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USFSNational Forests in Mississippi · Mississippi
Chewalla Lake Recreation Area
Overview Chewalla Lake Recreation Area is located in the Holly Springs Ranger District in northern Mississippi.
Sites4013 reservable
Elev.466ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig60 ft
Electric10sites
From Tupelo1h14real 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 466 ft, Chewalla Lake Recreation Area has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 36°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 40 sites total: 13 reservable and 27 first-come, first-served. 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.
69%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 19
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 15.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Tupelo
58 mi
1h14
02
Jackson
200 mi
4h02
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 40 SITES
Color byShow only
37 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
40
Sites
★ The standout
Site 025
South · good location · shaded.
To neighbor
159 ft
Location
Good
Max rig
60 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
13
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.7 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.