Overview
Two cannons and a monument mark this one-acre (less than a football field) National Park Service (NPS) site surrounded by the city of Tupelo, Mississippi. The park was established in 1929 to memorialize the battle of July 14, 1864, when the Union army drove off Confederate troops trying to disrupt General William T. Sherman’s railroad supply line at the historic town of Harrisburg. Located only one mile off the Natchez Trace Parkway, Tupelo’s own Elvis Presley probably visited this park as a child.
Highlights
Cannons
Must-Do Activity
Unlike other NPS sites, Tupelo National Battlefield provides much easier access to a car wash and a Walmart store. Its visitor center is combined with the one for the Natchez Trace Parkway just outside Tupelo. The city of Baldwyn, Mississippi runs an interpretive center (with a small admission fee) that also commemorates a Confederate victory on June 10, 1864 at Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site.
Best Trail
There is a sidewalk on two sides of the one-acre park.
Instagram-worthy Photo
This is one of the smallest units in the NPS system, but from one angle, Tupelo National Battlefield looks like many larger Civil War parks.
Peak Season
“They get about a week of spring then the summer is blistering.” –Jason Isbell from the song “Tupelo”
Hours
https://www.nps.gov/tupe/planyourvisit/hours.htm
Fees
None
Road Conditions
All roads paved, with street parking available.
Camping
Tombigbee State Park offers camping about 10 miles from Tupelo.
The park is located on Main Street in Tupelo, Mississippi. 
A view of the entire NPS site 
Conveniently located across the street from a car wash 
Tiff at the NPS site
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