About Dewayne Hayes
Number of accommodations: 90
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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- Dump station on site
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Reviews (616)
What Guests Are Saying
Dewayne Hayes campground is highly praised for its cleanliness, friendly and helpful staff, spacious and well-maintained sites, and peaceful atmosphere. Many guests enjoyed the beautiful natural surroundings, including river views and opportunities for wildlife observation. While there are occasional concerns about dog management and the lack of certain amenities like laundry, most reviews reflect a positive experience and a strong desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Dewayne Hayes campground is highly praised for its cleanliness, friendly and helpful staff, spacious and well-maintained sites, and peaceful atmosphere. Many guests enjoyed the beautiful natural surroundings, including river views and opportunities for wildlife observation. While there are occasional concerns about dog management and the lack of certain amenities like laundry, most reviews reflect a positive experience and a strong desire to return.
Review Summary
Mark H
VerifiedDecember 5, 2023 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: DHAY
Even though we only stayed overnight I was very happy with the campground and its amenities. I will definitely add Dwayne Hayes to our future campground plans.
Joyce B
VerifiedDecember 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: DHAY
We have always enjoyed our annual stay at this beautiful park. Watching the waterway is very nice.
On the other hand, this year one of the male campground hosts was quite rude and unwelcoming.
Bill T
VerifiedNovember 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: DHAY
Stayed 8 days and enjoyed every one of them! Bath house was always clean and staff was friendly. A group of us have been staying the Thanksgiving week at Lake Lowndes, but no more. This experience was much better and the sites are better maintained. Thanks so much!
Dana B
VerifiedNovember 24, 2023 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: DHAY
Always enjoy staying here.
Michael B
VerifiedNovember 22, 2023 • Stayed at: 065, Loop: DHAY
We always love DeWayne Hayes park . The staff at check in were really nice. The park is always clean as are the bathhouses . The advantage to fall and winter camping you have a better view of the river from spots that usually are to thick with brush and trees to see . There’s good restaurants within about a 15 min drive . Hanks bar-b-q and Profitt’s porch are a couple . One thing we did notice was with a 5 day stay we only saw a park host in a golf cart once riding around . My wife noticed it first saying that before anytime we stayed there we would see the host many times a day riding around and talking to campers . It kind of made her feel a little safer seeing them riding around . Not that there’s any trouble but it’s what she noticed and felt .
William W
VerifiedNovember 20, 2023 • Stayed at: 086, Loop: ORIR
Just spent one night on our way to Florida. Just a couple of miles off 45. Clean and very quiet park during our stay.
Gail B
VerifiedNovember 14, 2023 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: DHAY
The host and park personnel were great, very friendly and knowledgeable. The bathrooms clean and the campsites spacious and very nice. I love this park and would have loved to give it 5 stars but the noise was horrendous . The AFB is close by and they do training exercises a few hours in the morning . There’s nothing to be done about that but the most annoying thing was boats with full throttle coming in from fishing at 11:00 and 12:00 at night just as you are getting to sleep makes it hard to enjoy the park. During the times between the planes and boats it was peaceful and quiet and we loved that. Maybe we will try it again someday.
Russ R
VerifiedNovember 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: DHAY
The weather was perfect and so was this COE. This was our first stay at DeWayne Hayes but will not be our last. Sites are all paved and level. Our neighbors and the camping community here were great. We did not have any interaction with the host, but our site was clean and ready for us when we arrived. The baths house was in need of an update, but the host made sure it was clean every morning.
We had 3 bars on our phones through ATT and were able the receive 5 local TV channels with an antenna. This may have been our first time her but surely will not be our last.
James G
VerifiedNovember 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 072, Loop: DHAY
Really a nice park to camp in. Bathrooms were a little dated but functioned fine. Was there for a MSU VS KY football game that was a night game so getting back into the park late at night was a bit sketchy. Feel like that should be addressed.
Vicki C
VerifiedNovember 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 064, Loop: DHAY
Dwayne Hayes is a beautiful facility. All the campsites and facilities are well kept. The bathrooms are always clean and the camp hosts are very kind.
Location Dewayne Hayes
Address:
7934 Barton Ferry Road
Columbus, MS, 39701-9504
United States
From Columbus, Mississippi, take U.S. Highway 45 north to the junction with U.S. Highway 373/50 west. Turn left and continue for 1.5 miles to the junction with Stinson Creek Road. Travel 2 miles to Barton's Ferry Road and turn left. Proceed a half mile to the park entrance.
The campground is accessible via U.S. Highway 45, which is approximately 5 miles east, and U.S. Highway 373/50, which connects from U.S. Highway 45.
Latitude & Longitude: 33.6003 / -88.4714
Elevation: 53 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- Reservations cannot be made at the campground gate house.
- Campground gates are open; there is an emergency exit for campers
- Visitor hours are;
- Sites are avalible for reservation. All reservations must be made by using Recreation.gov.
- LOCAL CAMPING POLICIES A limit of 8 people per site. The America The Beautiful Senior and Access cards are accepted at this campground for discount camping. When making a reservation only one card can be used on one reservation. If multiple reservations are made with one card one reservation will receive the discount and the others will have to pay the full price upon check-in. A camping extension is no more than 14 additional camping days beyond a camper’s initial 14 day camping limit. For each camping extension granted, a camping party cannot exceed 14 days per extension and can only pay for 14 days at a time. Peak Season Extension Policy: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Campgrounds. After the initial 14 day stay one extension is allowed on a non-prime site for a total of 28 days during peak season (March 1- Sept. 15). At the end of this 28 day stay the camper and equipment must move to another campground on the project but may return to the campground after 7 days. If camping on a prime site the camper must move to a non-prime site after the initial 14 day stay. Off Season Extension Policy: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Campgrounds. After the initial 14 day stay no more than one extension will be allowed on a non-prime site for a total of 28 days during the off season (Sept. 13 -Feb. 28). At the end of this 28 day stay the camper and equipment must move to another campground on the project but may return to the campground after 7 days. Length of stay on a prime site during the off season remains limited to 14 days. A camper may stay on a prime site 14 days, and move to a non-prime site for 14 days. Extensions beyond the 14 day limit will not be granted during major summer holidays. Please turn in all passes to the park attendant when leaving the campground. Only empty boat trailers are allowed to be parked on grass.
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Last updated: July 11, 2026
