U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bay Springs Lake

03/12/2026

Volunteer Park Hosts needed from now through September 30, 2026 at Whitten Campground in Fulton, MS.
If you are interested in being a voluteer with us, please call 662-423-1543.

03/03/2026

Volunteer Park Hosts needed from May 1, 2026 through September 7, 2026 at Piney Grove Beach.

If you are interested in being a voluteer with us, please visit https://www.volunteer.gov/s/global-search/Piney%20Grove%20Beach

You can also call 662-423-1543.

02/25/2026

Please help us spread the word!
To simplify and speed up our fee program, we are moving all our fees to Recreation.gov. To use the website, or to pay using the QR codes that we will have posted in our recreation areas, you will need to create an account on www.recreation.gov. This is the same website we are already using for camping, pavilion reservations, and hunting permits. Once you create an account, here is a list of things you can purchase from the website:
• Day use pass for beaches
• Day use pass for boat launching
• Corps of Engineers annual passes
• America the Beautiful passes
• Pavilion and Whitten Center reservations
• Corps of Engineers hunting permits
• Camping reservations
No smart phone, no problem. On a computer, once you set up an account, you will be able to pay for your pass while at home, just be sure to bring your printed out receipt with you. When visiting our beaches, simply provide your printed receipt showing the correct date and payment. From your phone, you can make the purchase from any location (if you are not driving) and have it ready to show the park host when you pull up to the gate house. If you buy a Corps of Engineers annual pass, it should be redeemed for a plastic hangtag at any gatehouse or Corps of Engineer office with 14 days of purchase. This should reduce time waiting at the gatehouses at the beaches and at the fee machines at boat ramps once everyone becomes familiar with the process.

02/11/2026

Questions about the following job openings should be directed to R&D Maintenance at 662-454-9587.

01/26/2026

Off-road vehicles are not permitted on USACE-managed lands.
Help protect public lands by staying on designated roads and trails.

11/14/2025

Please see the attached press release. All areas that will be open this winter have been opened. Loop 2 at Whitten Campground is open this winter. All of Piney Grove Campground will be closed until March 1, 2026.

10/31/2025

Our parks remaining open are: Fulton Boat Ramp, Barton Ferry Boat Ramp, Saucer Creek, Stennis East Bank Boat Ramp, Becker Bottom, Amory Boat Ramp, Smithville, Beaver Lake, West Damsite Boat Ramp, Piney Grove Boat Ramp

Piney Grove Campground and Whitten Campground will close at 3:00pm Sunday November 2nd.

For up-to-date information on the status of any USACE park, please visit: https://corpslakes.erdc.dren.mil/visitors/status.cfm

10/03/2025