Contact Info
PO Box 248
Wiggins, MS 39577
- Phone:
- 601-928-5291
Description
Black Creek, with it's deep, black water and white sand bars and colorful vertical bluffs, meanders through the De Soto National Forest with trees and flowering shrubs hanging over the banks.
Mississippi's only National Scenic River flows for 40 miles of within the National Forest. Plants flourish and wildlife abounds. Wood ducks and otters are often seen by those visiting the stream. Primitive camping is allowed all along the stream within the National Forest and a number of trails can be accessed near the river.
Details
Additional Details:
5 miles downstream from Brooklyn, a sandbar serves as the landing for this site on the Black Creek float trip
Facilities:
4 numbered primitive camping sites
Toilets
Picnic tables
Fire rings
Drinking water
Amenities
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
Take Hwy 49 to Brooklyn; take County Rd 301 (Brooklyn-Janice Rd) east 6 miles