HistoryHidden gem
Grand Gulf Military State Park
Port Gibson, Mississippi
A Civil War fort site on the Mississippi bluffs with a museum, a river overlook and camping.
- Price
- Small entry fee
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Grand Gulf Military State Park, about 10 miles north-west of Port Gibson, protects the site where a Confederate fort fought Union gunboats in 1863. A small museum, historic buildings and a river overlook give context. A campground makes it a quiet overnight option.
Good to know
- Check museum hours
- Look over the Mississippi from the observation tower
- Best time
- Spring and autumn
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Paved road
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
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