Holly Springs National Forest

Holly Springs National Forest

Parks Directory of the United States / National Forests

Address: 1000 Front St
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: 662-236-6550;
Fax: 662-234-8318;
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r8/mississippi/hollysprings
Size: 147,000 acres.
Location: North-central Mississippi, southeast of Memphis. Accessible by US 72 and 78; MS 7, 4, 5, 6, 30, 349, 355, and 370. Nearby cities/towns include Holly Springs, New Albany, and Oxford.
Facilities: Campgrounds, picnic sites, boat ramps, fishing pier (é), trails, playground.
Activities: Camping, hunting, fishing, boating, swimming, hiking.
Special Features: Historic Indian mounds, more than 40 lakes (originally built for flood and erosion control) including 260-acre Chewalla Lake. Nearby are state-owned Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area and Wall Doxey State Park (see entry in Mississippi state parks section).

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