Whiten Park COE Campground- Fulton, Mississippi (May 2018)

Our GPS decided we needed to take the scenic route off I-22 to Whiten Park COE Campground. In the 12 mile process, it made sure we saw all of the sights and stop lights in downtown Fulton, Mississippi. 

Our GPS wasn’t the only one coming up with this route. A big fifth wheel caught up with us at a red light. It appeared that this rig was also following its GPS off the Interstate, through town and into the park. 

Somehow, our GPS came up with a new route back to the Interstate when we left the park the next morning that avoided the town, the traffic lights and the traffic.

Sign at entrance to park

Our first impression was that Whiten Park may be one of the older Corps of Engineers (COE) campgrounds. It had many mature trees around the campsites. Also, the utility connection points were showing a little age. The same was true of the bathhouses in the park.

View of trees from Rosie's window

We were a “walk-up” and arrived without reservations. The camp host gave us a map marked with available sites in the park's three loops and asked us to let her know which one we chose for the night. We did a fast run through the loop nearest the water and ruled those sites out because they were too short and we would have to disconnect Rosie, our 25 foot Airstream trailer from the truck. We planned to leave early the next morning and simply wanted to stay hitched up over night. 

We saw a deep site at the end of the middle loop and quickly backed in. We knew the site we picked wasn’t one of the prime spots that people try to reserve months in advance, but it was good enough for the night.

Rosie in Whiten Park COE Campground

Later, we walked through the third loop and realized that the available sites in that area were deep and had water views. I guess we settled too fast on a site in the middle loop. 

Here are some specifics about this campground:

• Our site had 20, 30 and 50 amp electrical service 
• Our site had a water connection with 38 pounds of pressure 
• The water had a high level of iron. I had to rinse out our water filter several times when I disconnected the next morning 
• Our site did not have a sewer connection 
• We saw one dump station in this park
• Our site had a concrete pad 
• We had to use leveling tools to fix a slight side-to-side lean 
• There were three loops in the campground 
• Each loop had a bathhouse 
• The bathhouses were clean and well maintained by the staff
• The park does not provide WiFi service 
• AT&T provided marginal 4G voice and data service over our campsite 
• We were able to watch CBS using Rosie’s TV antenna. We also received digital channels ME and THiS 
• This is a pet friendly park 

We were amazed at the number of small children in this park. It appeared to us that this is a campground that young families tend to stay in. It was nice to hear the “happy” sounds of young children playing in the park.

Trees in the park

Main road to the camping loops