| Legion State Park | |||||||||||||||||||
| Photo Width: | 280 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Photo Alt: | Rustic lodge | ||||||||||||||||||
| Map: | USA Mississippi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Relief: | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label: | Legion State Park | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Louisville, Mississippi, United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coords: | 33.1514°N -89.0423°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 453feet | ||||||||||||||||||
| Established: | 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Label: | Named for | ||||||||||||||||||
| Designation: | Mississippi state park | ||||||||||||||||||
| Administrator: | Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks | ||||||||||||||||||
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Legion State Park is public recreation area located on the north edge of the city of Louisville, Mississippi, and adjacent to Tombigbee National Forest. As Legion State Park Historic District, the state park entered the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. It is managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
The park is one of the original Mississippi state parks developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. The CCC began creating the park in October 1934; it opened the public in July 1937. It includes the Legion Lodge, a hand-hewn log structure that has remained unaltered since its construction. Legion Lodge is the oldest structure within a Mississippi state park.
The park features fishing on two small lakes (and), primitive and developed campsites, cabins and cottages, a 1.6miles nature trail, picnic area, and CCC-era visitors center.