Mint Spring Falls
Worth a detour
Is it plungeworthy?
A plunge on Mint Spring Bayou.
The details
- Type
- Plunge
- Watercourse
- Mint Spring Bayou
- Coordinates
- 32.37251, -90.86991
About Mint Spring Falls
Mint Spring Falls is a 40-foot plunge in Mississippi, on Mint Spring Bayou.
It's fullest after rain, and flow can drop off during dry spells — plan around recent weather.
Plungeworthy rates Mint Spring Falls 6.8/10 — worth a detour. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.
What you'll find
Know what this listing is: a real, named, historically documented 30-foot drop on Mint Spring Bayou inside Vicksburg National Military Park — with no sanctioned way to reach it. No trail, no signage, no park promotion. We're documenting it, not sending you.
The terrain is why: steep loess-soil bluff covered in invasive ivy, eroding and unstable. Guides that mention it at all flag it as backcountry-only and effectively closed.
The park's tour road and cemetery are open and worth the visit on their own — the bayou drop is not part of that visit.
Getting there
- Parking
- Vicksburg National Military Park entrance — no parking serves the falls
- Road
- Paved park tour road
- Heads up
- No trail, blaze, or signage reaches the falls; the park does not promote or sanction access.
When to go
There is no season for this one — the slope is the problem, not the flow.
Rules & fees
- Fee / pass
- VNMP entrance fee applies to the park generally — $20/vehicle, $10/person on foot or bike, card only
- Dogs
- Leashed, 6-foot max (NPS standard), park-wide
- Camping
- Not permitted anywhere in the park
- Warnings
- Steep, unstable, ivy-covered slope with no trail — do not bushwhack to the falls.
Researched from World Waterfall Database — Mint Spring Falls · Lake Quality — Mint Spring Bayou Falls · NPS — Vicksburg fees. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Mint Spring Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.
Where it is
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Before you go
The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.
Common questions
How tall is Mint Spring Falls?
Mint Spring Falls drops about 40 feet, in Mississippi.
Where is Mint Spring Falls?
Mint Spring Falls is a waterfall in Mississippi, at 32.37251, -90.86991.
Is Mint Spring Falls worth visiting?
Worth a detour — Plungeworthy rates it 6.8/10.
Gear for the trip
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