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Pull-thru
USACETennessee-Tombigbee Waterway · Mississippi
Blue Bluff Campground (Aberdeen MS)
Overview Blue Bluff Campground and Recreation Area, on the Aberdeen Lake section of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in Mississippi, is one of the most scenic recreation areas on the waterway.
Sites9284 reservable
Elev.256ft
Comf.Jan-Dec11 months
Max rig105 ft5 pull-thru
Electric9292×50-amp
From Tupelo0h53real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 256 ft, Blue Bluff Campground (Aberdeen MS) has a 11-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 92 sites total: 84 reservable and 8 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 5 pull-through, 92 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 105-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
67%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 22.
73°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Tupelo
37 mi
0h53
02
Jackson
168 mi
3h31
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 92 SITES
Color byShow only
92 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
92
50-amp
3
Accessible
0
Prime
92
Sites
★ The standout
Site 053
BLOO · shaded.
To neighbor
117 ft
Max rig
60 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
44
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.9 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.