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Pull-thru
USACEArkabutla Lake · Mississippi
Dub Patton Campground
Overview Dub Patton Recreation Area sits along Arkabutla Lake and Dam in the hills of northwest Mississippi.
Sites6331 reservable
Elev.292ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig54 ft1 pull-thru
Electric6363×50-amp
From Tupelo2h15real 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 292 ft, Dub Patton Campground has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 37°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 63 sites total: 31 reservable and 32 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, 8 walk-in, 63 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 54-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.
70%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 21.
75°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Tupelo
112 mi
2h15
02
Jackson
190 mi
3h51
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 6.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 63 SITES
Color byShow only
27 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
8
Walk-in
63
50-amp
3
Accessible
0
Prime
63
Sites
★ The standout
Site 01
DUB PATTON AREA · shaded.
To neighbor
130 ft
Max rig
43 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
11
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
6.2 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.