NPS · Gulf Islands National Seashore · Mississippi

Davis Bayou Group Campground

The area is available with a permit for a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 40 occupants. Persons camping in the group area are limited to the restroom facilities located at pavilion #5. Parking is limited.

First-come, first-served

This is the group site. Looking for the main campground? Davis Bayou Campground, 56 sites, is next door.

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Davis Bayou Group Campground
Photo courtesy of NPS/Dutton · Recreation.gov

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Davis Bayou Group Campground50°60°70°80°90°January: 5.37 inches of precipitationFebruary: 4.37 inches of precipitationMarch: 5.72 inches of precipitationApril: 5.65 inches of precipitationMay: 5.23 inches of precipitationJune: 7.13 inches of precipitationJuly: 8.09 inches of precipitationAugust: 6.93 inches of precipitationSeptember: 5.24 inches of precipitationOctober: 3.68 inches of precipitationNovember: 4.36 inches of precipitationDecember: 5.03 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 51.7°F averageFebruary: 55.2°F averageMarch: 61.3°F averageApril: 68.1°F averageMay: 75.6°F averageJune: 80.9°F averageJuly: 82.5°F averageAugust: 82.5°F averageSeptember: 79.2°F averageOctober: 70.5°F averageNovember: 60.2°F averageDecember: 54.0°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Biloxi, 12 miles from the campground at 10 feet, station USC00220792 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 67 inches a year.

Getting there

Coordinates30.3967° N, 88.7936° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

Outdoor gearChandeleur Outfitters ↗2.3 mi
Dump stationDump station ↗10.7 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

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Davis Bayou Campground Review & Things to Do While Visiting

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge begins about 2.5 miles away, and it is the closest of these.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

On the National Register nearby

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Guidebooks for Mississippi

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Davis Bayou Group Campground?

No. Davis Bayou Group Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Davis Bayou Group Campground Official Website

What if Davis Bayou Group Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Davis Bayou Campground (0.1 mi), Big Biloxi Recreation Area (23.3 mi), and Airey Lake (25.7 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby

Which national park is Davis Bayou Group Campground in?

Davis Bayou Group Campground is a Gulf Islands National Seashore campground. Entrance fees, alerts, and hours are on Park Atlas.

Source: Gulf Islands National Seashore