Welcome To Enid Lake!
Enid Lake is one of the four lakes in North Mississippi operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Construction on the Enid Lake Project began in 1947 and was completed in December 1952. Enid Lake is part of the Yazoo Headwater Project, which was designed to help protect the Mississippi Delta from flooding. Although the primary mission of Enid Lake is Flood Risk Management, other important missions include Environmental Stewardship, Recreation Management, Natural Resource Management, Water Supply and Support to Others. Enid Lake is located approximately 1 mile off U.S. Interstate-55, 72 miles south of Memphis, TN and 140 miles north of Jackson, MS. The Enid Project encompasses over 44,000 acres and is visited each year by more than 1.5 million visitors.
At Enid Lake you will find some of the most modern camping facilities in the region.
Our campgrounds are extremely popular among camping enthusiasts. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Enid Lake maintains and operates 4 Class A campgrounds which include: Wallace Creek, Persimmon Hill, Chickasaw Hill, and Water Valley Landing. Enid Lake not only provides premier camping opportunities, but offers many other recreational opportunities including hiking, boating, swimming, picnicking, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, and wildlife viewing. Enid Lake has been recognized as one of America’s Top 10 Fishing Spots, and Enid’s Persimmon Hill Campground has been selected as one of America’s Top 100 Family Campgrounds twice by the National Recreation Reservation Service. Not only is Enid Lake a camper's dream, it is also home of the world record white crappie which weighed an impressive 5 pounds 3 ounces.
The Enid Lake Staff strives to accommodate the recreational requests made by our customers and we look forward to serving you!
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Enid Lake Field Office
264 County Road 39
Enid, MS 38927
Phone: 662-563-4571
FAX: 662-563-2481 |
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Camping Reservations:
1-877-444-6777
www.recreation.gov
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Scenic Views of Enid Lake!
Enid News
Life Jackets are Mandatory at MS Lakes
May 26 2011
The following life jacket rules are being enforced at all four of the Vicksburg District-North Mississippi lakes – Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid, and Grenada:
• All persons must wear a US Coast Guard-approved life jacket at all times while swimming outside of designated swimming areas.
• All persons must wear a US Coast Guard-approved life jacket at all ties while skiing or being pulled by a vessel, regardless of vessel length.
• All persons must wear a US Coast Guard-approved life jacket on powered vessels 16 to 26 feet in length whenever under power by the main propulsion unit.
• All persons must wear a US Coast Guard-approved life jacket at all times on powered vessels less than 16 feet in length or on non-powered vessels regardless of length.
For more information, contact the Enid Lake Field Office at 662.563.4571 or the MS Project Management Office at 662.578.3873 or 662.712.1201.
