Wall Doxey State Park

Wall Doxey State Park offers an abundance of outdoor recreation opportunities in a setting rich in natural beauty. Centered around a sixty-acre, spring-fed lake, Wall Doxey is only fourty miles from the exciting shopping, restaurants, and attractions of Memphis, Tennessee, and is just seven miles from the splendid antebellum homes of Holly Springs, Mississippi. The University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss") is just a twenty five minute drive away, making Wall Doxey State Park the perfect place to spend a football weekend. For a weekend getaway or as a central vacation spot, Wall Doxey State Park is an ideal destination.

Amenities

Park Directions
Google Map Directions (link)
Directions (PDF download)

Area Attractions
The following attractions are located within a short drive of Wall Doxey State Park. The park staff will be happy to provide you with directions.

• Antebellum Homes, Town Square (Holly Springs, Oxford, MS)
• City of Holly Springs
• Marshall County Museum (Holly Springs, MS)
• Holly Springs National Forest
• Rowan Oak, Home of William Faulkner (Oxford, MS) 
• The University of Mississippi "OleMiss" (Oxford, MS)
• Golf Courses
• Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area
• Mississippi Audubon
• Strawberry Plains Audubon Center

Annual Events
July
William Faulkner/Yoknapatawpha Conference (Area event held by the city of Oxford.)

September
September 22 & 23, 2012     Disc Golf Tournament

October
October 6-13, 2012     Network of Canine Detection Services' Search Dog Training, Evaluations and Certification Seminar.

October 26 & 27, 2012     Halloween Haunted Hayride and Haunted House, 7 PM to 10 PM.

Developed Camping 
Wall Doxey's 64 sites available for developed camping feature picnic tables, grills, and water and electrical hook-ups. Bathhouses with hot showers and a central sewage dumping station are located in the developed camping area. All campsites are reservable up to 24-months in advance and are strongly recommended.

Primitive Camping
Eighteen wooded sites are available for tent camping. Water, restrooms, and showers are located within walking distance of the primitive camping area

Cabins
Wall Doxey features nine air-conditioned cabins offering forest or lake views. Accommodating four to seven persons, cabins are equipped with bed and bath linens and feature screened porches (except Cabin 6 and 7) and fireplaces. Televisions with Direct TV have been added into all of our cabins. No pets are allowed in or around the cabin area. Reservations may be made up to twenty four-months and are strongly recommended.

Group Camp 
Group camping for up to one hundred four is available in eight air-conditioned cabins featuring separate counselor's quarters, a meeting room, and an outdoor amphitheater. Meals are served cafeteria-style in the dining hall, which seats one hundred twenty. Campers must furnish their own linens, towels, pillows, soap, and other personal items. Reservations up to twenty four-months in advance are required and may be made by contacting the park office.

Visitor/Activity Building
The Visitor's Center houses the park office and meeting and banquet rooms accommodating onehundred fifty to two hundred.  For specific information on facilities, reservations, seating capacity, and fees, contact the park office (662) 252-4231.

Picnic Area/Pavilion
The park's fourty picnic sites offer tables, grills, and scenic views of Spring Lake.  Four large picnic pavilions are available by reservations up to twenty four-months in advance by contacting the park office.  Pavilions provide the ideal setting for family reunions, company picnics, and church or school outings.

Nature Trail
A two and half mile nature trail winds around Spring Lake, affording beautiful views of the water and of native Mississippi flora and fauna.

Playground
Playground equipment is also available.

Playing Fields
A site for softball, football and other outdoor recreational activities is available.

Boat Launching
Spring Lake offers sixty acres of fresh spring water for fishing. Ramps are provided.

Fishing
Spring Lake offers sixty acres of fresh spring water for fishing. Spring Lake is a well-stocked fishing lake. A Mississippi fishing license is required for all persons between the ages of sixteen and sixty five. Licenses may be purchased at the park office for a nominal fee.
Spring Lake Depth Map (MDWFP link)
Fishing License Information (MDWFP link)

Laundry Facilities
Laundry facilities are available.

Disc Golf
Wall Doxey offers two disc golf courses, Spring Creek and Turkey Hollow. Disc courses are open to the public, free of charge, however, the normal entrance fee is required. Discs can be rented or purchased at the park office.