5
Pull-thru
USACEOkatibbee Lake · Mississippi
Twiltley Branch
Overview Twiltley Campground is the only full-service campground managed by the Corps of Engineers at Okatibbee Lake, a 11,000 acre multi-purpose recreation area in eastern Mississippi.
Sites6562 reservable
Elev.413ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig130 ft5 pull-thru
Electric5252×50-amp
From Jackson2h07real 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 413 ft, Twiltley Branch has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 40°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 65 sites total: 62 reservable and 3 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 5 pull-through, 52 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 130-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.
68%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 5
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 18.
73°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Jackson
104 mi
2h07
02
Tupelo
152 mi
3h16
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 65 SITES
Color byShow only
65 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
52
50-amp
65
Accessible
0
Prime
65
Sites
★ The standout
Site 48
BLAC · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
162 ft
Max rig
100 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.6 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.