John W. Kyle State Park | Established Campground

June 11th, 2024 by warmdowntown43

John W. Kyle State Park is a peaceful break from traveling on I-55. We pulled in around 19:30 and were met by the very helpful park hosts who led us to the spot we had picked out on the website before arriving; we stayed in number 87 with water, power, sewer, and full shade. The cost for a premium spot was $35. During our visit, the park was barely occupied and very comfortable, but I imagine it fills up during holidays and Ole Miss games. The lake didn't seem like a fun place to take a dip, and there are no swimming signs every couple hundred feet. But the dogs enjoyed a swim.

I read there are laundry facilities somewhere in the park but we didn't use them. The bathrooms are clean, and the showers are exactly what you'd expect from a state park. Only one of the showers (out of four in our area) was functional while we visited.

There's a complete lack of trash cans throughout the park, but there is a dumpster near the bathrooms.

We stayed one night in a 40-foot Greyhound conversion with two dogs. We had three bars with Mint Mobile at our campsite and three bars on our AT&T hotspot.

October 26th, 2023 by Explorian

Small state park below the dam at Sardis Lake with 200 developed camping sites, 20 cabins, and two golf villas. It may fill up around Ole Miss football games due to proximity to the campus in Oxford.

Laundry room and dump station available, plus hookups and water at campsites.