Whitten Park

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway · Mississippi · 60 sites

Pier Located Behind the Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center Adjacent to Campground
Whitten Park Beach
Fishing Pier

Photos: US Army Corps of Engineers via Recreation.gov

Overview

Whitten Park is a US Army Corps of Engineers campground in Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Mississippi, with 60 sites in 3 loops. Very shady: nearly every site is under trees. T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T report coverage at every site.

ShadeVery shady

59 of 59 sites shaded

SunNo sun

0 of 59 sites in full sun

StarlinkHard

0 of 59 sites with clear sky

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    Questions

    Which sites at Whitten Park are the shadiest?

    Nearly all of them. All 59 sites at Whitten Park have good shade from the trees, including from the hot afternoon sun.

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    Which sites at Whitten Park get the most sun?

    None are truly sunny; the sunniest still have trees over most of the site.

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    Which sites at Whitten Park are the most level?

    9 of 59 sites are flat, and 12 more have a gentle slope most RVs can level with blocks; 38 are steeper, better for tents. Sites that take RVs or trailers fit rigs up to 77 ft.

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    Does Whitten Park have cell service?

    Yes. T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T all report coverage at every site at Whitten Park. That's the coverage each carrier reports to the FCC, not a measured signal, so under trees or below a ridge it can be weaker.

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    When is the best time to see fall color at Whitten Park?

    October. In a typical year the leaves around Whitten Park are at their best in mid to late October, though any one fall can run a week or two early or late. Much of the forest here stays green, so expect color in patches. Roam’s fall foliage map shows how far the color has come this week, free every September through November.

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    What’s the weather like at Whitten Park in October?

    In October, expect highs around 75°F and lows around 50°F, with about 3.9 inches of rain over the month. Every month’s averages are in Roam Premium.

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    Campground facts

    Sites
    60 in 3 loops
    Kinds
    60 for RVs or trailers
    Hookups
    60 with electric
    Longest rig
    77 ft
    Accessible
    2 sites
    Elevation
    281–304 ft
    Every site
    Pets allowed · Check-in 4 PM, check-out 3 PM
    Managed by
    US Army Corps of Engineers
    How we know Sources and limits

    Shade, sun and Starlink are our estimates from Meta and the World Resources Institute’s canopy-height model (about 2 m pixels, from satellite imagery calibrated with space lidar; CC BY 4.0). From 2 m above each site we trace 72 lines out to 60 m and note the tallest tree in each direction. Shade counts trees overhead, the canopy within 30 m and how much of the afternoon sky is blocked. Sun counts how open the southern sky is. Starlink needs open sky above 35°, with the northern half counted twice because US dishes tilt north, and we keep the best spot within 8 m of the site’s post. The model sees tree heights only, not trunks, buildings or hills, so check with the Starlink app when you arrive.

    Slope is the ground at each site’s post over about 4 m, from USGS 3DEP 1 m lidar: level under 2%, gentle to 4% (most rigs level on blocks), sloped to 8% (fine for a tent), steep beyond.

    Cell coverage is from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (carrier filings as downloaded May 2026): each site is tested against each carrier’s modelled outdoor 4G/5G coverage. It is what the carriers report, not a measured signal.

    Fall color is the typical peak from NASA’s MODIS satellite record of when leaves change (2001–2023), limited to deciduous and mixed forest with USGS land cover (NLCD), calibrated to the USA National Phenology Network’s ground reports of colored leaves (CC BY 4.0). It is an average of many autumns, so the page gives a window, not a date.

    Weather is NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals for the campground. Sites and facts are from Recreation.gov’s open data (July 2026). Map imagery: USGS The National Map. Photos: Recreation.gov.

    From the campground’s Recreation.gov listing: “The campground offers 60 sites with electric and water hookups. The three camp loops provide easy access to playgrounds and showers. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway extends 234 miles from the Tennessee River to the junction of the Tombigbee River in Alabama. The man-made waterway connects the nation's midsection of commercial water transportation with the Gulf of Mexico. Features include ten lock and dams, Gainesville Lake, Aliceville Lake, Columbus Lake and Aberdeen Lake.”

    Page data as of October 15, 2026. Full source notes are in each layer’s info in the app.

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