Water Valley Overlook
Natchez Trace Parkway
Mile Marker 412

• Go west on Old Hickory Boulevard from I-65, 4.5 miles to Hillsboro Road.
• Go south on Hillsboro Road for 3.4 miles to Highway 46 and turn right. Grassland Elementary will be on the left.
• Follow Highway 46 for 5.8 miles to Highway 96 and a flashing red light.
• Continue straight on Highway 46 for 6.0 miles through Leiper's Fork to a right turn just outside of town; turn right to stay on route 46.
• Continue on Route 46 for 0.9 miles to Natchez Trace Parkway.
• Follow the entrance ramp to the Parkway and turn right toward Tupelo, Mississippi.
• Follow the Parkway for 17.2 miles, passing Old Trace and Burns Branch, to the Water Valley Overlook. Our site is the field encircled by the overlook drive.