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Twin Lakes

21 sites · RVs, Tents350 acres · Water Valley, MS

A quiet, country campground with over 12 miles of well-marked trails through old growth hardwood timber. We offer shady campsites and fishing in two private lakes stocked with bass and bluegill. Lakes are for campers only! Campers can pick blueberries when they are in season (June-July)--limit 2 pints per site per day. Wildlife is abundant. You will hear owls and coyotes at night. Often bald eagles can be spotted at both lakes. Other wildlife you may see: deer, wild turkey, raccoons, opossums, fox, bobcat, coyote, rabbits, armadillo, otter, and squirrels. Please do not approach the wild animals! There is a pretty creek for those who like to creek walk. Petrified wood can be picked up in the creek bed. We are only 30 minutes from the University of Mississippi campus for people coming for ballgame weekends. We are only about 20 minutes from Grenada and Enid Reservoirs. These have some of the finest crappie fishing in the United States. We are located 2 miles east of the Trans America Trail.

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Moon Lake Farm - Camp, Fish, Relax

8 sites · Lodging, RVs, Tents77 acres · Belden, MS

We are the Darnell family, and we bought this property in late 2021. We can't wait to share it with you! We desire to create a place of rest, retreat, and relaxation in nature. Be it camping, fishing, or a campfire with your friends or family, we want you to make your favorite memories at Moon Lake. Learn more about this land: Serene setting just outside of Tupelo, MS. Fish or walk around the 8-acre lake. Enjoy the swings overlooking the water. Walk by the trees and look for deer and turkeys. Say hello to the horses in the barn! Come enjoy a restful camp barely outside the city limits!We can't wait for you to make your favorite memories here.

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Turkey Hill RV Park

4 sites · RVs, Tents9 acres · Hamilton, AL

Gorgeous RV park and campground nestled in the hills of Northwest Alabama, conveniently located just 2 miles from Exit 14 on I-22 in Hamilton, Alabama. Full service hook-ups, bath house, and free wi-fi! On-site activities include ping pong, corn hole, shuffleboard, pickleball (coming soon!), and frisbee golf. Nearby attractions include the Natural Land Bridge, Dismal Canyons, boating, fishing, and more!

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Savannah Lake Camping

1 site · Tent120 acres · Walthall, MS

Camp on the lake! Rustic houseboat on 15 acre lake. One room, furnished with one Army cot. Houseboat can sleep four adults. Must bring your own bedding and towels. Fire pit and one chair on the front porch. Fish and swim right out the front door! Access to 40 acres of trails for hiking! Outhouse facilities close to boat. Fire ring is provided, and firewood can be purchased if needed! 15 acre lake for fishing and swimming!

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Cob House Homestead

1 site · RV, Tent40 acres · Hamitlon, AL

Our hectare of land is a genuine Space of Love, acting as a tether between our physical bodies, our ethereal bodies, our ancestors, our descendants, the Earth and God. This land will be our life's work, a culmination of our most intentional efforts to bring health and happiness to our family in perpetuity. We moved our family here from Chicago in 2012 to put roots down on land that has been in the family for over 100 years. We will live here forever. We we were featured on HGTV's "You Live in What?!" as our family of four lived in a bus for 2 years while we became acquainted with the overgrown piece of land . We welcome the collaboration and cooperation of other individuals and families who wish to gain experience in natural, earthen, and sustainable home building and permaculture. Our intention in offering a place for people to stay is to provide a unique experience in natural building techniques and to meet our tribe. Our combined family land is 40 acres, but our official campsite that we are offering is 2.5 acres, with 20 acres of wild, 20yr-growth forest with paths and a 10' deep creek rain runoff ditch which is great for walking down and exploring. This is a fantastic place to look for medicinal herbs as we have many, to include elderberry, boneset, staghorn sumac, pokeweed, mimosa trees, mimosa pudica, tulip poplars, passionflower (Maypop), persimmons, groundcherries, huckleberries, beauty berries, "possum" grapes, muscadine grapes, wild cherry trees, black walnut, honey suckle, Japanese privet, wild lettuce, sassafras trees, plantain, dragon flower, Japaness Angelica trees, and blackberries to name a few. In the Autumn one can forage for bolete mushrooms. Chanterelles grow all summer and puffball mushrooms are found easily most of the year. We also keep bees in a horizontal hive.Learn more about this land:Come alone or with your whole family and gain experience building a home using a very old method of earthen construction; cob. The hands-on cob workshop is optional, of course, but this is clearly our uniqueness. We can get you and your whole group stomping in the mud and building a wall that will stand for generations.Children 11 and under do not count towards the guest count.Enjoy watching the shenanigans of our goats, dogs, cats and chickens as you work and play on our homestead. Children are warmly welcomed and catered to. Our designated campsites will accommodate tents exclusively at this time and are enveloped in semi-wild young forest, on a patch of regularly cleared pasture-like turf. The evenings are filled with a loud orchestra of tree- frogs and crickets, as well as the occasional coyote calls, dog howls, owl songs, and my favorite; Chuck-Wills-Widow call. Up to 6 tents may be set up on this one patch of earth, but we will only book one group or party at a time. Our area of Alabama, and our area of county, in particular, does harbor poison ivy, various snakes, raccoons, fox, armadillos, opossums, and other nocturnal wanderers. We have a total of 6 dogs that help us to feel guarded and secure against wood-boogers and four-legged rascals. We can give you a grill or there is a fire pit both at your tent site, as well as near our cabin. Your campsite is private, and somewhat secluded, though it is only 500 feet from our cabin. A communal outhouse, constructed of cob- is the designated latrine. The nearest hospital is 15 minutes away, as well as your most common commercial conveniences.

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Grace On Trace Homestead & BnB

2 sites · RVs7 acres · Guntown, MS

Grace On Trace Homestead & BnB is a small farm in beautiful country setting, just off of Natchez Trace Parkway, about 14 mile's north of the city of Tupelo, the birthplace of Elvis Presley. We have a small pond on the back of our property and half of our place is wooded area with a deep ravine and a flat top which is ideal for pitching a tent. We are planning to build a Geodesic dome tent and a tree house in the very near future. We are currently an Airbnb, VRBO, & HH Host. We have animals such as goat, peacocks, turkeys, chickens, guineas, & ducks. We are located in a secluded area with a beautiful view surrounded by the lust green wooded scenery & a pond with a deck. A place where serenity, privacy, & beauty abound. We look forward to hosting you.

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in mid-July 1864, upwards of 20,000 men clashed in fields surrounding Tupelo, Mississippi. Confederate forces caused Union troops to retreat back to Memphis. However, winning the battle at Tupelo wasn't the plan. Gen. William T. Sherman had a bigger prize in mind.

Union Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Smith led his forces on an advance into Mississippi in July. By the time his men reached Tupelo, a corp of mounted infantry met the advance. Confederate Maj. Gen. Nathan Forrest tried several times to outflank his counterpart to no avail. Despite hot and humid temperatures, Smith's troops held their lines for as long as possible. Forrest was out of action for three weeks with an injury following the battle.

That was all Smith needed. The goal of the action in Tupelo was to keep Confederate forces from getting too close to Sherman's huge army. He was marching towards Atlanta, and to the Atlantic coast at Savannah, Georgia.

Memorials and cannons at the battlefield park commemorate the men who fought here. One regimen included the United States Colored Troops. The visitor's center gives you an idea of what happened at the site with interpretive displays and artifacts. Today, the battlefield memorial is a flat green space surrounded by trees and modern buildings.

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