Roosevelt State Park, State park in Scott County, Mississippi
Roosevelt State Park lies off Interstate 20 on the southwest side of Morton, Mississippi, between Jackson and Meridian. It surrounds 150-acre Shadow Lake at the western edge of Bienville National Forest and is managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. The park holds primitive and developed campsites, cabins, a motel, dormitory-style group cabins, 4.8 miles of nature trails, a scenic overlook, tennis courts, a softball field, picnic areas and pavilions, a playground, a visitors center, an 18-hole disc golf course and a swimming pool.
Civilian Conservation Corps crews began work on the park in August 1935, one of Mississippi's first state parks built by the program. It opened to the public in April 1940, on land beside Shadow Lake at the western edge of Bienville National Forest between Jackson and Meridian.
The park's 600-seat Livingston Performing Arts & Media Center hosts performances and events, and the park's name honours President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose New Deal created the Civilian Conservation Corps that built it. Campers stay in developed and primitive sites, cabins, a motel and dormitory-style group cabins.
The park lies off Interstate 20 on the southwest side of Morton, between Jackson and Meridian, and surrounds 150-acre Shadow Lake at the western edge of Bienville National Forest. Overnight stays range from primitive and developed campsites to cabins, a motel and dormitory-style group cabins. A visitors center and 4.8 miles of nature trails start from the park road.
The grounds feature an 18-hole disc golf course, a somewhat unusual athletic facility in regional parkland. This attraction draws a dedicated community of players who practice the sport regularly.
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