17
Pull-thru
USACEGrenada Lake · Mississippi
North Abutment
Overview North Abutment Campground is located on the north end of Grenada Dam on Grenada Lake.
Sites8985 reservable
Elev.256ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig70 ft17 pull-thru
Electric8989×50-amp
From Tupelo1h58real 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 256 ft, North Abutment has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 89 sites total: 85 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 17 pull-through, 89 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 70-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.
69%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 28.
74°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Tupelo
92 mi
1h58
02
Jackson
119 mi
2h20
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 89 SITES
Color byShow only
56 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
89
50-amp
2
Accessible
0
Prime
89
Sites
★ The standout
Site 79
NORTH ABUTMENT .
To neighbor
256 ft
Max rig
70 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
27
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.1 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.