Learned of this campground on flyer at Mississippi Welcome Center. It is located at the county event center which appeared to have mainly livestock type events. It is quiet and well located to Hattiesburg. Sites are paved, but many are very sloped. The area is grassed but there are no trees. The hookups are at the far back of the site and require a long sewer hose. Restroom and showers are a long walk from campsites. You must make arrangements to stay during business hours and only cash is accepted. We would stay again only because of price and closeness to Hattiesburg. This is no frills. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
the park was beautiful. comfortable with other campers. had a great time loved it. will return in summer months. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 10 / 10 ]
October 2006
$22
We went to campground with our children and grandchildren on Aug. 28,2005. We were looking for a safe spot away from hurricane Katrina which was headed for our home in La. We had planed on a two day stay and had to stay for four weeks. Since we could not return home we helped out at the campground with cleanup of downed trees and blocked roads. It was not a vacation but we all worked together and had a wonderful time. People were here from many places and all were very friendly. We had a great time meeting and talking to everyone. The grandkids did not want to go home. We bring them back as often as possible to have fun. They really enjoy feeding the ducks. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 1 / 10 ]
March 2006
$22
By the time we got to the park, most of the debris from Katrina had been cleared. The sites are close together and there is no shade. The sites are about 1/4 miles down a dirt road from the office and are surrounding a lake. Since the road is not paved, you either have dust or mud. But it gets worse. There are ducks and geese everywhere and there is no way you can avoid getting excrement on your shoes, just getting from your vehicle to your rig. The ducks will bed down at night but the geese roam and if they decide to bed down by your rig, you will have them honking all night long and there is no way you can sleep through their noise. While we were there (for a few weeks) they had a sewer problem and black water was backing up out of the ground. A trench was dug where the sewer line ran but it was left open and since the problem was not fixed immediately, some campers drained their black water into the trench so you had human feces and paper floating in the water in the trench. The smell was bad enough, not to mention the health hazard. After some campers complained, the whole septic system was dug up and repaired. The pool area is in bad need of some improvements and a good paint job. There are park models there that the owners rent out to military from Camp Shelby in nearby Hattiesburg. The park has a leash rule for pets, but it is ignored. While we were there, a couple came in with two large Rottweilers. They allowed the dogs (who were not friendly) to run free and when a camper complained the owner told them to keep the dogs on a leash. The owners of the dogs would tie them up if they were inside but when they were sitting outside the dogs still ran free. One of the owners of the dogs was a small woman and there was no way she could have controlled the dogs if she needed to. But the worst part of this park is the owners themselves. They are unfriendly and basically seem to think they are doing you a favor letting you stay there. The park was full of contractors working on Katrina clean up so I guess they felt they could be choosy. The husband seems to be overwhelmed with the work that is necessary and the wife is just plain rude. If this was the only place to stay near Hattiesburg, we would park in a Wal-Mart lot before we ever stay there again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a nice park. Priced at $18, $14 with senior discount, and not limited to residents of Mississippi. It is located on a 300 acre reservoir, and many sites are on the water or have water views. Many parks on a lake this size would allow oars, paddles, or sails only. This park allows ski boats and jet skis on the lower part of the lake while the upper part is a no wake zone, with a few fishermen and sailboats. All 125 sites have 50 amp power, water and sewer hookups, and all are reservable. Each site (except pull throughs) has a table and a BBQ grill. Camp fires are allowed; only a few sites had fire rings – others just built fires on the ground. Although most pads were fairly level, the land surrounding the pad was often on a slant. We were there the first weekend in May; sites were nearly full for the weekend, thinned out during the week. The campsites are in 5 sections. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Bathrooms and showers were adequate and clean. We saw a washer and dryer at one of the bathrooms. We would go there again. Campers, however, were the messiest we've seen anywhere; many of those who pulled out on Sunday ignored the dumpsters and left loose and bagged trash at their site or next to the (not full) dumpsters. One especially irresponsible person left a 30 gallon garbage bag of crawfish bodies on the ground next to a dumpster; animals tore into it and scattered it around the area. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We stayed 4 days and were very happy. Staff were very helpful and friendly. All sites have sewer now, not so in the 1980's when we camped there last. Newer sites have no shade and are smaller sites than the older ones. The restrooms, showers and laundry were kept clean and neat. The weather was very windy and thunderstorms coming in on or last day but that was the problem we had and you can not help the weather. We stayed on site 16 lakeside and next to the playground and a fishing pier out in the lake to a small island where the ducks were nesting. They would make a lot of noise when disturbed. