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    5000 N Frontage Road
    Columbus, MS 39701
    Phone: (662) 245-5500

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See the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

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Jamie L. Whitten Visitor Center (662) 862-5414

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Directions:

  • Waterway Management Center (Columbus): From US 82, Exit at US45/Plymouth Bluff Access Road Exit and go North. Go Left on Old West Point Road 1 mi to right on Right Bank Access Road to right on West Plymouth Road. Phone: (662)327-2142
  • Tom Bevill Visitor Center: From Pickensville, AL, Highway 14, S 1 mi to Tom Bevill Visitor Center. Phone: (205)373- 8705.
  • Jamie L. Whitten Historic Center: From Fulton, MS exit North from 178 onto N. Cummings Street to John Rankin Highway. The center is on the left, 100 Campground Road, Fulton, MS Phone: (662) 862-5414
  • Bay Springs Resource Office: From Dennis, MS, Highway 4, W 5 mi to Bay Springs Visitor Center. 82 Bay Springs Resource Rd., Dennis, MS. Phone: (662) 454-3481

    Factoid: The Tenn-Tom Waterway is an outdoor enthusiasts' paradise. From picnicking to fishing to camping, the Tenn-Tom has it all. The river section of the waterway stretches from Demopolis, Alabama north to Amory, Mississippi and encompasses 149 miles and four locks and dams. The Canal Section of the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway stretches North from Amory, Mississippi to Jamie L. Whitten Lock and Dam near Dennis, Mississippi. Forty-six miles in length, it has a total of five locks and dams. The Divide Section of the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway begins at Jamie L. Whitten Lock and Dam and runs North for 39 miles to Yellow Creek on Pickwick Lake near the Tennessee border.

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    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
    Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.

    Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

    70 Recreation areas at Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

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     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Aberdeen East Bank   $           P        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Aberdeen West Bank         P        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Amory Lock and Dam/ Fishing Area           P        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Amory Recreation Area   $         D P GS      
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Barton's Ferry Access         D        
    Bay Springs Marina     X X X          
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Bay Springs Site Office/Visitor Center           D A       I
    Bayberry       X   D A        
    Beans Ferry       X   D        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Beaver Lake   $         D GS      
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Becker   $                  
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Bevill Lock East   $             GS X    
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Bevill Lock West                    
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Blue Bluff  Link ro reservation at rec.gov   $   X   D GS X    
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Blue Bluff Day Use         D P A GS X  
    Burnsville Boat Ramp       X   D GS      
    Burnsville Park     X       GS X    
    Charles Younger Landing       X   D GS      
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Cochrane  Link ro reservation at rec.gov   $   X     GS X    
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Cochrane Boat Ramp           GS      
    Columbus Marina     X X X D        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Cotton Springs   $         D A        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Crows Neck Ramp   $         D        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Dewayne Hayes  Link ro reservation at rec.gov   $   X   C P GS X   H
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Dewayne Hayes Day Use         D C P A GS X   H
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Doskie                    
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Fulton Boat Ramp         D P A GS     H
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Fulton Lock and Dam/ Fishing Area           P        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area G.V. Sonny Montgomery Lock and Dam/ Fishing Area           P        
    Ginn Branch       X   D        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Holcut Memorial   $             A G GS      
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Howell Heflin Lock (Lower Pool Ramp)                  
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Howell Heflin Spillway East           P        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Howell Heflin Spillway West                    
    Ironwood Bluff Ramp       X   D        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Jamie L. Whitten Campground   X       G GS X H
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Jamie L. Whitten Park and Historical Center  Link ro reservation at rec.gov   $     X     P A GS X   F M
    Luxapalila       X     A GS     H
    Marina Cove E D   X X            
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Mcdougal Branch   $         D A GS      
    Mckinley Creek Access Area       X   D        
    Morgan's Landing E     X     GS      
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Old Bridge Beach   $           D P A GS X  
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Paden   $             A GS X   F
    Peppertown       X   P        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Pickensville Campground  Link ro reservation at rec.gov   $   X   D C GS X    
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Pickensville Day Use   $         D C P A GS    
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Piney Grove Beach     X       A GS    
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Piney Grove Day Use         D P A GS      
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Piney Grove Recreation Area  Link ro reservation at rec.gov   $   X   D P A GS X BE H
    Plymouth Bluff Environmental Center   X       D GS     H I
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Raleigh Ryan Ramp           GS      
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Rankin Lock and Dam Fishing Area           P        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Ringo Bluff         D        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area S.W. Taylor Ramp   $                  
    Sanders Landing       X   D        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Saucer Creek         D        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Scruggs East Picnic Area           P A        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Scruggs West Boat Ramp   $     X   D A        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Smithville   $         D        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Stennis Lock and Dam / Recreation Area - East   $         D C P A GS X   H F
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Stennis Lock and Dam / Recreation Area - West           P        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Sumter   $         D A GS X    
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Tom Bevill Visitor Center                    
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Town Creek Campground  Link ro reservation at rec.gov   $   X   D C A GS X   B H
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Vienna   $         D        
    Walkers Levee       X            
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Waverly Ferry   $             A GS X   H
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Waverly Ferry Ramp   $           A        
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area West Damsite Recreation Area   $         D P A GS X    
     Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area   Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected
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    XExists at lake
    Camping
    EElectric Campsites
    NNon-electric Campsites
    PPrimitive Campsites
    GGroup Camping
    DDump Station
    Fishing
    CFish Cleaning Stations
    DFishing Docks
    PFishing Piers
    Picnic
    APicnic Area
    GGroup Picnic
    GSGroup Picnic Shelter
    Swimming
    BEBeach
    PSwimming Pool
    Trails
    BBike Trails
    QEquestrian Trails
    HHiking Trails
    IHiking Trails - Interpretive
    ROff Road Vehicle Trails
    FFitness Trails
    WWater Trails
    SSnow Mobile Trails
    CCCross Country Skiing Trails
    MMultipurpose Trails


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