itOpened Guides · Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
How to actually get a site at Piney Grove — the verified facts, the release reality, and the cancellation route in.
Watch it with itOpened
Proof, from our own scanners: 673 confirmed openings across 34 campgrounds since Oct 29, 2026 — each one re-verified before logging. See the live cancellation index.
Watch Piney GroveFree to start. We never book, hold, or resell — you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. Fees pay for monitoring; openings are first-come and cannot be guaranteed.
Overview The Piney Grove Campground is on Bay Springs Lake, along the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in northeastern Mississippi. It's ideal for families and groups of friends looking for lots of water recreation. Recreation Boat, fish, swim, hike, bike or just sit back and relax on the nine-mile lake. Bay Springs Lake is dotted with recreation areas for a true sampling of the outdoors. Facilities Each of the 141 sites come with electric hookups, a lantern post, impact pad, campfire ring and picnic table. The park also has a playground, and two multi-use courts.
| Total sites | 141 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard |
| Site mix (directory count) | Standard 138 |
| Area | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway |
| Managed by | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Nearest community | NEW SITE, MS |
| Activities | Camping, Day Use Area, Swimming Site |
| Directory phone | 662-728-1134 |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov campground page |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
Piney Grove is reserved through Recreation.gov, on the release pattern stated in its official listing. In demand, reservable sites are claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the campground reads as sold out for most of the year, and why the realistic route in is rarely the release itself.
Sites booked months ahead get cancelled as trips fall through, and each cancellation returns its nights to the official calendar instantly — first-come, no waitlist, no announcement. itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Piney Grove around the clock; when a site matching your dates and vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link, and you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell. The mechanics are the same ones documented in how campsite cancellations actually work.
Watch more than one calendar. These nearby or same-area campgrounds take the same trip — and their cancellations are independent chances:
| Pickensville Cg (Pickensville Al) | 176 sites · same area |
|---|---|
| Dewayne Hayes | 110 sites · same area |
| Town Creek Campground - West Point - Ms | 110 sites · same area |
| Blue Bluff Campground (Aberdeen Ms) | 92 sites · same area |
| Whitten Park | 61 sites · same area |
Full directory facts and sibling campgrounds: Piney Grove campground page · Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway park page.
Watch it with itOpened
Proof, from our own scanners: 673 confirmed openings across 34 campgrounds since Oct 29, 2026 — each one re-verified before logging. See the live cancellation index.
Watch Piney GroveFree to start. We never book, hold, or resell — you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. Fees pay for monitoring; openings are first-come and cannot be guaranteed.
Every figure in this article traces to one of the sources above. If a number isn't sourced, we don't print it.
Last updated 2026-10-30.