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Pull-thru
USACESardis Lake · Mississippi
Clear Creek (MS)
Overview Clear Creek Campground is nestled in the forests surrounding Sardis Lake.
Sites5217 reservable
Elev.358ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig65 ft
Electric522×50-amp
From Tupelo1h46real 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 358 ft, Clear Creek (MS) has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 52 sites total: 17 reservable and 35 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 65-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, 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.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 26.
75°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Tupelo
66 mi
1h46
02
Jackson
177 mi
3h42
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 52 SITES
Color byShow only
52 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
2
50-amp
2
Accessible
0
Prime
52
Sites
★ The standout
Site 33
CLEAR CREEK (MS) · shaded.
To neighbor
139 ft
Max rig
65 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
10
Peaks
1
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
5 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.