventure at LeFleur's Bluff State Park with the Audubon Society!
Leroy Percy State Park
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Leroy Percy State Park Youth Fishing Rodeo!
George P. Cossar State Park
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Cossar State Park Easter Egg Hunt!
Roosevelt State Park
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Bienville Chess Classic – 4th Annual Tournament
Tishomingo State Park
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Tishomingo Easter Egg Hunt!
Trace State Park
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Trace State Park Community Easter Egg Hunt
Legion State Park
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Legion State Park Easter Egg Hunt!
Roosevelt State Park
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Hop into the Fun at Our Annual Roosevelt Easter Egg Hunt!
Percy Quin State Park
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Percy Quin State Park: Spring Picnic & Easter Egg Hunt!
Tombigbee State Park
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Easter Egg Hunt at Tombigbee State Park
Paul B. Johnson State Park
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Paul B. Johnson State Park Annual Easter Egg Hunt!
Lake Lincoln State Park
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Easter Egg Hunt at Lake Lincoln!
Hugh White State Park
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Join Us for the Hugh White Annual Easter Egg Hunt!
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
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Join Us for a Guided Bird Watching Hike!
Legion State Park
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Legion State Park Youth Fishing Rodeo
Trace State Park
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Guided Trail Hike with Conservation Officer Woody!
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Students across Mississippi are invited to get outdoors and participate in the 2025 Bob Tyler…
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
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Youth Fishing Rodeo at Mayes Lake
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
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Veterans Fishing Rodeo at Mayes Lake
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
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Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery
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Youth are invited to a summer of Puppet Theatre each Thursday, June - July. These programs…
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
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Join Us for a Bird Watching Adventure at LeFleur's Bluff State Park with the Audubon Society!
Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park
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Fishing with Fathers
Lake Lowndes State Park
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Youth Fishing Rodeo at Lake Lowndes!
Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery
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Join us for a Choctaw Flute Demonstration by a professional artist, engraver, and traditional…
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
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Join Us for a Bird Watching Adventure at LeFleur's Bluff State Park with the Audubon Society!
Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery Visitor Education Center
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Discover America's Richest Waters in Freshwater Illustrated's film, "Hidden Rivers." This film…
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
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Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
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Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
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Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery
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Brady Self, the Northwest Mississippi Forestry Specialist with MSU Extension will present a Tree…
Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery
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Activities will continue throughout the day and include "ghostly gyotaku", face painting, a fish…
Roosevelt State Park
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Teaser Text
Join us for the re-opening of the CCC campground at Roosevelt State Park on April 4, 2025! …
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
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Teaser Text
Join Us for a Bird Watching Adventure at LeFleur's Bluff State Park with the Audubon Society!
Leroy Percy State Park
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Teaser Text
Leroy Percy State Park Youth Fishing Rodeo!
George P. Cossar State Park
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Cossar State Park Easter Egg Hunt!
Roosevelt State Park
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Teaser Text
Bienville Chess Classic – 4th Annual Tournament
Tishomingo State Park
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Teaser Text
Tishomingo Easter Egg Hunt!
Trace State Park
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Teaser Text
Trace State Park Community Easter Egg Hunt
Legion State Park
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Teaser Text
Legion State Park Easter Egg Hunt!
Roosevelt State Park
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Teaser Text
Hop into the Fun at Our Annual Roosevelt Easter Egg Hunt!
Percy Quin State Park
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Teaser Text
Percy Quin State Park: Spring Picnic & Easter Egg Hunt!
Tombigbee State Park
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Easter Egg Hunt at Tombigbee State Park
Paul B. Johnson State Park
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Paul B. Johnson State Park Annual Easter Egg Hunt!
Lake Lincoln State Park
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Easter Egg Hunt at Lake Lincoln!
Hugh White State Park
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Join Us for the Hugh White Annual Easter Egg Hunt!
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
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Teaser Text
Join Us for a Guided Bird Watching Hike!
Legion State Park
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Teaser Text
Legion State Park Youth Fishing Rodeo
Trace State Park
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Teaser Text
Guided Trail Hike with Conservation Officer Woody!
Teaser Text
Students across Mississippi are invited to get outdoors and participate in the 2025 Bob Tyler…
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
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Teaser Text
Youth Fishing Rodeo at Mayes Lake
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
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Teaser Text
Veterans Fishing Rodeo at Mayes Lake
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
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Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery
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Teaser Text
Youth are invited to a summer of Puppet Theatre each Thursday, June - July. These programs…
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
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Teaser Text
Join Us for a Bird Watching Adventure at LeFleur's Bluff State Park with the Audubon Society!
Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park
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Teaser Text
Fishing with Fathers
Lake Lowndes State Park
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Teaser Text
Youth Fishing Rodeo at Lake Lowndes!
Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery
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Teaser Text
Join us for a Choctaw Flute Demonstration by a professional artist, engraver, and traditional…
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
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Teaser Text
Join Us for a Bird Watching Adventure at LeFleur's Bluff State Park with the Audubon Society!
Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery Visitor Education Center
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Teaser Text
Discover America's Richest Waters in Freshwater Illustrated's film, "Hidden Rivers." This film…
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
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Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
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Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
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Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery
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Teaser Text
Brady Self, the Northwest Mississippi Forestry Specialist with MSU Extension will present a Tree…
Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery
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Teaser Text
Activities will continue throughout the day and include "ghostly gyotaku", face painting, a fish…
Education and Outreach
AIMS (Archery in Mississippi Schools) and MSSP (Mississippi Scholastic Shooting Program) provide valuable opportunities for students to develop skills, discipline, and sportsmanship.
Any person born on or after June 30, 1980, must complete a boating education course in order to operate a boat on Mississippi public waterways.
Any person born after January 1, 1972, must complete a hunter education course to legally hunt in Mississippi.
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