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Pull-thru
USFSNational Forests in Mississippi · Mississippi
Delta National Forest - Camping
Overview The Delta National Forest glimmers like a great, green jewel surrounded by lazy rivers and spreading agricultural fields.
Sites56all reservable
Elev.102ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig30 ft9 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Jackson1h58real 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 102 ft, Delta National Forest - Camping has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 41°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 56 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 9 pull-through, and the longest takes a 30-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 big-rig fit.
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.
74%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 5
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 30.
75°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Jackson
74 mi
1h58
02
Tupelo
203 mi
4h56
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 8.5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 56 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
56
Sites
★ The standout
Site 068
DUMMYLINE ROAD CAMPSITES · good location · shaded.
Location
Good
Max rig
30 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
8.5 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.