The best river, stream, or creek camping near Jackson

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Welcome to Hipcamp, your go-to website for camping adventures in the United States! If you're looking for a riverside camping experience near Jackson, Mississippi, we've got you covered with over 75 options to choose from. Whether you're a seasoned camper or a first-timer, we have something for everyone. With an average price per night of $39 and options as low as $25, camping has never been more affordable. Check out our top campsites with rave reviews: Camp Topisaw (269 reviews), Camp Strong Wood (38 reviews), and Bogue Chitto Choo Choo (28 reviews). Plus, popular amenities like trash disposal, potable water, and cooking equipment are available to make your camping experience even more enjoyable. Get ready for hiking, wind sports, horseback riding, and more! Start planning your perfect riverside camping trip today!

95% (101) 15 campsites

Top-rated campgrounds near Jackson

BLACK RIVER CAMPSITE MISSISSIPPI

1. BLACK RIVER CAMPSITE MISSISSIPPI

100%
(28)
26mi from Jackson · 9 sites · Tents, RVs
From tents to cars to vans to B’s and C’s, RV’s and 5th Wheels, we welcome all with clean amenities, low prices, and personalized service. A small campsite situated between a river, a forest, a fishing pond, and a farm. We are uncrowded, quiet, and secluded. Call 833-929-2277 We offer: Hot showers Flush toilets Pet friendly Pull thru spots w/30/50Amp River/Pond fishing- no license required. Kayaking the Black river Hiking/biking trails And more. 10 minutes from the Interstate. We are on grass and gravel.
Pets
Electrical hookup
Toilets
from 
$20
 / night
Leatherneck On Big Black River

2. Leatherneck On Big Black River

93%
(21)
28mi from Jackson · 12 sites · Tents, RVs
Old growth, shaded and well maintained land on Big Black river. 4 RV sites 8 primitive sites. 110 and 30 amp power with water hook ups available. Generator's are fine as well. Best catfishing in the state. No fishing license is required. Just start fishing. Borders Big Black civil war battlefield. Pets are family and always welcome. Off leash is fantastic as long as your good with it. Lots of room to run. Jon boats with motors, Kayaks and ATV's always ok. Large stretches of sand bars when water permits. Not far from I-20. Great cell reception. Good restaurant down the road in Bovina. Loves truck stop just down the road. The existing road going in "Vickors Rd" can be bumpy, dusty, wet and may hold pools of water at times but the road itself is solid and will support the heaviest of vehicles.
Pets
Electrical hookup
Campfires
from 
$25
 / night
Camp Strong Wood

3. Camp Strong Wood

95%
(82)
38mi from Jackson · 8 sites · Tents, Lodging
Camp Strong Wood derives its name from the many natural growth oak trees found on the property as well as being in the Strong Hope community. Wildlife abounds with deer, rabbit, squirrel, fox, racoon, opossum, armadillo, chipmunk among other forest dwellers. The lake is in a natural flood bottom and is stocked with largemouth bass, perch, channel catfish and natural flathead catfish which came in through the creek which runs through the land. Learn more about this land: 165 Acres of beautiful natural growth pine and oaks with scenic hiking trails. 10 acre lake stocked with bass, perch, catfish. Enjoy using the provided kayaks and canoe. 1 Cabin and multiple tent campsites available. Showers with bathrooms, washer/dryer on property.   Deck with both charcoal and propane grills. Grounds keeper on property to help out in any way.
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
from 
$30
 / night
LeFleurs Bluff State Park

4. LeFleurs Bluff State Park

100%
(2)
28 sites · Jackson, Mississippi
Discover the natural charm of LeFleurs Bluff State Park.
Pets
Electrical hookup
Toilets
Delta National Forest

5. Delta National Forest

100%
(1)
6 sites · Cary, Mississippi
If you’re looking to get down and dirty in the bayou, Delta National Forest is your place to explore the bottomland hardwood forest. The only one of its kind, this great green jewel is home to hundreds of migrating butterflies in July. While here, skip along the Great River Birding Trail to brush up on your chirping skills. Little Sunflower River is as sweet as it sounds and the hiking, fishing, and hunting you’ll find there will leave a permanent smile on your mug! Be sure to check out the primitive camping, there’s lots of backcountry to discover in this lush and wild forest. You’ll feel down home and fired up about the adventures at hand in the Delta.
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
Dodge Acres

6. Dodge Acres

86%
(11)
22mi from Jackson · 2 sites · Tents, RVs
77 acres of rolling hills along the headwaters of Haley's Creek with a 1 m waterfall into a 4-ft deep pool and beautiful hardwood and pine forest all around. A Rustic road courses along with the creek and several offshoots for mountain biking or hiking. The waterfall and pool are a 1/2 mile hike into the property on the primitive road. Gravel is only provided at the entrance area, encircling the metal shed. Any driving off the gravel runs a risk of getting stuck in the slippery clay/mud. Rainwater barrels and 110 electricity are available at the metal shed. See dozens of tree species old and young along the creek and wildlife including turkeys, deer, bobcat, raccoons, possums, hawks, rabbits etc.
Pets
Electrical hookup
Toilets
from 
$30
 / night

Welcome to Hipcamp, your go-to website for camping adventures in the United States! If you're looking for a riverside camping experience near Jackson, Mississippi, we've got you covered with over 75 options to choose from. Whether you're a seasoned camper or a first-timer, we have something for everyone. With an average price per night of $39 and options as low as $25, camping has never been more affordable. Check out our top campsites with rave reviews: Camp Topisaw (269 reviews), Camp Strong Wood (38 reviews), and Bogue Chitto Choo Choo (28 reviews). Plus, popular amenities like trash disposal, potable water, and cooking equipment are available to make your camping experience even more enjoyable. Get ready for hiking, wind sports, horseback riding, and more! Start planning your perfect riverside camping trip today!

