Hattiesburg Okatoma Koa

So clean and the staff was delightful. Will come back again for a longer stay.

We booked a pull thru for an overnight stay. Guided directly to the site. Was level and large. Great amenities here with lots of waterfront. It is one way in and one way out.

We just happened upon this KOA while on a road trip: I believe it’s my new favorite. So peaceful and very well maintained, new bathrooms, laundry and outdoor kitchen being built. Staff was the best, super helpful. Number 29 is the absolute BEST! I had never stayed here before but wouldn’t hesitate to come again and maybe stay longer!!!

Beautiful location, friendly and helpful staff, lots to do. We stayed in pull through site #4. It wasn’t near the center of the action but we had full hookups and plenty to space. We only stayed one night while traveling through but I wish we could have stayed longer. The facilities were nice and clean. It is the nicest campground we have stayed at so far. I am hoping we can travel back for more than just a night.

This campground is fantastic. Cleanest one I have ever seen. So many activities to keep the kids busy:) The staff is so friendly and hopeful.

This was our first time going primitive camping here. I wish they had told us ahead of time that we couldn’t drive our jeeps to the primitive campsite. We had to carry all of our gear to the campsite. We had to park on the side of the road. We were put at the entrance of the RV park. We heard every vehicle coming in. Also there was a train track close to the highway. They also failed to mention alligators in the area. We never saw one, but there is a sign telling us to beware of alligators. Nice to know considering we brought our dogs! Also we received complaints about our dogs barking. Despite other dogs in the RV park barking. We weren’t impressed. The sky views were pretty.

We enjoyed our stay here. Mary Ellen and staff extremely friendly and helpful. Several ponds with ducks and free fishing. Sites are gravel and easy to level. Bathrooms need a little updating but are clean. Showers and laundry clean. Has swimming pool and dog park. Roads a little narrow but certainly passable. We stayed in 38’ fifth wheel. We also were able to store our unit over the holidays while we returned to WI. 2 days passport America at $17 and a week at $140. $2 per day for grass storage area. We would definitely stay here again.

We booked this last minute as we were headed south out of Jackson. Barry gave us great directions over the phone and we arrived at 7:30. He was waiting at the entrance as promised and led us to our pull-thru site. We didn't ask for a lakeside back-in site, since we are only here on night... However after seeing the private fishing lake (no license required) it would have been nice. Our gravel site was level, and full hook-up. Our neighbor was fairly close, but not uncomfortably so. We had good AT&T cell signal, and picked up 20 or so OTA television stations. We'd definitely stay here again, but would prefer to allow time to check out the fishing ponds. Rate was $40, but I got 10% off as a military veteran.

My friend pulls a 19' Airstream Bambi and I have a 25' Sprinter van. We were camping at Davis Bayou and the park service kicked everyone out the following day so we decided to head north and stick a couple of days. I called Okatoma - they are VERY NICE. They will help you with anything. We stayed side-by-side and put our awnings out pointed at one another. If you have a sprinter van; you need to park in a way that you can dump when necessary. The water spigot and dump pipe are way too close for comfort. Don't feed the ducks - they won't leave you alone. They warned us when we checked in so that was nice! Very quiet and very nice people who are running it. If you have to stop near Hattiesburg, I recommend staying. It's safe and quaint. I used a Verizon Hotspot and was getting 50MBPS. Get supplies before you get there; they do have a small selection of snacks but you won't have anything near by. They did have Internet but I never used it.

There are some monthly residents on the other side of the lake/pond. You can fish but I think you have to toss back the bass. They do have trails you can walk - I believe they have 60+ acres. If you have a very long/high rig; drive careful.

If I had any complaints it is that instead of cement or grass parking; they have rocks. Would be nicer with small gravel/pebbles or something because those rocks kill your feet and my 80 pound dog even had a hard time with the rocks. They help with mud if it's been raining but that would be the only thing stopping me from going back.

While you can sit at the picnic table that is on the grass (that surrounds the lake/pond); we felt less exposed by putting mats down between us for cooking on a grill. They do have fire rings but you'll need to bring your own firewood or use what you can find in the woods.

It looked like a great place wage we showed up the sites are very close. The camp is becoming a KOA so it might get better. The people who run the camp are very nice.