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Lafayette County
Drive-up · public land · Lafayette County, MS · 34.42456, -89.69489
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Ask about this camp →Dave's been here. A spot from Dave's own travels on public land — free to camp. Conditions still change, so confirm access, stay limits and fire rules before you go.
A very small free campground with a handful of primitive sites. Each site has flat tent pad with fire ring. Wooded area on top of a hill, but good shelter from the elements. Sites are in close proximity with each other, but still very peaceful. Room for one or two vehicles with poor cell service. Recommended if looking for a place in the area to spend the night.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 360 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- DDump30 mi
- AAir-up58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land
Elevation
360 ft
County
Lafayette County, MS
Coordinates
34.42456, -89.69489
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Resupply lookup unavailable — try the map links below.
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Area Panola County I-55 SB · ~17.8 mi SW
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Area Panola County I-55 NB · ~17.9 mi SW
- Vault / pit toiletPuskus Lake · ~19.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Sardis Trailhead · ~20.7 mi E · USFS
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How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Lafayette County, MS). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Water on public land →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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