12 campgrounds with first-come sites in Mississippi
More of them sit in National Forests in Mississippi than anywhere else in the state. They sit mostly in the south of the state. Marathon Lake is the largest at 37 sites.
A campground is listed when Recreation.gov or the Forest Service records it as first-come, first-served. Campgrounds where some sites book online and the rest are first-come are listed too, marked partly reservable.
Reservable Partly reservable First-come, first-served
All 12
| Campground | Agency | Sites | Booking | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon Lake | FS | 37 | First-come | Details → |
| Clear Springs Recreation Area | FS | 28 | First-come | Details → |
| Choctaw Lake | FS | 25 | Partly reservable | Details → |
| Rocky Springs Campground, Milepost 54.8 | NPS | 22 | First-come | Details → |
| Turkey Fork Recreation Area | FS | 21 | Partly reservable | Details → |
| Jeff Busby Campground, Milepost 193.1 | NPS | 18 | First-come | Details → |
| Airey Lake | FS | First-come | Details → | |
| Cypress Creek Landing | FS | First-come | Details → | |
| Davis Bayou Group Campground | NPS | First-come | Details → | |
| Jamie L. Whitten Campground | USACE | First-come | Details → | |
| Old Fort Campground | USACE | First-come | Details → | |
| Shockaloe Trail Bc 1 | FS | First-come | Details → |
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