Holly Springs

Area Status: Open
A wooden dock and paved boat ramp extend into a scenic lake surrounded by woods.

The Holly Springs National Forest, located in north-central Mississippi, provides a public treasure of sparkling small lakes nestled among the lovely greens of upland hardwoods, pine forests, and unique bottomlands. This national forest may be easy to consider as just ordinary. That is hardly the case! The Holly Springs National Forest works towards encouraging the native communities, eliminating non-native invasive species like kudzu, restoring short-leaf pine ecosystems, and providing many services to the public. 

The Holly Springs National Forest is made up of two units, the Holly Springs in the north and the Yalobusha in the south. The forest covers portions of Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union and Yalobusha counties. There is approximately 155,000 acres of national forest land within its boundary, which occurs within a mosaic of 530,000 acres of private lands.

Activities

Campground Camping

Areas for Campground Camping at Holly Springs

Lake and Pond Fishing

Areas for Lake and Pond Fishing at Holly Springs

Day Hiking

Areas for Day Hiking at Holly Springs

Picnicking

Areas for Picnicking at Holly Springs

Group Picnicking

Areas for Group Picnicking at Holly Springs

Boating - Motorized

Areas for Boating - Motorized at Holly Springs

Boating - Non-Motorized

Areas for Boating - Non-Motorized at Holly Springs

Swimming

Areas for Swimming at Holly Springs