Tent Camping near Grenada, Mississippi

Indian Mound Campground Resort

32 RV Sites, 3 Tent Sites

Indian Mound Campground Resort in Starkville, MS, offers 32 full-hookup RV sites and 3 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 60 feet. Sites come in two categories, back-in 30/50-amp and pull-thru 30/50-amp, each carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, and a dump station cover the essentials. One rule to plan around: one vehicle per site, with a nightly fee charged on arrival for each additional vehicle. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. A stocked pond anchors the property — largemouth bass, bluegill, catfish, and brim, fished straight from the campground. Starkville sits in Oktibbeha County, home to Mississippi State, in the prairie and pine country of east-central Mississippi. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. Mississippi State home football weekends fill this park, so reserve early for the fall.

from $20/night

Turkey Hill RV Park

9 RV Sites, 2 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Turkey Hill RV Park in Hamilton, AL, offers 10 full-hookup RV sites and 2 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 43 feet. Sites are sorted by service and orientation: back-in 30-amp, back-in 30/50-amp, pull-thru 30-amp, and pull-thru 30/50-amp, plus the Grey Wolf rental for guests arriving without a rig. All carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. The park is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a clubhouse, walking trails, and cabins. Pets are welcome. One navigation note: GPS — Apple's especially — has trouble with the address, so search Google Maps for Turkey Hill RV and take I-22 to exit 14. The grounds are quiet and well kept rather than programmed, with walking trails and a clubhouse for the evening. Hamilton sits just off Exit 14 on I-22 in Marion County, in northwest Alabama's hill country, which makes the park a practical interstate stop and a base for the Dismals and the surrounding outdoors. Rates for sites, tent spots, and the Grey Wolf are on the booking page. Follow the park's directions rather than your GPS.

from $25/night

Bates Farm

Bates Farm in Decatur, Alabama, offers 31 RV sites and two tent sites on a working farm in the Tennessee Valley, with 20, 30, and 50-amp powered water-and-WiFi sites alongside a range of non-powered options, taking rigs to 60 feet. A zip line, craft room, and wedding venue make this a farm-stay and event property rather than a conventional campground. Sites divide clearly between powered and non-powered. Powered sites carry 20, 30, or 50-amp with water and WiFi in back-in and pull-through configurations, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Non-powered options include group RV sites in the back 20 acres, sites near the playground, and sites by the bathhouse — genuinely useful for self-contained rigs and groups. Note there are no sewer hookups at the sites. A general store, snack bar, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Programming rather than amenities defines the property. A zip line provides aerial adventure, with sports courts, volleyball, and a playground alongside, and a craft room for indoor hours. Walking trails and picnicking areas run the farm, and the wedding venue function reflects how well the Tennessee Valley setting works for events. A golf course, boating, and wine and beer tasting are nearby. Pets are welcome. Decatur sits in Morgan County on the Tennessee River's fertile floodplain, with the Appalachian foothills rising east — a landscape that has anchored north Alabama's agricultural heritage since early-nineteenth-century settlement. The farm serves both adventure recreation guests and event visitors across the seasonal calendar. Spring and fall are the most comfortable — book event dates well ahead.

from $23/night

Rollin Oaks Park

20 RV Sites, 226 Tent Sites

Rollin Oaks Park in Center Ridge, Arkansas, offers back-in RV sites and extensive primitive tent camping in the wooded river valley country of Conway County, with rigs accepted to 30 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. This is a nature-first, 55-plus community that prioritizes the Arkansas woodland setting over amenity infrastructure — and prices accordingly. Back-in sites accommodate rigs to 30 feet, which suits smaller trailers and vans rather than large coaches. Primitive tent camping makes up the bulk of the property's capacity. A dump station and firewood are available on site. Guests should arrive largely self-contained; the infrastructure here is deliberately minimal. On-site programming is simple and traditional — a playground, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, and seasonal special events, which is what family primitive camping has always been built around. Hiking runs from the property, and the dark rural sky makes for genuinely good stargazing. Pets are welcome. Supplies require a short drive, so stock up before arrival. Center Ridge Grocery and Quick Stop are each 6.7 miles out with food, drink, gas, and ice, the Dollar General in Center Ridge is 6.2 miles, and Birdtown Grocery is 7.4 miles. Conway County sits where the Ouachita foothills roll north toward the Arkansas River valley, in the rural interior that has kept the unhurried character larger campgrounds systematically remove. Petit Jean Mountain — among the most scenically spectacular and historically significant sites in Arkansas — is within practical range. The park serves the Arkansas camping season, with spring and fall delivering the most comfortable conditions for primitive camping. Reserve ahead for holiday weekends.