Parks

Come enjoy the beauty of the Pearl River at Atwood Water Park! This park is the location for the Atwood Music Festival, held every Memorial Day weekend and hosted by the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, and takes pride in being the longest consecutively running music festival in the state of Mississippi, beginning in 1974. This 76 acre park, located on the Pearl River offers over 200 campsites, a one mile paved walking track, a pavilion, playground, tennis courts, and boat ramps. This is also the home of the annual Buckin’ on the Pearl Rodeo complete with Mutton Bustin’ and live enterntainment!

Cooper’s Ferry Park is a downtown riverside park overlooking the Pearl River.  This park is the original site of the foundation for the Town of Monticello which began with Joseph Coopers ferry crossing in 1810 connecting the east and west corridors of St. Stephens Rd., now known as Hwy. 184. Hiram Runnels moved to this area in 1812 and purchased 537 acres of land on the “high side” of Pearl River, a portion of which he platted out a town that he called “Monticello.” Monticello was incorporated as a town in 1814. Paved walking trails, a nature trail, a water wheel with ponds, a gazebo and a tree top trail complete this scenic and peaceful downtown site.