Campgrounds and RV parks near Lambert, MS

Fishing dominates the local calendar. Enid Lake, adjacent to George P. Cossar State Park, produced the world-record white crappie, and Sardis Reservoir at John W. Kyle State Park produces crappie, largemouth bass, and catfish year-round. Both lakes have boat ramps and lakeside recreation. John W. Kyle also hosts the Mallard Pointe Golf Course, an 18-hole layout above the Sardis shoreline. Across the river, Storm Creek Lake sits on Crowley's Ridge with hiking, a swim beach open Memorial Day through Labor Day, a barrier-free fishing pier, and hardwood forest scenery. A 9.9-horsepower motor limit keeps the lake quiet for paddling. Off-park attractions include Clarksdale's blues museums and juke joints, the Great River Road and Crowley's Ridge Parkway scenic byways, and the University of Mississippi in Oxford, roughly an hour away by road.

The Mississippi state parks near Lambert operate year-round. George P. Cossar and John W. Kyle both stay open through winter, though Enid Lake levels are managed by the Army Corps of Engineers, with the lake generally drawn down from July through December for flood control. Waterfront ramps and some pads can be affected during the drawdown, and low-water ramps remain available. Contact park offices for current lake levels before booking waterfront sites. Storm Creek Lake Recreation Area was rebuilt with modern hookups in a recent renovation and now takes reservations through Mississippi River State Park. The swim beach runs Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. Bear Creek Lake, farther north in the same forest, offers Beech Point Campground as an alternative on the Arkansas side. Summer runs hot and humid across the Delta, spring brings the wettest weather and peak crappie fishing, and fall delivers the most comfortable camping along with Ole Miss home football weekends, which fill state park sites near Sardis quickly. Winter is mild but damp, with occasional freezing nights.

The Mississippi state park campgrounds are large and RV-friendly. George P. Cossar has developed sites split between Yocona Ridge, with 35 waterfront pads on Enid Lake, and Jones Creek, with wooded inland sites. All developed sites offer electric, water, and sewer hookups, and the campground has two bathhouses, a laundry, and playgrounds. John W. Kyle offers paved sites with water and electric, a central dump station, and lakeside cabins on the upper lake, with the campground itself on the lower lake. Storm Creek Lake was renovated with hookup sites, walk-in tent sites, and camper cabins served by a four-unit bathhouse. Isle Of Capri Casino RV Park is a paved lot with full hookups and little shade, best treated as an overnight stop. Portable generators are prohibited at Mississippi state parks.