Marathon Lake in MS -- Campground & RV Camping

Marathon Recreation Area surrounds the 50-acre Marathon Lake in Smith County, Mississippi, a body of water named after the historic Marathon Lumber Company. The area offers 34 campsites equipped with water and electrical hookups, alongside picnic tables, barbecue grills, two group pavilions, and a dump station. Facilities include two bathhouses with flush toilets and warm showers, a boat ramp, a sandy swimming beach, a sand volleyball court, and a 1.7-mile hiking trail. The stocked lake provides fishing for catfish, bass, crappie, and bream.

Getting there: From Forest, go south on Hwy 35 for 8.5 miles to Homewood. Turn east on Morton-Marathon Road and go 9 miles. Turn south on Forest Service Road 520 and go ½ mile to entrance. Another route would be to go south on Hwy 501. Turn east on Morton-Marathon Rd. and go 3 ½ miles. Turn onto FS Rd 520 and go ½ mile to entrance. From Raleigh, go north on Hwy 35 for 15 miles to Homewood and follow same directions above from Homewood. An alternate route is to take Hwy 18 east to Hwy 501; go north 15 miles: turn east onto Morton-Marathon to FS Rd 520. Physical Address: 3451 CR 520 Raleigh, MS 39153

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 35-site campground with the nearest through road 0.4 miles off.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• Marathon Lake lies 0.1 mi off.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Most sites here have an electric hookup.

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