2
Pull-thru
USACEEnid Lake · Mississippi
Persimmon Hill(Enid Lake)
Overview Persimmon Hill is a quiet, family-oriented campground that sits along the banks of Enid Lake in the forests of northeast Mississippi.
Sites7769 reservable
Elev.253ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig125 ft2 pull-thru
Electric7272×50-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 253 ft, Persimmon Hill(Enid Lake) has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 77 sites total: 69 reservable and 8 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 72 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 125-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 · Nov
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
71%
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
84 mi
1h58
02
Jackson
137 mi
2h41
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 77 SITES
Color byShow only
72 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
72
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
77
Sites
★ The standout
Site 51
PERSIMMON HILL · shaded.
To neighbor
133 ft
Max rig
60 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
52
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.5 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.