Army Corps of Engineers · Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway · Mississippi

Sumter Campground

Sumter Campground is located on Gainesville Lake of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.

Reservable · Recreation.gov6 sites

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Site mix

Tent-only6
Most sites here open on Recreation.gov six months ahead, at 10 a.m. Eastern. Sold out is not final: cancellations come back into the pool, most of them two to three days out. How to catch one

Site guide

6 sites. Tap a filter to narrow the list; the map follows.

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Site 1
Site 2
Site 3
Site 4
Site 5
Site 6

Per-site records as published by the managing agency on Recreation.gov. Blank cells mean the agency listed nothing for that site.

Amenities & rules

Sumter Campground has a pavilion, individual picnic sites, and 6 campsites.

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Sumter Campground40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 5.45 inches of precipitationFebruary: 5.69 inches of precipitationMarch: 5.32 inches of precipitationApril: 5.81 inches of precipitationMay: 4.02 inches of precipitationJune: 4.40 inches of precipitationJuly: 4.68 inches of precipitationAugust: 4.50 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.20 inches of precipitationOctober: 3.63 inches of precipitationNovember: 4.35 inches of precipitationDecember: 5.59 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 45.8°F averageFebruary: 50.2°F averageMarch: 58.0°F averageApril: 65.5°F averageMay: 73.2°F averageJune: 80.2°F averageJuly: 83.2°F averageAugust: 82.6°F averageSeptember: 77.0°F averageOctober: 66.2°F averageNovember: 54.6°F averageDecember: 48.1°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Columbus, 7 miles from the recreation area point at 145 feet, station USC00221880 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 57 inches a year.

Getting there

AreaRecreation.gov lists no exact point for this campground. The recreation area is at 33.52° N, 88.49° W. Call the office before you drive.

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Recreation

Sumter Campground is nestled in a cove off the main channel of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway with fishing and hunting in the area.

Guidebooks for Mississippi

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  • Guide to the Natchez Trace Parkway
    F. Lynne Bachleda, 2018
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  • Exploring coastal Mississippi
    Scott B. Williams, 2014
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  • Civil War Mississippi
    Michael Ballard, 2012
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Sumter Campground?

Sites at Sumter Campground are reservable on Recreation.gov. Any walk-up sites are listed on the booking page.

Source: Recreation.gov

How many sites does Sumter Campground have?

6 sites, including 6 tent-only sites.

Source: Recreation.gov