Dewayne Hayes

We very much enjoyed our recent visit to Dwayne Hayes COE location. The location is very nice and clean and the shower house was wonderful!

This is an awesome place to camp. Great sites, mostly level, good shade. And a very friendly staff. We highly recommend staying here.

What a great park. Very large and diverse. We loved the paved path system. We could not believe the infrastructure at the park. This was our 1st stay at a COE campground.
The staff and host staff were very helpful and friendly.
It was cool seeing the boats going down the river and the aircraft flying by from the base during the day. Neither were an issue at night.
We also saw much wildlife at the park while there: several deer, beaver, owl, many birds, and armadillos.
We highly recommend this park and would gladly camp here again. We stayed in January, so the park is pretty quiet and mostly filled with retirees like ourselves during the week. We liked that.

Beautiful campground - especially the day use area. Nice level sites with hookups. Weather was horrid, but is was January!!

Poor experience during off season

Awesome place and staff.

Early season, just stayed for one night. Park has nice trails. Saw armadillos, turkey vultures and many birds. Gate attendant was very nice.

A breath of fresh air after nearly 10 months of traveling the US, Dewayne Hayes Campground did not disappoint. It was recommended by the manager of a local RV Park which was full. Many of the sites are on the banks of a river. Site 89 has a great view. There are only two pull-through sites, 86 and 66, and I hope only people who truly need them will use them. Sites are well-spaced, roads are in great condition. Facilities are clean, cared for. There is a boat launch, too.

Campground falling apart. Nobody at the gate only positive was Ranger Coby. Undesirables hanging out around bath houses. Streets in dire need of repair sites not cleaned up. Had to clear limbs off site before we could park. Dogs not on leash and people not cleaning up after them. Used to be a safe clean park to go to - not anymore

Most people LOVE this campground. I like it OK, and here's my reason for not just jumping up and down with excitement: Our local camping club uses it as our default campground for monthly un-hosted campouts, so we go there several times a year; that's fine, except that it's only about 10 minutes from our house. and I don't really feel like I've "gone" anywhere. (We like to explore new places.) Plus, having been out there so much, and living locally, we've done pretty much everything the park offers. While most of our group prefers to camp near the pavilion on one of the sewer-equipped sites, we tend to go down to the end where we can get a site facing the Tombigbee channel and watch the boat traffic pass. (FYI, we are used to camping without sewer; there's a convenient dump station on the way out.) All of the campsites are fairly large and well-placed. For entertainment at the campground, there are roads and trails to walk (or ride a bike on) and the campground is adjacent to a day-use park located on a back loop of the river. There's a boat ramp in the campground and one in the day-use area that lots of fishermen use (I can't speak to how the fishing is, though). Children will find a couple of playgrounds to occupy their time. The campground is well-maintained, and the hosts are friendly. Outside the park area, the Columbus area has lots of beautiful antebellum homes that can be viewed on a driving tour, and some are open for touring year-round by appointment; it's also home to MS University for Women and only about 30 mi from MSU and Starkville. Along Hwy 45N or nearby and downtown, you can find shopping and most any restaurant you'd like if you are so inclined. Give it a visit and have a good time!