Shepard State Park, State park and campground in Gautier, Mississippi, United States
Shepard State Park is a 395-acre protected area featuring mixed hardwood forests, pine flatwoods, bayhead swamps, and tidal marshes near Highway 90. The landscape transitions from inland woods to coastal wetlands, creating diverse habitats throughout the park.
Shepard State Park lies on the south side of Gautier, off U.S. Highway 90, on land the city has managed since 2013, when responsibility passed from the state to the municipality. The park takes its name from the Shepard family, and its grounds border the Singing River, the waterway that gave the Pascagoula area its early settlement pattern.
The park lies on the south side of Gautier, a city that has run the site since 2013. The Singing River borders the grounds, and its name comes from a local legend about a humming sound once heard along the water. Visitors today fish and boat on that river.
The park is off U.S. Highway 90 on the south side of Gautier, with boat access to the Singing River, tent camping, developed RV campsites, playing fields, a picnic area, a playground, and an 18-hole disc golf course called Alligator Alley. The city has managed the park since 2013.
Shepard State Park has an 18-hole disc golf course called Alligator Alley, one of the amenities the city of Gautier has managed since taking over the park in 2013. The course sits alongside the park's other draws, including 8 miles of nature trails and camping areas.
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