Tupelo Macaroni KID has put together a list of 110 day trips all within 3 hours or less of Tupelo to entertain your MacKid for the entire year! Get out there, explore and have a great time with your family.
From museums to beaches, this list will keep you and your littles busy.
There are both fun and/or educational suggestions on this list.
Do you want relaxation? Do you want adventure? There is something for everyone to do.
If you've been to some of these places, please feel free to leave a comment! If you have pictures to share, you can email them to me with description at mackidtupelo@macaronikid.com and I'll add them to the article! (Don't worry, you'll get full credit!)
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Life's a Beach & Other Swimming Holes
1. Old Bridge Beach Bay Springs
2. Piney Grove Beach & Campground
3. Sardis Lake
4. Blue Bluff Beach & Campground
5. Starkville Wet & Wild
6. Lake Tiak-O'Khata
Waterparks & Pools (When Lakes aren't your Thing)
7. J.P. Coleman Swimming Pool
8. Tishomingo State Park Swimming Pool
9. Yogi on the Lake
10. Geyser Falls
11. Alabama Splash Adventure
12. Point Mallard
13. Red Bay Waterpark
14. Okatibbee Water Slide
Hiking, Paddling, & Outdoor Adventures
15. Bear Creek Canoeing
16. Coldwater River Kayak & Canoe Trail
17. Grenada Lake
18. Pickwick Landing
19. Natchez Trace
20. Cypress Cove Farms
21. Ridgeland Recreational Trail
22. Shelby Farms
Take a Trip Back in Time
23. Bear Creek Indian Mounds
24. Nanih Waiya Mounds
25. Pocahontas Mounds
26. Boyd Mounds
27. Jaketown Site
28. Bynum Mounds
29. Owl Creek Site
30. Winterville
31. Pharr Mounds
32. Brice's Crossroads
33. Tupelo National Battlefield
34. Shiloh
35. Waverly Mansion
Waterfalls
36. Jackson Falls
37. Fall Hollow
38. Dunn's Falls
39. Noccalula Falls
40. Peavine Falls
41. Spring Creek
Visit the Animals & Wildlife
42. Sam D. Hamilton Wildlife Refuge
43. Coldwater River Wildlife Refuge
44. Tallahatchie Wildlife Refuge
45. Memphis Zoo
46. Birmingham Zoo
47. Jackson Zoo
48. Tunica Riverpark
49. Panther Swamp Wildlife Refuge
50. Oak Mountain State Park
51. Chickasaw National State Park
52. Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge
53. Dismals Canyon
54. Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve
Fishing
55. Tippah Lake
56. Lake Lamar Bruce
57. Elvis Presley Lake
58. Lake Monroe
59. Wall Doxey
60. Trace State Park
61. Tombigbee State Park
62. Arkabutla
63. Tenn-Tom Waterway
64. Okatibbee Lake
65. Ross Barnett Reservior
Museums
66. Mississippi River Museum
67. Elvis Presley Birthplace
68. Sam Wilhite Transportation Museum
69. Crossroads Museum
70. North Delta Museum
71. Rock & Blues Museum
72. Delta Blues Museum
73. Coca-Cola Museum
74. Museum of Natural Science
75. Pink Palace Museum
76. Strawberry Plains Audubon Center
77. Mississippi Children's Museum
78. Union County Heritage Museum
79. Wister Gardens
80. Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame Museum
81. Amory Regional Museum
82. Oren Dunn Museum
83. Tennessee Williams Birthplace
84. Rowan Oak
Favorite Cities to Explore
85. Oxford
86. Corinth
87. Tupelo
88. Starkville
89. Jackson
90. Meridian
91. Clarksdale
92. Southaven
Down on the Farm
93. Brown Family Dairy Farm
94. Bull Bottom Farms
95. Wise Family Farms
96. Native Son Farm
97. Cherry Creek Orchards
98. Pontotoc Ridge Blueberry Farm
Take me out to the Ballgame!
99. Memphis Redbirds
100. Mississippi Braves
101. Jackson Generals
102. Birmingham Barons
103. Huntsville Stars
Shop till You Drop!
