Army Corps of Engineers · Grenada Lake · Grenada, MS

Old Fort Campground

This recreation area is part of Grenada Lake

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Old Fort Campground
Photo from the area. Fredlyfish4 (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Old Fort Campground40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 5.08 inches of precipitation, 0.5 inches of snowFebruary: 5.78 inches of precipitation, 0.4 inches of snowMarch: 5.61 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowApril: 6.42 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowMay: 5.53 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 4.85 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 5.43 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 3.58 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 4.36 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 3.56 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 4.84 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowDecember: 6.49 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 42.6°F averageFebruary: 46.1°F averageMarch: 54.3°F averageApril: 62.1°F averageMay: 70.3°F averageJune: 78.0°F averageJuly: 80.9°F averageAugust: 80.1°F averageSeptember: 74.8°F averageOctober: 63.4°F averageNovember: 52.5°F averageDecember: 45.4°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Grenada, 4 miles from the recreation area point at 237 feet, station USC00223645 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 62 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 1 inch a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Nearest townGrenada, Mississippi
AreaRecreation.gov lists no exact point for this campground. The recreation area is at 33.81° N, 89.77° W. Call the office before you drive.
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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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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Old Fort Campground?

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

Source: Grenada Lake Website

What is the nearest town to Old Fort Campground?

Grenada, Mississippi.

Source: Getting there