Beech Point Campground

PROS

Senior discount on week days
Super friendly check-in clerk
Very clean and well stocked toilet /shower building
Site 10 unobstructed lake view
4 individual toilet /shower rooms in one building. Exterior entrance into a shower/toilet/sink. Climate controlled. Site 10 asphalt parking pad with concrete pad under unmovable metal picnic table
One hook lantern pole, pedestal BBQ and metal firepit with cooking grill

CONS

Street lights at site # 11 and toilet/shower building
Campground is not secured so we saw numerous driving thrus in the campground
No camp host
Site 10 unlevel
No park WIFI
TMOBILE 1 bar

Campground is 4 miles beyond check-in station. Signage is small. Local town Marianna has Dollar General, Family Dollar, and Dollar Tree and a local grocery store. Diesel fuel as 3 stations. Pretty dumpy town.

Stayed for two nights at the end of September. Relatively new Mississippi River State Park (established 1999) campground where everything feels…new! All rv sites very large and FHU, paved and level, super clean restroom/showers. Enchanting views of Bear Creek Lake from every site. Very small (15 rv sites) yet feels spacious. Close to historic sites, cool drives in the national forest, and excellent bbq in nearby Marianna. No internet or phone for us, wi-fi available five miles away at the visitors center. A winner if you’re in this part of the country!

Here for two nights at the end of September - super campground! Relatively new Mississippi River State Park opened in 1999. Very small campground (15 rv sites, all FHU) yet spacious feel on a spit of land with beautiful lake views from every site. Great staff, everything here feels new. Close to historic sites, backcountry drives and real good bbq in Marianna. No internet for us at the site, Wi-fi five miles away at the visitors center. A winner!

Lovely little park off the beaten path. Very friendly and helpful staff in Visitor Center, which is also very nice. Level sites, clean bathrooms and easy lake access. Bring a kayak or boat or you can rent them from the park. Lots of fishing. Park ranger came through several times a day.
If you like BBQ, a visit to Jones Bar-B-Q in Marianna is a must. Louisiana Purchase State Park is also nearby.
Our site, while not directly on the water, had nice morning and afternoon shade. All sites had very large living areas.

Stayed the weekend. Easy access to groceries in Marianna. Visitor’s center has amazing native garden. Short drive to Helena-West Helena if you want to see the Mississippi River. The St Francis National Forest is pretty great. James Beard award winning bbq available 6 days a week in Marianna.

Keep an eye on the weather. Our site faced north west and a summer thunderstorm came up very quickly before we could secure our awning and it was damaged. Noob mistake on my part, but let me be an example to someone else!

The campsite was large and had a great view. The rest is bad. Upon setting up we noticed a flock of Canadian Geese hanging out in the cove. Nice... until we noticed all the goose poop EVERYWHERE! You could not take a step in the campsite without stepping in poop. Worse, We camp with 3 dogs so we had to keep shoveling goose poop to keep them semi-clean. THEN we rode over to the “beach.” The area where children had been playing and swimmimg all weekend only to find goose poop all over the beach! I realize when outdoors you will come across wildlife and when camping you are in their habitat but you cannot have a beach area open and not have staff to keep it safe! The problem is the very nice- overly nice- visitors’ center is over 4 miles from the actual park. Out of sight out of mind! Ironically on the walk to the bathhouse was a large sign asking campers to please pick up after pets because, “animal waste can cause disease.”