With more than 450 campgrounds around the U.S., Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds are popular with thousands of RVers. To that end, look to see plenty of RVers hit by the latest Army Corps campground fee hikes coming May 1, 2025. The latest wave of price hikes is hitting lakes in Northern Mississippi.
Army Corps campground fee hikes next May
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced that beginning May 1, 2025, new fee rates will go into effect for selected campgrounds at Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid, and Grenada Lakes. On May 1, rates for all Class A campgrounds with full hookups (water, sewer, electric) will increase from $24 to $30 per night.
These campgrounds fees will be applied to the following:
- Arkabutla Lake – Dub Patton, South Abutment, and Hernando Point
- Sardis Lake – Oak Grove
- Enid Lake – Persimmon Hill, Wallace Creek, Chickasaw Hill, Water Valley Landing, and Ford’s Well
- Grenada Lake – North Abutment and North Graysport
Additional changes to fee rates at the North MS lakes include:
- Arkabutla Lake – Pleasant Hill and Kelly’s Crossing tent camping areas will be added to the reservation system. Nightly rates for both areas will be $8. Arkabutla will also add pavilion 821 in the South Abutment Day Use Area into the recreation system. The pavilion be available for reservation at $75 per day.
- Sardis Lake – Beach Point’s tent camping area will increase from $8 to $10 per night.
- Grenada Lake – Gum’s Crossing and Bryant Landing will increase from $14 to $16 per night.
Reservations for campgrounds and pavilions, as well as daily and annual activity passes for boat launching and swimming, may be purchased online.
Need more information?
For more information or questions about recreation facilities, contact the field offices at the numbers below:
Arkabutla Lake Field Office: 662-562-6261
Enid Lake Field Office: 662-563-4571
Grenada Lake Field Office: 662-226-5911
Sardis Lake Field Office: 662-563-4531
These Army Corps campground fee hikes aren’t the only ones. The Corps has raised campground fees in several areas of the U.S. in the last couple of years. Many call it the cost of doing business.
The USACE Vicksburg District owns and operates more than 100 recreation areas across Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana where millions of visitors enjoy fishing, camping, hunting, boating, hiking, swimming, geocaching and more every year. The district’s 10 flood control reservoirs across Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana, provide numerous benefits to the region, including flood risk management, hydropower, water supply, wildlife management and recreation.
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Still very cost effective to use.
Still a bargain.
I agree its still a bargin.
COE campgrounds are both a benefit and a bargin. As the dollar weakens, you can continue to see prices increase across the board.
We’ve stayed at many COE campgrounds that exceeded their commercial counterparts in not just price but cleanliness, accessibility, location, tranquility and serenity.
I’d stay exclusively at these lesser frequented campgrounds if it weren’t for size limitations. Many are older and built for smaller rigs which adds to the quaintness but limits our options.
Using the America the Beautiful Interagency Pass at applicable sites, it’s a fantastic value.
Thank you, Russ and Tina! Interesting. I wonder if the increases are to cover increased costs (power & water, for example), to cover higher maintenance costs due to increased use, or to ease over-crowding by price-based rationing? Perhaps some of all three. Buy the senior pass and partially offset the increases. Have a great week and safe travels!