Choctaw Lake Recreation Area
usfs · MS
- fuel station7.6 mi
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About
Choctaw Lake Recreation Area offers a range of outdoor opportunities such as camping, picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking and bicycling. Facilities include 20 campsites with utility hookups, 35 picnic sites, three picnic pavilions, a swimming area, disc golf course, two bath houses with showers and flush toilets, two boat ramps, an accessible fishing pier and a 3-mile hiking trail. Choctaw Lake Recreation Area is open all year. Choctaw is a fee area and the fee station is located just beyond the entrance gate. No attendant will be on duty. Therefore, users should make sure that they have correct currency before arriving at the recreation area.
Around this stay
Nearest surrounding services and recreation within ~25 mi — not on-site amenities.
- 7.6 mi
fuel station
Chevron
- 11 mi
grocery
Piggly Wiggly
- 12 mi
potable water
Potable water
- 12 mi
attraction
Viewpoint
- 24 mi
recreation site
Boat launch
No dump station found within ~25 mi. Plan dump access before you arrive.
Forest road access near this stay: CHOCTAW LAKE ROAD in National Forests in Mississippi. Motorhome access is listed as open on the nearest MVUM segment — verify current restrictions.
Contact & access
- MS
- fs.usda.gov
- OPEN
Source and verification
Last verified: 10/5/2026
See the Sources tab for provenance detail.