95% (101) 15 campsites

Top-rated campgrounds near Jackson

BLACK RIVER CAMPSITE MISSISSIPPI

1. BLACK RIVER CAMPSITE MISSISSIPPI

100%
(28)
26mi from Jackson · 9 sites · Tents, RVs
From tents to cars to vans to B’s and C’s, RV’s and 5th Wheels, we welcome all with clean amenities, low prices, and personalized service. A small campsite situated between a river, a forest, a fishing pond, and a farm. We are uncrowded, quiet, and secluded. Call 833-929-2277 We offer: Hot showers Flush toilets Pet friendly Pull thru spots w/30/50Amp River/Pond fishing- no license required. Kayaking the Black river Hiking/biking trails And more. 10 minutes from the Interstate. We are on grass and gravel.
Pets
Electrical hookup
Toilets
from 
$20
 / night
Leatherneck On Big Black River

2. Leatherneck On Big Black River

93%
(21)
28mi from Jackson · 12 sites · Tents, RVs
Old growth, shaded and well maintained land on Big Black river. 4 RV sites 8 primitive sites. 110 and 30 amp power with water hook ups available. Generator's are fine as well. Best catfishing in the state. No fishing license is required. Just start fishing. Borders Big Black civil war battlefield. Pets are family and always welcome. Off leash is fantastic as long as your good with it. Lots of room to run. Jon boats with motors, Kayaks and ATV's always ok. Large stretches of sand bars when water permits. Not far from I-20. Great cell reception. Good restaurant down the road in Bovina. Loves truck stop just down the road. The existing road going in "Vickors Rd" can be bumpy, dusty, wet and may hold pools of water at times but the road itself is solid and will support the heaviest of vehicles.
Pets
Electrical hookup
Campfires
from 
$25
 / night
Camp Strong Wood

3. Camp Strong Wood

95%
(82)
38mi from Jackson · 8 sites · Tents, Lodging
Camp Strong Wood derives its name from the many natural growth oak trees found on the property as well as being in the Strong Hope community. Wildlife abounds with deer, rabbit, squirrel, fox, racoon, opossum, armadillo, chipmunk among other forest dwellers. The lake is in a natural flood bottom and is stocked with largemouth bass, perch, channel catfish and natural flathead catfish which came in through the creek which runs through the land. Learn more about this land: 165 Acres of beautiful natural growth pine and oaks with scenic hiking trails. 10 acre lake stocked with bass, perch, catfish. Enjoy using the provided kayaks and canoe. 1 Cabin and multiple tent campsites available. Showers with bathrooms, washer/dryer on property.   Deck with both charcoal and propane grills. Grounds keeper on property to help out in any way.
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
from 
$30
 / night
LeFleurs Bluff State Park

4. LeFleurs Bluff State Park

100%
(2)
28 sites · Jackson, Mississippi
Discover the natural charm of LeFleurs Bluff State Park.
Pets
Electrical hookup
Toilets
Delta National Forest

5. Delta National Forest

100%
(1)
6 sites · Cary, Mississippi
If you’re looking to get down and dirty in the bayou, Delta National Forest is your place to explore the bottomland hardwood forest. The only one of its kind, this great green jewel is home to hundreds of migrating butterflies in July. While here, skip along the Great River Birding Trail to brush up on your chirping skills. Little Sunflower River is as sweet as it sounds and the hiking, fishing, and hunting you’ll find there will leave a permanent smile on your mug! Be sure to check out the primitive camping, there’s lots of backcountry to discover in this lush and wild forest. You’ll feel down home and fired up about the adventures at hand in the Delta.
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
Dodge Acres

6. Dodge Acres

86%
(11)
22mi from Jackson · 2 sites · Tents, RVs
77 acres of rolling hills along the headwaters of Haley's Creek with a 1 m waterfall into a 4-ft deep pool and beautiful hardwood and pine forest all around. A Rustic road courses along with the creek and several offshoots for mountain biking or hiking. The waterfall and pool are a 1/2 mile hike into the property on the primitive road. Gravel is only provided at the entrance area, encircling the metal shed. Any driving off the gravel runs a risk of getting stuck in the slippery clay/mud. Rainwater barrels and 110 electricity are available at the metal shed. See dozens of tree species old and young along the creek and wildlife including turkeys, deer, bobcat, raccoons, possums, hawks, rabbits etc.
Pets
Electrical hookup
Toilets
from 
$30
 / night

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