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Starkville KOA

With reservations available year-round, Starkville KOA accommodates RVs up to 60 feet with full hookups and provides tent sites alongside standard KOA amenities. The campground sits about 12 minutes from Walmart and local restaurants, making resupply runs straightforward for longer stays.

Campers consistently note the cleanliness of the bathrooms and showers, with several reviews highlighting the exceptionally maintained facilities. The grounds stay quiet, particularly during off-season periods when sites spread out more. Staff members receive frequent praise for going beyond standard service—one reviewer mentioned receiving assistance with a motorcycle breakdown and a discounted rate due to the mechanical issue.

The property once featured lake access with water slides and fishing docks, but the water has receded over the past six years, leaving the former beach area and boat ramps unusable. Games are available for rent from the office, though families should note the limited on-site activities for children. WiFi performance varies by carrier, with AT&T users reporting better connectivity than other networks. For those exploring the area, camping near Starkville offers additional options.

Book ahead during busy periods, as the level sites and clean facilities make this a popular overnight stop for travelers.

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Adults 18+, Kids 0-17, Free 0--1

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Map & DirectionsStarkville KOA is located in Mississippi near Starkville

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Directions

Located on the new Hwy 82 Bypass, 8 miles west of Mississippi State University campus. If using GPS it will take you the wrong way. Look for brown Okitibbeha county lake sign. We are located 4 miles west of Starkville down County Lake road.

Address

2661 County Lake Rd
Starkville, MS 38759

Coordinates

33.51307863 N
88.932334 W

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Connectivity

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Excellent Coverage
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Verizon
No Coverage
AT&T5G
Excellent Coverage

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T-Mobile is introducing T-Satellite to extend coverage in the outdoors

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Last on 5/19/26
Verizon
No Coverage
AT&T5G
Excellent Coverage

Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group
Cabins
Tent Cabin

Features

For Campers

Market
ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
50 Amp Hookups
Big Rig Friendly

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Drive Time

1 hr 45 min from Tuscaloosa, AL
1 hr 56 min from Jackson, MS
2 hrs 7 min from Birmingham, AL
2 hrs 35 min from Florence, AL

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Reviews5 Camper Reviews - Starkville KOA

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5 Reviews

Many campers appreciated the clean facilities, quiet atmosphere, and outstanding customer service. The major drawback noted was the dried-up lake and deteriorated water amenities.

Craig S.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 7, 2022

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COOL CAMP

Bryan A.

Guide

Reviewed Jan. 15, 2022

Very Nice for unplanned arrival!

Coming home to Dallas from Alabama and found this oasis…clean and quiet. In and out no problems.

SiteP6

Month of VisitJanuary

Chris B.

Scout

Reviewed Nov. 11, 2021

City by - no lake

It’s a basic KOA with clean showers, laundry, and full hookups. The lake that was a an attraction including water slides and fishing docks is dry and has been for a couple of years.

Month of VisitNovember

Chuck S.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 31, 2021

Extremely Peaceful

The customer service was absolutely outstanding! 4 stars only because of lack of amenities for kids, however, they do have games to rent from office. Unfortunately the lake has mostly dried up and no longer hits the shoreline of the campground (apparently been this way for 6 years). They used to have what looked like an awesome beach area, water slides, boat ramps etc... but it has all fallen into disrepair which makes sense now that the water has receded. Our son and his buddy still had fun relaxing, throwing the ball around and playing a few games. WiFi was not great except for AT&T which means there must be an AT&T tower nearby. All stores, Walmart, restaurants etc.. are about a 12 minute drive away if needed. All in all, it was very relaxing. If they added a huge pool, I think it’d be a big hit.

SiteSite 18

Month of VisitMay

Xander H.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 15, 2020

Decent place to stay

This KOA is a decent place. We arrived after the office was closed. We had called ahead and they had a site saved for us. The only issue was, we could not find the site. It was a tent site and we could not find the assigned one. Being the off season and not crowded we just grabbed an empty site. The map they left only had the tent area not individual tent sites marked.

Bathrooms and showers were exceptionally clean. Grounds were clean. Very quiet place. I would stay here again. I looked like all the camper sites were clean and level.

Only reason for the 4 stars and not 5 is due to the site we were assigned to not being marked. Other than that it would be a 5.

Part 2: We had a mechanical issue with one of our motorcycles and the staff at the KOA went out of there way to assist us. They gave us a break on the 2nd night stay due to our situation. Changing this to a 5!!