Twiltley Branch
3Heads up3 fires, nearest 22 mi
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:02 UTC
- A night
- $14–$20Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 6563 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 2 notices
In the agency’s own words
Twiltley Campground is the only full-service campground managed by the Corps of Engineers at Okatibbee Lake, a 11,000 acre multi-purpose recreation area in eastern Mississippi. Keep reading
Recreation
With eagles and hawks in the area, families will enjoy keeping an eye out for these magnificent birds. Water sports including fishing and water skiing are always popular on the lake; however, fishing from the banks also yields a good amount of crappie, bass and bream.
Facilities
With four boat ramps and three designated swimming areas, there's plenty of ways to enjoy the lake shore. Many sites have electric hookups and there's a pay phone onsite. Pets are allowed on a six (6) foot or shorter leash.
Natural Features
Okatibbee Lake boasts 4,000 acres of water surface in the Pascagoula River Basin. Extensive beaver flowages, stump beds and old creek channels provide abundant cover where anglers battle largemouth bass and crappie. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures ranging from 70 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
Nearby Attractions
Explore Chicasawhay and Okatibbee Creeks upstream of the lake. The creeks flow through the Okatibbee State Wildlife Area.
What the agency tells you
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.
Twiltley Branch Campground Gatehouse hours: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Reservations made after 10:00 p.m. may not be let in. Visiting Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Gate closes at 10:00 p.m. and will not be opened until 6:00 a.m. the following morning.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 65 · 2 group
- Hookups
- 50 electric, 65 water
- Longest rig
- 130 ft
- Paved pads
- 62 of 65
- Accessible sites
- 65
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Creek
- Biking
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Swimming
- Night sky · 30th darkest of 61 in MS
- Bortle 4
27 of 124 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:02 UTC
recreation.gov lists 63 of the 65 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $14–$20 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 16:02 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
65 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 63 mapped sitesAll 65 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 65 of the 65 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 63 of the 65 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| BLAC | 28 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 61 ft | 53 ft | 2,401 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 29 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 61 ft | under 10 ft | 2,372 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 30 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 66 ft | under 10 ft | 2,413 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 31 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 76 ft | 32 ft | 2,489 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 32 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 76 ft | 25 ft | 2,494 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 33 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 61 ft | 45 ft | 2,435 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 34 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 39 ft | 65 ft | 2,438 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 35 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 39 ft | 82 ft | 2,446 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 36 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 40 ft | 106 ft | 2,456 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 37 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 41 ft | 70 ft | 2,511 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 38 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 41 ft | 44 ft | 2,546 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 39 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | yes | 91 ft | 79 ft | 2,677 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 40 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | yes | 80 ft | 73 ft | 2,726 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 41 | standard electric | 80 ft | 50 amp | yes | 66 ft | 75 ft | 2,784 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 42 | standard electric | 80 ft | 50 amp | yes | 66 ft | 94 ft | 2,799 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 43 | standard electric | 80 ft | 50 amp | yes | 82 ft | 119 ft | 2,783 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 44 | standard electric | 130 ft | 50 amp | yes | 82 ft | 57 ft | 2,710 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 45 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | yes | 55 ft | 125 ft | 2,511 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 46 | standard electric | 120 ft | 50 amp | yes | 55 ft | 124 ft | 2,469 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 47 | standard electric | 90 ft | 50 amp | yes | 162 ft | 89 ft | 2,305 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 48 | standard electric | 100 ft | 50 amp | yes | 162 ft | 185 ft | 2,604 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 49 | standard electric | 100 ft | 50 amp | yes | 122 ft | 214 ft | 2,395 ft | $20 |
| BLAC | 50 | type not stated | 100 ft | 50 amp | yes | 238 ft | 2,175 ft | ||
| CYPR | 51 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 61 ft | 334 ft | 1,663 ft | $14 | |
| CYPR | 52 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 102 ft | 460 ft | 1,802 ft | $14 | |
| CYPR | 53 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 61 ft | 357 ft | 1,713 ft | $14 | |
| CYPR | 54 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 91 ft | 240 ft | 2,007 ft | $14 | |
| CYPR | 55 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 75 ft | 373 ft | 1,763 ft | $14 | |
| CYPR | 56 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 102 ft | 360 ft | 1,871 ft | $14 | |
| CYPR | 57 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 74 ft | 313 ft | 1,827 ft | $14 | |
| CYPR | 58 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 91 ft | 169 ft | 1,985 ft | $14 | |
| CYPR | 59 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 74 ft | 245 ft | 1,864 ft | $14 | |
| CYPR | 60 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 153 ft | 226 ft | 1,979 ft | $14 | |
| CYPR | 61 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 86 ft | 91 ft | 2,142 ft | $14 | |
| CYPR | 62 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 86 ft | 166 ft | 2,067 ft | $14 | |
| CYPR | 63 | group standard nonelectric | 30 ft | yes | 108 ft | 87 ft | 1,998 ft | $30 | |
| LOBL | 01 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | yes | 58 ft | 241 ft | 694 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 02 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 90 ft | 156 ft | 749 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 03 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | yes | 58 ft | 265 ft | 751 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 04 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 42 ft | 139 ft | 827 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 05 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | yes | 66 ft | 267 ft | 808 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 06 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 42 ft | 123 ft | 870 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 07 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | yes | 62 ft | 246 ft | 869 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 08 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 70 ft | 98 ft | 939 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 09 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | yes | 62 ft | 222 ft | 928 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 10 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 120 ft | 78 ft | 1,047 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 11 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | yes | 64 ft | 189 ft | 987 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 12 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 90 ft | 85 ft | 1,108 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 13 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | yes | 65 ft | 213 ft | 1,028 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 14 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 77 ft | 154 ft | 1,108 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 15 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | yes | 65 ft | 205 ft | 1,074 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 16 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 96 ft | 116 ft | 1,176 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 17 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 94 ft | 167 ft | 1,116 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 18 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 76 ft | 73 ft | 1,203 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 19 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 85 ft | 153 ft | 1,128 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 20 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 76 ft | 102 ft | 1,205 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 21 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 79 ft | 125 ft | 1,120 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 22 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 83 ft | 69 ft | 1,209 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 23 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 82 ft | 132 ft | 1,064 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 24 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | yes | 76 ft | 50 ft | 1,199 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 25 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | yes | 76 ft | 38 ft | 1,180 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 26 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | yes | 65 ft | 49 ft | 1,140 ft | $20 |
| LOBL | 27 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | yes | 65 ft | 92 ft | 1,093 ft | $20 |
| PERS | 64 | type not stated | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 40 ft | 2,585 ft | ||
| WILL | 65 | group standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | 272 ft | 115 ft | 2,034 ft | $20–$60 |
25 of 65 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Marathon LakeBienville National Forest · 38 miSumter Campground45 miShockaloe Trail Bc 1Bienville National Forest · 45 mi
Cochrane Campground51 mi
Spillway Falls54 mi
Belmont Park54 miFrom Meridian, MS, take SR 19 N for 8 mi and follow 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 Collinsville, MS
Typical weather
Typical October night 54°F, day 80°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 36°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
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 Julys are colder than the July 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
Twiltley Branch is in Mississippi’s 3rd congressional district. Its representative, Michael Guest (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →