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Pull-thru
USACEArkabutla Lake · Mississippi
Hernando Point Campground
Overview Hernando Point Recreation Area sits along Arkabutla Lake and Dam in the hills of northwest Mississippi.
Sites8176 reservable
Elev.262ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig100 ft2 pull-thru
Electric8181×50-amp
From Tupelo2h21real 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 262 ft, Hernando Point Campground has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 37°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 81 sites total: 76 reservable and 5 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 81 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 100-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. 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
109 mi
2h21
02
Jackson
185 mi
3h41
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 81 SITES
Color byShow only
79 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
81
50-amp
22
Accessible
0
Prime
81
Sites
★ The standout
Site 24
HERNANDO POINT · shaded.
To neighbor
203 ft
Max rig
41 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
4.3 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.