South Abutment Rec Area, Coldwater, MS

South Abutment Rec Area in Tate county is located 33 min southwest of Southaven, MS with an elevation of 266 feet. There are a total of 75 campsites. The campground is open all year. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 28 and 85 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. All sites have electric and water hookups. There is a fee of $24.00 per night. Some amenities include shower. Activities include biking, boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.

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Campsite Reviews (163)

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5 star		42%
4 star		31%
3 star		14%
2 star		8%
1 star		4%

@WadeD620B940A7 · Camped on Nov 8, 2024 at Campsite #52

Very nice, and clean.

@KarenS4720852 · Camped on Oct 26, 2024 at Campsite #75

The campground is actually very nicehoweverthere appears to be no regular staff or host who is taking care of the campground on a daily (or weekly) basis. Bathrooms are old and not cleaned on a daily basis. Sites are not cleaned and there was lots of deadfall and storm fall branches. Several of the sites look like they are being lived on permanently, which is in violation of the 14 day rule and lends a dumpy air to the campground.

@DelaneyBEF3DFC · Camped on Oct 15, 2024 at Campsite #57

Wonderful campsite.

@JaniceT11BF6C4 · Camped on Oct 4, 2024 at Campsite #34

The spots were clean and super large and accommodating. It is one of our favorite places to camp.

@MelissaC162559 · Camped on Sep 29, 2024 at Campsite #22

I love it there. Very peaceful and always has a breeze. The grass is kept cut and it has updated electrical and sewer hookups. Large and handicap pads. The only downsides are the restrooms could be updated and of course there is no fishing right now as they are still working on the dam

@williamT449040 · Camped on Aug 22, 2024 at Campsite #67

As a disabled person the ranger are very prejudice and violated my ADA and civil rights, and allow their friends to let viscous pitbull dogs rule loose off and don't abide by the visious dog and leash laws.... !!!!!! I tried to call Jackson main office but got no where.......

@AngelaH869D51B · Camped on Aug 18, 2024 at Campsite #21

Upon arriving, there was no host to get any information from. Once you come in, there's only one sign that tells you which campsites are in which direction. Once you get down to the area, there are no more signs telling you where to go for whatever campsite you have. The roads are a bit narrow and could use some work. There are lots of bumps and cracks on the roads. The original campsite that I had reserved was not going to fit us, it was to small and I'm guessing the water pipe has a leak because there was a decent sized muddy puddle around it, so I had to switch campsites. Some sites are level, and others need some work. Pretty campground. Most of the campsites I've seen so far have water, electric and sewage, which is really nice! The bathrooms were pretty dirty when I walked in them earlier, not something I plan to use. I do understand trying to get yard work done early, however, weed eating next to my camper at 7:15 in the morning just was not okay. The water is extremely low, so there is no way to get to it from what I can tell. After doing some research, the Arkabulta dam needs repairs done, so they lowered the water to relieve some of the stress on the dam. It will take years for the repairs to be done, so I'm assuming that means no water during that time. Just a heads up for those who like to fish and those of us who like water activities. I've seen a lot of random vehicles coming through the campground. I'm not sure why, but it def gives me an uneasy feeling.

@AigaL3D2411665 · Camped on Jul 29, 2024 at Campsite #25

Overall nice, but a bit difficult to find a spot for a tent, since most spots are meant for RVs. We were woken up by the noise of several workers mowing the lawn at 7am, which is not quite ok for a relaxing camping experience out in nature. Pieces of grass got all over our tent and things left outside. Bathrooms were clean and well maintained.

@MistyS2233535 · Camped on Jul 2, 2024 at Campsite #20

Great place

@RamonaA5CB9986 · Camped on Jun 18, 2024 at Campsite #16

My first COE campground and I was not disappointed! Even with construction and having arrived after hours, it was easy to find my space. I had a site with electric and water. I got settled quickly, took my dog for a walk and we encountered some deer! Hardly anyone there, so it was peaceful! I checked out the restroom/shower house, everything was clean and in good order. This is a route I have to travel often so I will be back again!

