Whitten Park campground in Fulton Mississippi gets a very high rating from me. First of all the park host switched our reservation for us from a wooded site to this one; where we have woods to the south and open sky to the north, for our Starlink. And not only did I not get charged a change fee, for some reason I got a $4 refund.
And we have this lovely area to the rear of our site for my screen tent. This is a Corps of Engineers park and though old is very nicely done. No leveling blocks needed here.
Matey and I have appreciated the trails through the woods linking the three campground loops. It looks like they were once all lit, but the lighting is gone.
All the bridges are still in good repair,
as is this pavilion…
which is a nice place to sit along the Tenn-Tom Waterway.
There is even a little beach.
This lovely stone building is part of the park and inside is a lot of information about four Federal programs and what they contribute to the area. It covers the Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, the National Park Service, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. There was also information about Jamie Whitten, the congressman who pushed for the Tenn-Tom Waterway and for whom the park is named.
The only information about the waterway was this sign out back. According to the sign the Tenn-Tom Waterway “was the largest earth moving project in history, moving one third more earth than the Panama Canal.”
Also out back is a path and boardwalk that leads to this fishing pier. This foggy scene greeted Matey and I on our first early morning walk.
The wisps of fog were gently blowing across the water, very ethereal.
There is a disc golf course through the woods,
and though challenging, it’s playable.
There’s also a disc golf course less than two miles away on the grounds of a community college. We played them both.
Not far past the college is the Fulton Lock and Dam.
We drove nine miles around to try to get a better look from the other side.
I was able to take these stairs…
to the bottom of the dam. I found it interesting that no water was coming past the dam. Then I remembered reading at another site how many millions of gallons of water it takes each time a boat locks through. The impoundment above the dam is the source of that water, so little water has to be let down otherwise.
This morning Bud dropped Matey, the stroller and me off at the lock on our side of the waterway.
There’s a paved and lighted walking/ bike path along the waterway.
Although it’s mostly straight and open there’s the occasional boat to see.
The path follows this creek upstream…
and eventually crosses it.
It’s very nicely done with benches and garbage cans.
The walking path ends at this pavilion right at the entrance to Whitten Park.
A three mile walk brought us right back to the park…
and our lovely site. Yes, this place gets high marks from me.
On the Roam Again 
Some very pretty places and, again, very interesting! I’d love to know how the volume of dirt removed there compares to the amount of dirt removed to dig the Erie Canal.
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