Davis Lake Campground Review - Part 6 of Natchez Trace Parkway Series

Davis Lake campground was one of two U.S. Forest Service campgrounds we visited on our Natchez Trace adventure.  This campground has 27 camping spots with water & elec.  There is a sewer dumpstation in the park.  Sites 1,3,6,8,9,11-18 are available for reservations through www.recreation.gov  The prime lake-front sites are walk-up, first come first serve only.

Having visited this park previously while it was closed in the winter, we hoped to get spot #5.  We thought that it would not have many campers on a Tuesday while school was still in. We were wrong.  Imagine our surprise when we pulled in and saw this:

The campground was almost full on a Tuesday.  Apparently a Pontotoc, MS chapter to Good Sams was having some get-together and took up the end loop of the campground.  

We were very lucky to get a spot deep enough for our 5th wheel.  We were quite happy with spot #8.

The camper you see in the left background of the above picture is the campground hosts.  They were very nice and gave us advice about their favorite spot for the next campground we were going to visit.

A number of the camping spots that were vacant in this campground were not set up to accommodate large campers.  The parking pads were just not deep enough.  

The lake is a big draw for this campground.  It is quite large and is great for boats and bank fishing.  This part of the lake and pier are in the day use portion of the park.  There are several piers and peninsulas that jut into the lake for bank fishing.  There are nice bathroom facilities in the day use area and a bathhouse in the campground.  I also noticed a washer and dryer at the bathhouse.

The camping fee here was $20 per night and uses a self-pay system.   The camp host WILL come over and see you at this campground.  Wish our stay was longer here.  It appears to be a very popular campground with locals.

We camped here Tuesday, May 7, 2013.  This campground will remain open year-round in 2013.