About Turkey Fork Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 11
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
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Reviews (88)
What Guests Are Saying
Turkey Fork Recreation Area is praised for its beautiful, well-maintained campsites that offer a peaceful and family-friendly environment, perfect for creating lasting memories. Visitors enjoy the serene atmosphere, scenic views, and ample opportunities for outdoor activities like fishing and walking along mowed paths. However, some guests have experienced challenges with reservations and pet regulations, indicating room for improvement in communication and enforcement.
What Guests Are Saying
Turkey Fork Recreation Area is praised for its beautiful, well-maintained campsites that offer a peaceful and family-friendly environment, perfect for creating lasting memories. Visitors enjoy the serene atmosphere, scenic views, and ample opportunities for outdoor activities like fishing and walking along mowed paths. However, some guests have experienced challenges with reservations and pet regulations, indicating room for improvement in communication and enforcement.
Review Summary
Vivian C
VerifiedFebruary 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: RV Loop
Very quiet and peaceful. Campsite was great! Reservation honored and site clearly marked upon arrival. A great camping experience!
Vivian C
VerifiedFebruary 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: RV Loop
Very quiet and peaceful. Campsite was great! Reservation honored and site clearly marked upon arrival. A great camping experience!
Richard L
VerifiedJanuary 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: RV Loop
We reserved site 10. When we arrived after check in time, our site was occupied by an RV with no one around. We picked an empty site and enjoyed the weekend. No camp host was at the campground.
Richard L
VerifiedJanuary 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: RV Loop
We reserved site 10. When we arrived after check in time, our site was occupied by an RV with no one around. We picked an empty site and enjoyed the weekend. No camp host was at the campground.
Emmalee D
VerifiedJanuary 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 3, Loop: RV Loop
Great area, quiet, decent distance between campsites. Will camp here again.
Emmalee D
VerifiedJanuary 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 3, Loop: RV Loop
Great area, quiet, decent distance between campsites. Will camp here again.
Bruce B
VerifiedDecember 31, 2024 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: RV Loop
I camp here often, the campground has all the amenities I need. Consistently many other campers let their dogs run without leashes possibly endangering other campers and enhancing the likelihood of a confrontation with leashed dogs like mine who are protective. In decades of camping I've never camped Anywhere that didn't have a leash rule, I don't get it? On many occasions I've seen people who are not campers roll into a camp site and use it for their own purposes and create unnecessary disturbances and inconvenience for registered campers. So the sites are nice, all with great views of the water plus a boat ramp and a recreation area with pavilion and picnic areas. It would improve the camping experience if the USFS could manage these unauthorized intrusion upon an othwise excellent facility.
Bruce B
VerifiedDecember 31, 2024 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: RV Loop
I camp here often, the campground has all the amenities I need. Consistently many other campers let their dogs run without leashes possibly endangering other campers and enhancing the likelihood of a confrontation with leashed dogs like mine who are protective. In decades of camping I've never camped Anywhere that didn't have a leash rule, I don't get it? On many occasions I've seen people who are not campers roll into a camp site and use it for their own purposes and create unnecessary disturbances and inconvenience for registered campers. So the sites are nice, all with great views of the water plus a boat ramp and a recreation area with pavilion and picnic areas. It would improve the camping experience if the USFS could manage these unauthorized intrusion upon an othwise excellent facility.
Jazz H
VerifiedDecember 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: RV Loop
Had a great time. Location is beautiful. Small issue with a camper not having their dog on a leash but other than that had a wonderful trip
Jazz H
VerifiedDecember 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: RV Loop
Had a great time. Location is beautiful. Small issue with a camper not having their dog on a leash but other than that had a wonderful trip
Location Turkey Fork Recreation Area
Address:
746 Turkey Fork Road
Richton, MS, 39476
United States
From Hattiesburg
Travel East on U.S. Hwy. 42 approximately 21 miles to Richton. From Richton continue east on Hwy. 42 approximately 12 miles to Sandhill.
From Laurel
Travel South on Hwy. 15 approximately 27 miles to Richton. Turn left onto U.S. Hwy. 42 and travel 12 miles to Sandhill.
From Mobile, Alabama
Drive approximately 55 miles on U.S. Hwy. 45 North to the MS-AL state lines and travel west on Hwy. 42 for 19 miles to Mississippi County Road 232. Turn left (south) and travel two miles to Turkey Fork.
Latitude & Longitude: 31.3392 / -88.7033
Elevation: 84 feet
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Pets
- Dogs must be leashed and the leash should not exceed 6 feet in length.
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
