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Pull-thru
USFSNational Forests in Mississippi · Mississippi
Choctaw Lake
Overview Scenic Choctaw Lake Campground wraps around Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest of Mississippi.
Sites2512 reservable
Elev.604ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig55 ft2 pull-thru
Electric2221×50-amp
From Tupelo2h07real 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 604 ft, Choctaw Lake has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 25 sites total: 12 reservable and 13 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 21 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 55-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.
69%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 25.
73°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Tupelo
80 mi
2h07
02
Jackson
107 mi
2h12
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 25 SITES
Color byShow only
24 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
21
50-amp
3
Accessible
0
Prime
25
Sites
★ The standout
Site 005
CHOC · shaded.
To neighbor
115 ft
Max rig
40 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
88
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.9 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.