Dub Patton Campground in MS -- Campground & RV Camping in Mississippi

Dub Patton Recreation Area sits among rolling hardwood hills along the shores of Arkabutla Lake and Dam on the Coldwater River. The year-round campground features 59 family sites and two group day-use shelters, all equipped with electric hookups. Facilities include flush toilets, hot showers, and drinking water. Campers use the site for sailing, swimming, boating, and fishing for bass and crappie, as well as accessing nearby hiking networks like the Coldwater River Nature Trail System and the Swinging Bridge Nature Trail.

Getting there: From I-55 take the Coldwater, Mississippi, exit and proceed west on Scenic Route 304. Follow the signs to the camping area, which is located just north of the dam.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 63-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• The Arkabutla Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Most sites here have an electric hookup, with 8 hike-in sites and 62 on the water.

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