Percy Quin State Park

Percy Quin ran calm through most of the week. The park felt lightly occupied, the loops were easy to move through, and the days had that steady rural Mississippi pace—fog in the mornings, then mixed skies and a lot of open space once things cleared out.

Then Friday hit and the whole place changed. RV after RV rolled in, and by Friday and Saturday night the park felt close to full. More headlights, more movement, more campground noise.

Saturday night was the standout for a different reason. We took a serious storm—tornado and thunderstorm warnings, heavy rain, and wind strong enough that the trailer was moving. No damage, but it was our first big storm inside the Airstream, and it made the night feel long in a way calm weather never does.

One more layer to this stay: we never plugged in the entire time. We unplugged the night before leaving Paul B. Johnson and ran Percy Quin fully off battery. Solar was limited with cloud cover and tree shade, so it was a real test of “normal life” power draw without easy refill.

Most days looked the same in a good way: a loop walk, bikes across the park roads, then a longer hike when we wanted something that felt like a real outing.

🗺️ The Lay of the Land

• Location: McComb, Mississippi · 31.1919, -90.5672 · Google Maps
• Official site: Percy Quin State Park
• Landscape: Pine forest · lake
• Vibe: Weekday: Calm · Subdued / Weekend: Social
• Our stay & conditions: February 2026 · 4 nights · Warm with mixed clouds and sun. Highs mid to upper 70s, lows low to upper 50s. Overnight fog

🏕️ Camp Setup

• Site types: Back-in RV · Pull-through RV · Primitive tent · Cabins
• Arrival & setup: Easy (with a few tight turns)
• Hookups: 💧 / ⚡ / 🚽 | 🧻
• Connectivity: 📶 AT&T ⚠️ | 📶 Verizon ⚠️ | 📶 T-Mobile ⚠️ | 📡 Starlink 🟢 | 📶 Park Wi-Fi ⟂
• Facilities: Restrooms · Showers · Laundry · Trail access

Legend:
🚽 = sewer at site · 🧻 = dump station
🟢 = solid for work · ⚠️ = usable with limits · ❌ = unusable

🚴 On the Ground

• Activities available: ● 🥾 Hiking | ● 🚴 Biking | ● 🐕 Dogs | ● 🚣 Paddling | ● 🎣 Fishing | ● 🐦 Birding | ● 🏊 Swimming | ● 📸 Photography | ● 🏕️ Camp-centric | ○ 🧗 Climbing
• Trail mileage available: 🥾 6.8 mi. | 🚴 ⟂ | 🚣 ⟂
• Crowd level: Slow

Legend: ● = available · ○ = not available

Park Highlights

Percy Quin is one of those parks where the design tells you the history. It’s a CCC-era build, started in the mid-1930s, and you can still see that “built for use” mindset in how the place is laid out: roads that work, loops that make sense, and a park that can handle traffic without turning chaotic.

The lake is the original center of that plan. It opened in 1939, and even now it’s the thing everything orbits. That becomes even clearer once you learn the reset story. After Hurricane Isaac damaged the dam in 2012, the lake was drained, the dam was repaired, and the lake later reopened.

The other surprise is how much “extra” park exists here without taking over the stay. Pool, golf, tennis. All in decent condition, none of it busy. We didn’t use them, but it raises the ceiling. Percy Quin can support a bigger, more activity-heavy trip (families, groups, longer weekends) while still staying quiet when occupancy is low.

⚡ TL;DR

• Park highlight: Lake-centered layout with a campground that runs clean and simple for RV life or day use activities
• Best for: Easy basecamp days, lake walks, paddling, fishing
• Skip if: You want quiet isolation or a trail-heavy park
• Worth planning around?: Maybe

Final Takeaways

Percy Quin is a solid rural Mississippi stop when you want quiet and easy movement more than big scenery. The park stays calm when it’s under capacity, the loops and roads make biking and walking easy, and the Nature Trail adds just enough “real trail” to keep the stay from turning into campground repetition. The lake carries the background of the whole visit, and the fact that the pool/golf/tennis are in good shape without drawing crowds is a plus. It’s a park that works, and that’s why it’s worth writing down.