Historic site · 56 min east
Elvis Presley Birthplace
The small house where Elvis was born, plus a museum, memorial garden and his childhood church.
- 2 hrs · Easy
- Year-round; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas (check)
- Admission charged (check)
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Day trips from Oxford
From Oxford, the Square, Rowan Oak and the University of Mississippi Museum are minutes away, Wall Doxey State Park about half an hour, Holly Springs about 40, the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center under 50, and Tupelo and the Elvis Presley Birthplace under an hour. The best day trips from Oxford, by drive time.
73 places within a 3-hour drive, by real roads.
10 day trips from Oxford
- Wall Doxey State Park 32 min north
- Tupelo 55 min east
- Elvis Presley Birthplace 56 min east
- Hugh White State Park 1 hr 5 min south
- Delta Blues Museum 1 hr 17 min west
- Tishomingo State Park 1 hr 47 min east
- Dismals Canyon 1 hr 55 min east
- B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center 2 hr 8 min southwest
- J.P. Coleman State Park 2 hr 9 min northeast
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute 2 hr 47 min east
Within an hour from Oxford 10 spots
State park · 32 min north
Wall Doxey State Park
Lake park near Holly Springs with camping.
- Half day · Easy
- Year-round
- Mississippi State Parks day-use fee (per person)
Small town · 55 min east
Tupelo
Elvis's hometown, with a lively downtown, music venues and the Natchez Trace at its edge.
- Full day · Easy
- Year-round
- Free
Bike trail · 34 min east
Tanglefoot Trail
A 43.6-mile paved rail trail from Houston to New Albany through farm country and small towns.
- Half day · Easy
- Year-round
- Free
Wildlife · 46 min north
Strawberry Plains Audubon Center
Audubon nature center near Holly Springs with trails through fields and woods.
- 1-2 hrs · Easy
- Year-round (check)
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State park · 36 min west
John W. Kyle State Park
Park on Sardis Lake with camping, fishing and boating.
- Half day · Easy
- Year-round
- Mississippi State Parks day-use fee (per person)
Historic site · 51 min east
Tupelo National Battlefield
Small 1864 battlefield site in Tupelo with a monument and cannons.
- Under 1 hr · Easy
- Year-round
- Free
Small town · 40 min north
Holly Springs
Historic town with antebellum homes like Montrose and a pretty square.
- Half day · Easy
- Year-round; Pilgrimage in spring
- Free
1 to 2 hours from Oxford 19 spots
State park · 1 hr 47 min east
Tishomingo State Park
Rocky hills, a 1938 CCC swinging bridge over Bear Creek and some of the best trails in Mississippi.
- Full day · Moderate
- Year-round; great fall color
- Mississippi State Parks day-use fee (per person)
Museum · 1 hr 17 min west
Delta Blues Museum
Blues history in Clarksdale, the town where the blues grew up.
- 1-2 hrs · Easy
- Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm
- Adult $15, youth 7-16 $10, 6 and under free (checked Nov 2026)
Hike · 1 hr 55 min east
Dismals Canyon
A deep, mossy sandstone canyon with waterfalls and old hemlocks, famous for glowing Dismalites on night tours.
- 2-3 hrs · Moderate
- Mar-Nov; Nov weekends only; 2027 season opens Mar 12
- Paid admission (check)
State park · 1 hr 5 min south
Hugh White State Park
Big park on Grenada Lake with boating, camping and fishing.
- Half day · Easy
- Year-round
- Mississippi State Parks day-use fee (per person)
Small town · 1 hr 16 min west
Clarksdale
The heart of the Delta blues, with live music most nights, juke joints and blues sites.
- Full day · Easy
- Year-round
- Free to wander
National park · 1 hr 38 min southwest
Graball Landing
A quiet riverside site, part of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.
- Under 1 hr · Easy
- Sunrise to sunset
- Free
State park · 1 hr 6 min east
Tombigbee State Park
Wooded lake park just outside Tupelo.
- Half day · Easy
- Year-round
- Mississippi State Parks day-use fee (per person)
Historic site · 1 hr 10 min east
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
One-acre memorial to a June 1864 battle west of Baldwyn.
- Under 1 hr · Easy
- Year-round
- Free
2 to 3 hours from Oxford 42 spots
Museum · 2 hr 8 min southwest
B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center
The life and music of B.B. King, plus Delta history, in his hometown of Indianola.
- 2 hrs · Easy
- Tue-Sat 10 am-5 pm
- Admission charged (check)
Museum · 2 hr 47 min east
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
A moving museum on the Birmingham civil rights campaign, across from 16th Street Baptist Church and Kelly Ingram Park.
- 2-3 hrs · Easy
- Closed some days (check hours)
- Adults $15; students, seniors and military $13; 3rd grade and below free (check)
State park · 2 hr 9 min northeast
J.P. Coleman State Park
Park on Pickwick Lake near Iuka, good for boating.
- Half day · Easy
- Year-round
- Mississippi State Parks day-use fee (per person)
Wildlife · 2 hr 14 min southeast
Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
Big refuge near Starkville spread over three counties, with lakes and hiking trails.
- Half day · Easy
- Year-round
- Free
Food town · 2 hr 28 min southwest
Greenville
The Delta's hot tamale capital and home of Doe's Eat Place, on the Mississippi River.
- Half day · Easy
- Year-round; Hot Tamale Festival in October
- Free
Cave · 2 hr 56 min east
Rickwood Caverns State Park
Guided tours through a living cave about a mile long, plus a big pool fed by cave water.
- 2-3 hrs · Moderate
- Cave year-round; pool in summer (check)
- Entrance $3 (12+), $2 (5-11); cave tour $19 incl. entrance; swim $7
Small town · 2 hr 12 min south
Canton
Historic courthouse square used in many movies, plus big flea markets in spring and fall.
- Half day · Easy
- Year-round
- Free
Scenic drive · 2 hr 13 min east
Natchez Trace Parkway, Alabama
A 444-mile scenic parkway with no billboards. The Alabama stretch near the Shoals has quiet woods and river crossings.
- 2-3 hrs · Easy
- Year-round; fall color Oct-Nov
- Free
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Drive times are by road on a typical day from ZIP 38655 (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Facts checked against official sites; passes and hours change, so check before you go.