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Wallace Creek
Wallace CreekWALLACE CREEK 1
USACEEnid Lake · Mississippi

Wallace Creek

Overview Wallace Creek is a quiet, family-oriented campground situated along the banks of Enid Lake in the forests of northern Mississippi.
Sites10296 reservable
Elev.308ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig141 ft33 pull-thru
Electric101101×50-amp
From Tupelo1h53real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 308 ft, Wallace Creek has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 102 sites total: 96 reservable and 6 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 33 pull-through, 101 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 141-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
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
86 mi
1h53
02
Jackson
140 mi
2h39
By drive time
Tupelo · 1h53Jackson · 2h39Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.5 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 102 SITES
Color byShow only

101 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

33
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
101
50-amp
2
Accessible
0
Prime
102
Sites
★ The standout
Site 101
WOOD · shaded.
To neighbor
863 ft
Max rig
70 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.

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