Day-Use Areas

The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway offers many day-use areas to provide visitors a place to enjoy picnicking, swimming, boating, and fishing, as well as just plain relaxing and enjoying the outdoors. Some of the facilities at Tennessee-Tombigbee’s Day-Use areas include courtesy docks for fishing, playgrounds, multi-use courts for basketball, tennis, volleyball, or bat-mitten, nature trails, beaches, boat ramps, and picnic tables and pavilions.

Day-Use Areas are great places for families or other large groups to meet and enjoy the outdoors. Some pavilions can be reserved from March 15 - September 15 for gatherings. If not reserved, pavilions are available on a first-come, first serve basis.

For large gatherings or special activities, an Event Permit may be needed. To receive an event permit you must download and fill out the application on the right hand side of this page and turn it in to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Project Management Office.

Picnic Shelters

All pavilions are available on a first-come, first serve basis unless they are reserved, March 15 through September 15. Reservations can be made beginning January 2, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. For reservations for shelters north of Amory, Mississippi call (662) 423-1287. To reserve shelters south of Amory, Mississippi call (662) 245-5500.

Payment for pavilions should be received within 14 days of making a reservation. Failure to receive payment with this time will result in the reservation being cancelled. Discount Passes are not accepted for pavilion reservations. Recreation Area Use Fees still apply to visitors with a pavilion reservation entering day-use areas with this fee (Piney Grove Beach, Old Bridge Beach and Dewayne Hayes Day Use Area), unless a visitor has an Annual Pass.

Visitors who reserve a pavilion should keep a copy of their receipt with them as proof of their reservation. Reservation fees are non-refundable. However, an effort will be made to allow visitors to reschedule their reservation. All Title 36 Rules and Regulations are enforced. Pavilions may be reserved on holidays. Reservations are only valid during normal park hours.

Picnic Shelters

NORTH MISSISSIPPI TO AMORY

Scruggs Bridge
Overlook Area
Divide Cut
Holcut Memorial
Park
Divide Cut
Divide Overlook
Area
Divide Cut
Paden Day
Use Area
Divide Cut
McDougal Branch
Recreation Area
Bay Springs Lake
Piney Grove
Picnic Area
Bay Springs Lake
Piney Grove
Beach
Bay Springs Lake
West Damsite
Recreation Area
Bay Springs Lake
Old Bridge
Beach
Bay Springs Lake
Beaver Lake
Recreation Area
Rankin Pool
Jamie L. Whitten
Historical Center and Park
Fulton Pool
Amory Recreation
Area
Amory Pool

FROM AMORY SOUTH

Blue Bluff
Picnic Area
Aberdeen Lake
Blue Bluff
Recreation Area
Aberdeen Lake
DeWayne Hayes
Recreation Area
Columbus Lake
Waverly
Recreation Area
Columbus Lake
Stennis East Bank
Recreation Area
Columbus Lake
Pickensville
Recreation Area
Aliceville Lake
Raleigh Ryan
Access Area
Aliceville Lake
Tom Bevill Visitor
Center and East Bank
Aliceville Lake
Cochrane
Recreation Area
Gainesville Lake
Sumter
Recreation Area
Gainesville Lake