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Water Valley Landing
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USACEEnid Lake · Mississippi

Water Valley Landing

Overview Water Valley Landing is a quiet, family-oriented campground along the banks of Enid Lake in the forests of northeast Mississippi.
Sites2724 reservable
Elev.292ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig110 ft2 pull-thru
Electric2626×50-amp
From Tupelo1h47real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 292 ft, Water Valley Landing has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 27 sites total: 24 reservable and 3 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 26 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 110-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks, 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 26.
74°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Tupelo
76 mi
1h47
02
Jackson
143 mi
2h50
By drive time
Tupelo · 1h47Jackson · 2h50Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.1 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 27 SITES
Color byShow only

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

2
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
26
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
27
Sites
★ The standout
Site 01
WATER VALLEY LANDING · shaded.
To neighbor
135 ft
Max rig
70 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
12
Peaks
2

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.1 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.

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