@MMCJM5FE759E89 · Camped on May 29, 2024 at Campsite #45

Nice campground close by Memphis (thus great place to stay with an RV or tent if you're planning for a day-trip into the city). Because it's located on a rather secluded location, it was a very quiet and relaxing campground. The only downside was that the restrooms were not properly cleaned and maintained.

@JamesR5751753 · Camped on May 11, 2024 at Campsite #76

Beautiful quite place to stop for a night.. our site has a water hookup :)

@RobertFFDA4652 · Camped on Apr 27, 2024 at Campsite #10

Nice place to camp, but don't like only being allowed to stay 14 days.Rangers drive thru occasionally,but since it's after 3:30 when I get to the site for the night, I don't see them. First time campers---READ AND UNDERSTAND THERULES! Know date in and dare out and plan accordingly.Phone number for lake office online is not manned or monitored. You only get a recording and instruction to leave voice mail which would be fine if there was someone there to return your call. Office closes at 3pm I believe.Park rules seem to be somewhat subjective. I've seen unleashed dogs running loose at Dub Patton with no repercussions.

@patb9830581 · Camped on Apr 12, 2024 at Campsite #12

Always wonderful

@ConnieD6270207 · Camped on Apr 10, 2024 at Campsite #37

Had a great site, too bad the lake is drained. Saw rangers, but no camp hosts.

@GordonPC9386BE · Camped on Apr 4, 2024 at Campsite #18

Very nice campground only issue was no hot water in shower in our section. Next area over shower was great.

@BrianE1853408 · Camped on Apr 4, 2024 at Campsite #25

The power went out twice during our stay. It doesnt appear to have any camp hosts yet there does appear to have people who are permanent campers. Whether they are the camp volunteers or not I have no idea. But they did not appear to be camp hosts. Local sheriff deputy staying in the campground was nice to see. The showers by us had no hot water. Some shower houses completely closed and run down. The sites are nice, level, and spacious. Not the best COE weve been to, but not the worst. Glad we had our generator, some did not and were not happy.

@DavidS3927304 · Camped on Apr 1, 2024 at Campsite #80

No problems, great as usual. I was concerned that I never saw a ranger in 2 eeeks of being there

@KarenS4720852 · Camped on Mar 28, 2024 at Campsite #74

Great place to relax. Close to home and work. Well kept and friendly.

@EdD32B17572152 · Camped on Feb 23, 2024 at Campsite #25

The campground was nice, only issue was a camp host having a pit bull outside without a leash or supervision. They were by the bathroom next to site 38 I think. Another camper at site 74 or 73 thought it was OK to have 2 small dogs loose and they nearly attacked me when I was walking my dog. Besides that it was a nice campground.

@LindaD7786634 · Camped on Jan 4, 2024 at Campsite #13

Beautiful campground, nicely spaced sites. Was mostly level for our rv. Our only complaint was that it snowed. We camped there in Jan, 2024.

@SusanR8932053 · Camped on Dec 10, 2023 at Campsite #37

COE Arkabutla Lake, South Abutment near Coldwater, MS. Great staff, volunteers and rangers make this place the beautiful place it is. The showers are a little dated but nice, clean, and hot. We were here in December, so it is not very populated. Nice and quiet. There was a failure in the dam so while it is being fixed the lake is drained but not completely. Still beautiful vistas. Hope we can get back here again. Site 37, full hook ups with nice concrete pad.

@JustinM3391219 · Camped on Nov 11, 2023 at Campsite #45

It was an ideal campsite. We like to be a little spread apart from neighbors and this was a good spot.

@JohnT2915386 · Camped on Nov 8, 2023 at Campsite #25

Nice park

@SaraP2726429 · Camped on Nov 4, 2023 at Campsite #20

Very nice location. Bathroom need help and we had a good amount of picking up around the site before it felt usable.Wish website had better pictures so you could pick your site better. On Site 17 was closer to bathrooms(but not the nicest; middle loops had more updates) but the hook was bent to the ground and the table, grill, and fire ring were down off the parking pad. Had it rained or site 18 used too much water(water from their pump led down to 17area) we would have been in muddy mess. We called in to switch to site 20 which was much better. The service was very help and kind. For the future our top choices for sites would be 74; 56: 26Plan to buy firewood as not much to get around area.

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