Persimmon Hill(Enid Lake)
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:15 UTC
- A night
- $30From, per site
- Sites
- 72All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 9 notices
In the agency’s own words
Persimmon Hill is a quiet, family-oriented campground that sits along the banks of Enid Lake in the forests of northeast Mississippi. View a virtual tour of Enid Lake. Keep reading
Recreation
Enid Lake has been recognized as one of the top 10 fishing locations in America with white crappie, bass and catfish available in abundance. The lake is the home of the world record white crappie, which weighed an impressive 5 pounds, 3 ounces. Fishing tournaments are held annually at the lake. Hiking trails wind along the lakeshore and throughout the surrounding landscape, offering hiking, biking and horseback riding opportunities. Boating is a popular pastime on the lake, and boat ramps are provided at the campground.
Facilities
Persimmon Hill Campground offers 72 campsites, along with three large group picnic shelters. Modern amenities like full hookups and flush toilets are provided, and a playground and interpretive trail offer additional recreation opportunities. Picnic areas complete with grills and tables make the area perfect for parties or family trips. In fact, Persimmon Hill has been selected twice as one of America's Top 100 Family Campgrounds.
Natural Features
Enid Lake is part of a dam project on the Yocona River. The dam creates almost 16,000 acres of water for the millions of annual visitors to enjoy. An additional 44,000 acres of thick, green forests surrounding the lake offer countless recreational opportunities for campers, equestrians, hikers and more.
Nearby Attractions
Memphis, Tennessee, located about an hour away, offers plenty of famous tourist attractions.
What the agency tells you
No horses or livestock permitted at the campground
A large picnic shelter may be reserved for $50/day
Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
Everything else this campground posts · 6
Must have reservation before camping.
America Beautiful Senior and Access card holder has to be present when card is used.
No Pets in buildings.
No ATV's allowed
There is a beach fee of $5.00 and boat ramp fee of $5.00 per vehicle.
Beach area and picnic shelter 583 and 584 are closed from October 1 to April 1.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 72
- Hookups
- 72 electric, 72 water, 72 sewer
- Longest rig
- 125 ft
- Paved pads
- All
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…Modern amenities like full hookups and flush toilets are provided, and a playground and interpretive…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- DRINKING WATER on 4 of 77 campsite records, ACCESSIBLE DRINKING WATER on 3 of 77 campsite records, WATER SPIGOT on 5 of 77 campsite records
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Playground
- Yes
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River
- Boating
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Swimming
- Night sky · 20th darkest of 61 in MS
- Bortle 4
8 of 138 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:15 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
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We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 14
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $30 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 5
recreation.gov availability, read 16:15 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
77 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 72 mapped sitesAll 77 records
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 72 of the 77 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| Beach | Picnic Shelter (583) | day use | ||||||
| Beach | Picnic Shelter (584) | day use | ||||||
| Boat Ramp | Picnic Shelter (558) | day use | ||||||
| Boat Ramp | Picnic Shelter (585) | day use | ||||||
| Campground | Amphitheater 02A | day use | ||||||
| PERSIMMON HILL | 01 | standard electric | 59 ft | 50 amp | 95 ft | 1,013 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 02 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 1,132 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 03 | standard electric | 48 ft | 50 amp | 95 ft | 1,108 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 04 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 42 ft | 1,177 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 05 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 42 ft | 1,219 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 06 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 1,278 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 07 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 79 ft | 1,377 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 08 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 49 ft | 1,456 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 09 | standard electric | 65 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 1,477 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 10 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 47 ft | 1,504 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 11 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 1,527 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 12 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 47 ft | 1,548 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 13 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 61 ft | 1,589 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 14 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 52 ft | 1,599 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 15 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 61 ft | 1,650 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 16 | standard electric | 57 ft | 50 amp | 84 ft | 1,681 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 17 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 60 ft | 1,716 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 18 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 1,774 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 19 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 60 ft | 1,741 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 20 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 1,724 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 21 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 83 ft | 1,689 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 22 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 62 ft | 1,669 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 23 | standard electric | 71 ft | 50 amp | 55 ft | 1,602 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 24 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 75 ft | 1,606 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 25 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 55 ft | 1,554 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 26 | standard electric | 55 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 1,553 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 27 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 45 ft | 1,511 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 28 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 1,521 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 29 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 45 ft | 1,484 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 30 | standard electric | 66 ft | 50 amp | 63 ft | 1,449 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 31 | standard electric | 65 ft | 50 amp | 52 ft | 1,391 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 32 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 52 ft | 1,339 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 33 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 77 ft | 1,260 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 34 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 70 ft | 1,137 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 35 | standard electric | 58 ft | 50 amp | 61 ft | 1,187 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 36 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 52 ft | 1,072 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 37 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 61 ft | 1,127 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 38 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 47 ft | 1,026 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 39 | standard electric | 56 ft | 50 amp | 74 ft | 1,031 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 40 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 47 ft | 985 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 41 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 57 ft | 965 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 42 | standard electric | 59 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 911 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 43 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 57 ft | 918 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 44 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 830 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 45 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 862 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 46 | standard electric | 56 ft | 50 amp | 55 ft | 778 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 47 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 825 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 48 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 55 ft | 737 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 49 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 52 ft | 786 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 50 | standard electric | 57 ft | 50 amp | 77 ft | 674 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 51 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 133 ft | 656 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 52 | standard electric | 57 ft | 50 amp | 51 ft | 1,472 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 53 | standard electric | 53 ft | 50 amp | 51 ft | 1,431 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 54 | standard electric | 55 ft | 50 amp | 56 ft | 1,382 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 55 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 1,345 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 56 | standard electric | 57 ft | 50 amp | 78 ft | 1,314 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 57 | standard electric | 63 ft | 50 amp | yes | 69 ft | 1,276 ft | $30 |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 58 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 1,214 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 59 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 1,112 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 60 | standard electric | 63 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 1,148 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 61 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 1,046 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 62 | standard electric | 125 ft | 50 amp | 72 ft | 1,067 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 63 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 53 ft | 945 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 64 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 953 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 65 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 53 ft | 894 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 66 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 64 ft | 892 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 67 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 54 ft | 829 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 68 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 829 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 69 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 54 ft | 779 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 70 | standard electric | 59 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 772 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 71 | standard electric | 71 ft | 50 amp | 105 ft | 673 ft | $30 | |
| PERSIMMON HILL | 72 | standard electric | 58 ft | 50 amp | 92 ft | 688 ft | $30 |
The agency files 5 more records here that aren’t sites for the night. It files them as day use. They’re in the table above, marked for what they are, and none of them is counted as a site.
OpenStreetMap has no toilet mapped within 1 km of this campground, so no site here carries a toilet distance. That’s a gap in the map, not a finding about the campground.
25 of 77 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Riverview1.7 mi
Wallace Creek1.8 mi
McCurdy Point1.8 mi
Hickory Ridge1.8 mi
Outlet Channel (Enid Lake)1.9 mi
Long Branch Campground2.5 miFrom I-55, take exit 233 onto County Road 36 south, cross the dam. Turn onto County Road 34 and continue 1 mile, following the signs into the campground.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Oakland, MS
Typical weather
Typical October night 49°F, day 76°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 30°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Augusts are colder than the August line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Persimmon Hill(Enid Lake) is in Mississippi’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Bennie Thompson (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A+. See every public-lands vote →