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We camped here for three months while on a project, found the to be very nice and peaceful. It was always clean, the people at check in were not very friendly. The bath house near the back that has the washers and dryers is the nicest, it has been recently remodeled. They are nice site with plenty of shade and most are pretty level. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We camped here the last weekend before school starts in southern MS so the park was full. Our 4 year old granddaughter was the only child in the section we were in though. She enjoyed fishing (playing with the worms) and splashing around on the beach. Our golden retriever enjoyed swimming in the lake too :) There are 2 beaches, several places to fish. The boating people are kept well away from the beach and fishing area. The people who run the park were helpful and pleasant. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Beautiful park with a friendly staff. The new loop of sites added last year is great. The pads are all concrete and level. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Really beautiful park. Just stayed here one night when passing through the area. Not much shade but the sites were paved and level. Would definitely come back to this park and spend some time. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
The park was very nice. Great place to stay for a couple of days. No swimming pool, but had a playground for the kids that was kept up pretty good. Not much space between sites and no privacy at all. The entire park was clean and trash picked each day by prisoners. The park attendants were not very nice, actually rude. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
September 2002
$12
This place is huge. Many trails, bicycling road. All kinds of activities like frisbee golf, boating, fishing etc. Nice store selling snaks and fire wood. Shade is sparse, you can only get it for one side of your rig and its minimal at best. Pull thrus have no shade whatsoever. In September 02 the gate was not manned. You drive thru pick a spot and set up. The ranger comes around about 5 pm and collects your fee. I was told the park is full in the summer and on weekends. Highly recommended during off peak times. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Stayed here overnight on the way to Destin. Manager friendly, left envelope out for our late arrival, and arranged for a pull through big enough for us to leave our truck hooked up. Park was OK for overnight stay but smelled like sewer and seemed to have a lot of longer term residents. Lots of nice trees but place seemed a little unkempt. Roads little rough with some washouts and parking spaces were not very level. Didn't really see anything wrong but did not feel as safe as we would have liked. Park was adequate for overnight stay but would not consider staying in it any longer than overnight. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This campground was torn up during hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the owners are new since Katrina. They are friendly, very nice and helpful. Our campsite was a little hard to level, but have had worse. There are a lot of people staying at this park who are evidently permanent, but we just stayed one night and the campground was full the night we stayed due to it being so close to town for functions, etc. There are a lot of pot holes in the paved driveways, but maybe it just takes more time to get everything back in order after such a terrible hurricane. There was nothing really wrong with this park, but probably would not stay here, again. We camped here in a Truck Camper.
We stayed for one night. Very pleasant and friendly staff. The staff arranged for us a site so we did not have to unhook our 21 foot toad. We would stay again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a great park for overnight or longer. Easy in and out sites, but there are some back-ins also. A very friendly staff. We had a long pull through with plenty of room. Did not use the facilities, but would stay here again and recommend. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Nice small park with very friendly owners. On the outskirts of town, yet close to all attractions. Hattiesburg has a nice zoo and a real "drive-in" theatre. The restrooms and showers were some of the nicest and cleanest that I have ever seen. Hook-ups are very new and most sites have 30 and 50 amp. All sites are pull through and have nice gravel pads, although some are pretty close together. Some sites have concrete patios and most sites have picnic tables. Individual sites did not have fire rings, but there were a couple of fire rings available around the park. There is a small pond for fishing. There is not a lot to occupy children in the park, but the park makes a nice base for exploring the Hattiesburg area. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Great spot to stop over and visit Hattisburg. Rest rooms and Showers are spotless. Friendly folks and quiet to be so close to the highway. I think most Mississippians sleep at night not drive around. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 6 / 10 ]
July 2003
$20
A nice CG with a woodsy feel. Staff was execptionally friendly and helpful. Used them 3 times as 1 night stop only. I was always put in thier "1 night spaces" which are very close together. There were other sites that had more elbow room and they would be good for extended stays. I was impressed that there were no trashy RV's here. Like others stated the park is quiet with the exception of occasional truck noise when they get stopped at the traffic light just outside the CG. No ammenities like a pool, just a small CG with a state park feel. Will use again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Good stopover site. Very laidback. If you are late, they leave you a site ticket and an envelope to put money in. Good safe place to stop and sleep when passing through. Grassy sites with gravel loop road. We have stayed there to sleep 2 or 3 times and would again. Hattiesburg and stores closeby if you need supplies. We camped here in a Motorhome.