**If using a mapping software, type in "Camp of the Rising Son" for the best way to find us -- sometimes our address does not show up correctly! 

WARNING:  DO NOT GO TO "LAKE RUTH DRIVE" it is a private residence! 

From Jackson, take the Natchez Trace Parkway north. Camp of the Rising Son is one mile from the Parkway. Turn east onto State Highway 413 between mile markers 180 and 181. Take the second right onto School Street. Drive through the French Camp Academy campus. Camp is at the end of this road on the right.

From Tupelo, take the Natchez Trace Parkway south. Camp of the Rising Son is one mile from the Parkway. Turn east onto State Highway 413 between mile markers 180 and 181. Take the second right onto School Street. Drive through the French Camp Academy campus. Camp is at the end of this road on the right.

From Starkville/Ackerman, take State Highway 12 south. Turn right onto State Highway 413. Go to the center of French Camp (approximately seven miles). Turn left onto School Street. Drive through the French Camp Academy campus. Camp is at the end of this road on the right.

From Memphis, take I-55 south to the Winona exit (Exit 185, U.S. Highway 82). Go east on 82. Exit on U.S. Highway 51 south. Turn left on Hwy 407. Stay on it until you cross the Natchez Trace and enter the town of French Camp. Take the second right onto School Street. Drive through the French Camp Academy campus. Camp is at the end of this road on the right.

OPTIONS FOR SPENDING THE NIGHT IN FRENCH CAMP: 

Check out the Bed and Breakfast at the Historic Village just off the Natchez Trace.  

There are several unique Air BnB Cabins and Lodging options right in French Camp or Kosciusko.