104. Tanger Outlets
105. Yazoo Market
106. Highland Village
107. Oxford Square
108. Mossy Oak
109. Bass Pro Pyramid
110. Starkville Business District
If you've been to some of these places, please feel free to leave a comment! If you have pictures to share, you can email them to me with description at mackidtupelo@macaronikid.com and I'll add them to the article! (Don't worry, you'll get full credit!)
To keep up with all of the area family friendly events, sign up for our FREE weekly newsletter here!
Each week, you will receive fresh new ideas of family-friendly events around Tupelo & Northeast Mississippi.
Don't forget to be social with us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram!
Life's a Beach & Other Swimming Holes
1. Old Bridge Beach Bay Springs
2. Piney Grove Beach & Campground
3. Sardis Lake
4. Blue Bluff Beach & Campground
5. Starkville Wet & Wild
6. Lake Tiak-O'Khata
Waterparks & Pools (When Lakes aren't your Thing)
7. J.P. Coleman Swimming Pool
8. Tishomingo State Park Swimming Pool
9. Yogi on the Lake
10. Geyser Falls
11. Alabama Splash Adventure
12. Point Mallard
13. Red Bay Waterpark
14. Okatibbee Water Slide
Hiking, Paddling, & Outdoor Adventures
15. Bear Creek Canoeing
16. Coldwater River Kayak & Canoe Trail
17. Grenada Lake
18. Pickwick Landing
19. Natchez Trace
20. Cypress Cove Farms
21. Ridgeland Recreational Trail
22. Shelby Farms
Take a Trip Back in Time
23. Bear Creek Indian Mounds
24. Nanih Waiya Mounds
25. Pocahontas Mounds
26. Boyd Mounds
27. Jaketown Site
28. Bynum Mounds
29. Owl Creek Site
30. Winterville
31. Pharr Mounds
32. Brice's Crossroads
33. Tupelo National Battlefield
34. Shiloh
35. Waverly Mansion
Waterfalls
36. Jackson Falls
37. Fall Hollow
38. Dunn's Falls
39. Noccalula Falls
40. Peavine Falls
41. Spring Creek
Visit the Animals & Wildlife
42. Sam D. Hamilton Wildlife Refuge
43. Coldwater River Wildlife Refuge
44. Tallahatchie Wildlife Refuge
45. Memphis Zoo
46. Birmingham Zoo
47. Jackson Zoo
48. Tunica Riverpark
49. Panther Swamp Wildlife Refuge
50. Oak Mountain State Park
51. Chickasaw National State Park
52. Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge
53. Dismals Canyon
54. Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve
Fishing
55. Tippah Lake
56. Lake Lamar Bruce
57. Elvis Presley Lake
58. Lake Monroe
59. Wall Doxey
60. Trace State Park
61. Tombigbee State Park
62. Arkabutla
63. Tenn-Tom Waterway
64. Okatibbee Lake
65. Ross Barnett Reservior
Museums
66. Mississippi River Museum
67. Elvis Presley Birthplace
68. Sam Wilhite Transportation Museum
69. Crossroads Museum
70. North Delta Museum
71. Rock & Blues Museum
72. Delta Blues Museum
73. Coca-Cola Museum
74. Museum of Natural Science
75. Pink Palace Museum
76. Strawberry Plains Audubon Center
77. Mississippi Children's Museum
78. Union County Heritage Museum
79. Wister Gardens
80. Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame Museum
81. Amory Regional Museum
82. Oren Dunn Museum
83. Tennessee Williams Birthplace
84. Rowan Oak
Favorite Cities to Explore
85. Oxford
86. Corinth
87. Tupelo
88. Starkville
89. Jackson
90. Meridian
91. Clarksdale
92. Southaven
Down on the Farm
93. Brown Family Dairy Farm
94. Bull Bottom Farms
95. Wise Family Farms
96. Native Son Farm
97. Cherry Creek Orchards
98. Pontotoc Ridge Blueberry Farm
Take me out to the Ballgame!
99. Memphis Redbirds
100. Mississippi Braves
101. Jackson Generals
102. Birmingham Barons
103. Huntsville Stars
Shop till You Drop!
104. Tanger Outlets
105. Yazoo Market
106. Highland Village
107. Oxford Square
108. Mossy Oak
109. Bass Pro Pyramid
110. Starkville Business District
