Tombigbee State Park | |
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Location | Lee County, Mississippi, United States |
Coordinates | 34°13′56″N 88°37′35″W / 34.232224°N 88.62643°W[1] |
Area | 480 acres (190 ha)[2] |
Elevation | 390 ft (120 m) |
Established | 1934 |
Administered by | Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks |
Designation | Mississippi state park |
Named for | The Tombigbee River |
Website | Official website |
Tombigbee State Park | |
Nearest city | Tupelo, Mississippi |
Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
Built | 1934 |
Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
Architectural style | Rustic |
MPS | State Parks in Mississippi built by the CCC between 1934 - 1942 |
NRHP reference No. | 99000382 |
Added to NRHP | March 25, 1999 |
Tombigbee State Park is a public recreation area located off Mississippi Highway 6 five miles (8.0 km) east of Tupelo, Mississippi. The state park surrounds 90-acre (36 ha) Lake Lee and is named for the nearby Tombigbee River.[3]