Hernando Point COE Campground Arkabutla Lake, MS

We have had an unusually cold and long winter in north Mississippi this year and did not have a chance to go camping after our stay at John Kyle State Park at Sardis, MS last fall.  We decided to stay close to home for our first trip out this year so we chose Hernando Point COE campground at Arkabutla Lake.


The Army Corps of Engineers operate several campgrounds around Arkabutla Lake.  The one we usually stay at is at the South Abutment but we decided to stay somewhere we have never camped at this time.

We had a site (#7) right on the lake.  It turned out not to be such a great weekend to be on the lake.  It was extremely windy with constant wind and gusts over 20 mph. The wind made it impossible to enjoy sitting outside for any length of time.


On our walks and bike rides through the campground, we found that there were several sites in the "interior" sections as well as along the back loop that were protected from the wind by trees.  If we ever go back to camp here again, we will opt to choose one of these sites instead of a lakeside site.

This is a nice COE park with 83 sites and 3 bathhouses with hot showers.  Each site has water/electric hookup with most being able to accommodate large RVs.  Sites 25-64 are non-reservable (walk-up) only sites.  The rest can be reserved through recreation.gov.

There is a day use area with a swim beach but it was closed.  There is also a well-used boat launch area.  This campground does not offer a lot in the way of

things to do.  No hiking trails, disc golf, etc.  But, you can take a very nice walk along the beach or walk and/or bike ride through the campground.

We stayed here April 11-13, 2014.