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USACEArkabutla Lake · Mississippi
South Abutment Campground
Overview South Abutment Recreation Area sits along Arkabutla Lake and Dam in the hills of northwest Mississippi.
Sites7871 reservable
Elev.279ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig85 ft
Electric7878×50-amp
From Tupelo2h18real 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 279 ft, South Abutment Campground has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 37°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 78 sites total: 71 reservable and 7 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 78 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 85-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
113 mi
2h18
02
Jackson
188 mi
3h45
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 7.5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 78 SITES
Color byShow only
78 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
78
50-amp
15
Accessible
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Prime
78
Sites
★ The standout
Site 50
SOUTH ABUTMENT · shaded.
To neighbor
160 ft
Max rig
56 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
10
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
7.5 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.