By:
Submission
Nestled among pine covered hills you will find a cool, twelve acre spring-fed lake, which offers a variety of recreation opportunities for everyone. Camping, swimming, fishing and picnicking are available at the lake and four mountain bike and hiking trails begin within the recreation area. This area has steep terrain. The roads within the recreation area are paved with slopes greater than 8%. Fully accessible cement access routes connect the parking area, pavilion, amphitheater and restrooms. There are no accessible routes to the beach or fishing areas. The bathhouses are fully accessible. Some accessible campsites and accessible parking spaces are available. Boat Trailers are prohibited. Recreation Area Map | Trail Map
Clear Springs is 4 miles south of US Hwy 84. It is 35 miles west of Brookhaven and 32 miles east of Natchez. It is 5 miles west of Meadville on Hwy. 84; turn south on Clear Springs Road (County Road 104), go 4 miles to the recreation area entrance
Beautiful campgrounds, with really great hiking trails!!! The trails are well maintained, and marked well.
Just outside the town of Roxie, MS nestled in the Homochitto National Forest lies the Clear Springs Campground. You are greeted with an honor box, so bring cash. Past the entrance the road splits. To the right are the overlook campsites, to the left are the lake side campsites. We decided on the lake side and chose #11. Now, #11 is not your typical campsite. Nope, #11 has a TWO STORY WALK-UP! That's right. you park your RV / SUV at the bottom were the connections are and walk up a long flight of stairs to the camping area. Most of you are thinking to yourselves that that sounds horrible. Every time you want to hang out by the fire or go back to the RV you have to go up and down the stairs. To us though, IT WAS AWESOME! It's Private, It's Quiet, It's Secluded. You can see the entire lower campground including the picnic area by the lake and most of the day use pavilion area. This offers a little more sense of security for myself and provides a nice view. Also, having less foot traffic beside our campsite made it much easier having the dogs with us. There is a trail head just off this campsite that leads to the lake trail. There is also an adjoining campsite, but far enough away that there is no disturbance between neighbors. Park maintenance is SUPERB! Bathhouse was Very clean. Grounds were Very Well maintained. Staff was Awesome and extremely friendly.
In January this was a nice quiet campground in a beautiful setting. There are two loops. We were in site 12 which is in the loop with the picnic area and CCC structure. Turn left when entering the campground. Site 12 is near the bathroom and has the forest in back. Sites in this loop are easier to back into. The other loop is on a ridge and some of the parking sites are sloped and have steep drop offs (too perilous for us). Picnic tables and fire rings are up or down stairs at many sites. There is electricity and water at every site. One clean bathroom in each loop. We did not try the loop. This area has a 1 mile trail around the lake. There is also a much longer loop through the woods. The only trail map in the campground is in the picnic area. There is also a trailhead just before the entrance kiosk. Trails are well marked with maps at some intersections. Check the map to access the longer trail. This is a first come first serve campground with a host.
Scenic area and campgrounds. Peaceful and quiet. Westbound on 84, GMap gives you a four mile dirt road. Pass it by and proceed W on 84 to the Clear Springs Rd and sign. Turn S onto paved road. Easy. Campsites on upper loop seem easier to back a trailer or small RV into; more level. Our second time there and will stay again in future.
