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Public land camping

National Park Campgrounds in Mississippi

4 places to camp in Mississippi run by the National Park Service.

4
federal places to camp
4 Park Service
1
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
20 ft
elevation
From the USGS, at the campground
50
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 58 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

National park campgrounds in Mississippi

4 places

  1. Davis Bayou Campground Park Service · Gulf Islands National Seashore · Jackson County 20 ftelevation 50sites 58 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Davis Bayou Group Campground group campground Park Service · Gulf Islands National Seashore · Jackson County 12 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  3. Jeff Busby Campground, Milepost 193.1 Park Service · Natchez Trace Parkway · Choctaw County 414 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  4. Rocky Springs Campground, Milepost 54.8 Park Service · Natchez Trace Parkway · Claiborne County 173 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed