Dub Patton 729

Dub Patton - 729

Dub Patton 763

Dub Patton - 763

Arkabutla Lake

Arkabutla Lake Pavilion

Dub Patton Day Use Area

<h2>Overview</h2>
<p>Dub Patton Day Use Area sits along Arkabutla Lake and Dam in the hills of northwest Mississippi. The dam project is on the Coldwater River and offers some of the best sailing east of the Mississippi River.</p>
<h2>Recreation</h2>
<p>Families come to Arkabutla Lake to enjoy the great outdoors by  fishing, boating, swimming, hiking, and biking. </p>


<p>Wildlife management areas around Arkabutla Lake boast a combined 30,000 acres of public hunting lands where whitetail deer, wild turkeys, quail and waterfowl roam.</p>



<p>Several trails wind around the lake and throughout the nearby landscape. The Coldwater River Nature Trail System encompasses two hiking trails as well as an interpretive trail that helps educate hikers on the wildlife and ecosystem. The Swinging Bridge Nature Trail is also nearby, and includes a section of land that was part of the river prior to the dam being built. This trail is also an interpretive educational trail.</p>



<p>Thousands of people each year visit Arkabutla Lake to go fishing. The lake is home to several species of native fish to Mississippi waters, such as largemouth bass, bream, catfish and crappie.</p>
<h2>Facilities</h2>
<p>Dub Patton offers a campground with reservable campsites, there is a boat launching ramp, a kayak launch, two group picnic shelters and picnic sites. </p>
<h2>Natural Features</h2>
<p>The pavilions are situated on the waterfront, among rolling hills forested with a shady mixture of oak, hickory, beech, sweet gum and birch trees.</p>

Dub Patton Day Use Area sits along Arkabutla Lake and Dam in the hills of northwest Mississippi. The dam project is on the Coldwater River and offers some of the best sailing east of the Mississippi River.

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