Hattiesburg - Okatoma River KOA

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.

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.

Never stayed at a KOA before but some friends invited us to go kayaking with them on the Okatoma river and this KOA was the closest campground around.
When I called they could not tell me which site we were assigned to, which was fine. I was nervous because the sites looked close together in photos but since we were going to be out all day Saturday room between sites wasn’t a big deal to me. I do like my privacy though so if we planned on staying put all weekend I maybe would’ve requested somewhere with space to roam.
Anyway we were assigned site 29 which I heard more than once was the best site in the park. How did I get so lucky?
The spot was gravel but has a picnic table on a concrete slab and some chairs around a fire pit. Super fancy. Oh and a bbqpit! If I would’ve known that- we would’ve prepared to cookout.

The site was great. Kind of a distance from the showers but it was great.
Bathrooms were right across the way by the rec center.
They were clean but I felt I didn’t have a lot of space to move around in them. When I showered and when I used the bathrooms. It was ok. Nothing that’s going to hinder my view of this place.

Everyone was so nice and friendly.

My kids loves the rec center. It was nice to have games for my kids to play when it rained Saturday afternoon. The pool was pretty nice and sparkling clean.

Overall if I was coming to Harrisburg and needed a campground I would choose this place again.
I mentioned to my husband multiple times this weekend how nice it was.
(We usually stay at more woodsie places, with long trails, this KOA had very few trees and a super small walking path.

Stayed two nights for a family reunion close by. Staff was friendly, site 28 backed up to the lake. The good part of the site was the our door opened to a site that was further away and perpendicular to ours. It also had a fence for separation. On the other side of us the occupant's awning was very close to our site. A little too close for my taste. The camper van that had stayed the night before was a better fit. The pool was nice and perfect for the warm weather. The showers were on the other side of the park, I didn't mind driving over there. The shower house was clean, but the showers were a little tight. There was free fishing as long as you threw the bass back in. Ducks were always coming up wanting to be fed, but were not aggressive. Overall a nice place to stay.