Camping, trails, maps & photo credits — Tombigbee National Forest
Tombigbee National Forest in Mississippi offers Forest Service recreation at Choctaw Lake, Davis Lake. For a walking or hiking visit, start with Choctaw Lake, Chickasawhay. Each recreation site has its own facilities and access rules; use the official maps and current site instructions to plan your visit.
Camping & reservations
The booking button opens official site-specific camping instructions for Choctaw Lake. Check current reservations, first-come arrangements and any permit requirements there.
Choctaw Lake ↗
Choctaw Lake Recreation Area offers a range of outdoor opportunities such as camping, picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking and bicycling. Facilities include 20 campsites with utility hookups, 35 picnic sites, three picnic pavilions, a swimming area, disc golf course, two bath houses with showers and flush toilets, two boat ramps, an accessible fishing pier and a 3-mile hiking trail. Amenities: Accessible, Boat ramp, Tent camping, Camping trailer, Picnic tables, Toilets, Drinking water Choctaw Lake Recreation Area is open all year. Choctaw is a fee area and the fee station is located just beyond the entrance gate. No attendant will be on duty. Therefore, users should make sure that they have correct currency before arriving at the recreation area. Recreation Flyer with Map
Davis Lake ↗
This 200-acre lake is the centerpiece of this developed recreation area located within four miles of the Natchez Trace Parkway. Camping, picnicking, swimming, skiing, fishing, and boating are opportunities offered. Facilities include camping (26 sites with water and electric hookups), picnicking (32 sites with tables and grills), one group shelter (reservations available), fishing (1 boat ramp, 16 land piers, and 3 wooden piers), swimming, 2 toilet facilities with showers and a dump station. Davis Lake Recreation Area is open year-round unless weather conditions require the area to be closed. Davis Lake is a fee area. The fee station is located just beyond the entrance gate. There is a camp host on duty. Nonetheless, users should make sure that they have correct currency before arriving at the recreation area. Recreation site brochure and map
Truck-camping & permitted overnight use
Choctaw Lake Recreation Area offers a range of outdoor opportunities such as camping, picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking and bicycling. Facilities include 20 campsites with utility hookups, 35 picnic sites, three picnic pavilions, a swimming area, disc golf course, two bath houses with showers and flush toilets, two boat ramps, an accessible fishing pier and a 3-mile hiking trail. Amenities: Accessible, Boat ramp, Tent camping, Camping trailer, Picnic tables, Toilets, Drinking water Choctaw Lake Recreation Area is open all year. Choctaw is a fee area and the fee station is located just beyond the entrance gate. No attendant will be on duty. Therefore, users should make sure that they have correct currency before arriving at the recreation area. Recreation Flyer with Map
No forest-wide permission to camp is implied. Check the district’s current dispersed-camping rules, designated areas, fire restrictions, stay limits and seasonal closures before choosing an undeveloped site.
Activities, hiking & trails
Choctaw Lake ↗
Choctaw Lake Recreation Area offers a range of outdoor opportunities such as camping, picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking and bicycling. Facilities include 20 campsites with utility hookups, 35 picnic sites, three picnic pavilions, a swimming area, disc golf course, two bath houses with showers and flush toilets, two boat ramps, an accessible fishing pier and a 3-mile hiking trail. Amenities: Accessible, Boat ramp, Tent camping, Camping trailer, Picnic tables, Toilets, Drinking water Choctaw Lake Recreation Area is open all year. Choctaw is a fee area and the fee station is located just beyond the entrance gate. No attendant will be on duty. Therefore, users should make sure that they have correct currency before arriving at the recreation area. Recreation Flyer with Map
Chickasawhay ↗
Travel to the Chickasawhay Ranger District on any day and discover the hidden beauty that lies among the rustling pines. If you are lucky enough to venture out on a sunny day, the rays of sunshine peaking through the tall dark green pines will take your breath away. Even on a rainy day, you can drive through the forest and see tall stands of longleaf pine with the ground covered in beautiful bright kelly green bracken fern.
Maps & road access
- Official visitor maps, trail maps and Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) ↗
- Forest Service’s Interactive Visitor Map ↗
- motor vehicle use maps ↗
Consult the current Motor Vehicle Use Map for permitted motor routes, vehicle classes and seasonal designations. A route on an MVUM is not a guarantee that it is maintained or passable. Check current road closures and conditions with the district; carry an offline map.
Use the official directions for the exact named campground or trailhead; forest boundaries and administrative offices are not campsite entrances. Official directions / site access ↗
Before you travel
Check the forest’s current alerts, seasonal services, fire orders and campground rules. Download the relevant official maps before entering areas with limited reception.
Source review: 2026-11-01. Conditions, fees, permits and availability can change. USDA Forest Service official information ↗
Photograph sources & licensing
Banner: Davis Lake, Tombigbee National Forest
Davis Lake in Tombigbee National Forest, Mississippi.
Credit: Fredlyfish4. Original source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗. Resized and cropped to match the profile display framing; original image source linked.
Second large photograph: Choctaw Lake, Tombigbee National Forest
Choctaw Lake in Tombigbee National Forest, Mississippi.
Credit: Fredlyfish4. Original source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗. Resized and cropped to match the profile display framing; original image source linked.
Photographs are real images of the named unit; no AI-generated photographs are used. Federal photo credit register.