We stayed at a Corps of Engineers campground on Lake Enid. We had full hook ups for $20 a night! It was an amazing campground. The one crazy thing about this lake… in the off season they drain it… like drain it, drain it. We went over the dam and that part still had water but where we were, hardly any. We wouldn’t change a thing about our spot but had the lake been full (like we assumed it would be) it would have been even better.
While there, we gathered our Christmas decor. Gather meaning we went on a walk with a bucket and scissors and snipped pieces of white pine and collected pinecones between rain showers. We created a centerpiece for the table and garland for the island and with the leftovers an all natural air freshener that simmered on the stove top.
Our little one has been playing a game the last few weeks called “catfishing.” To play, you simply throw any sort of string down, pull it up and say “look at my cat fish.” This is usually performed with a nylon string and five clothes pins attached to the end, but can be performed with a blanket or most other objects as well. Alas, we’ve been talking about catfish a lot, so when there is a restaurant down the road called the “Catfish Hut” you have to go. The food was phenomenal and the service great, but the experience was from another world. You know that stereotypical southern/backwoods restaurant you see in the movies? All the employees are wearing their normal everyday clothes (gym shorts or jeans plus a random t-shirt) and they answer their phone on the way to the table. That restaurant where everybody knows everybody and notices when someone that is not them comes through. That restaurant that has FROG LEGS and fried bologna sandwiches on the menu. Yes, that is the restaurant we consumed the best catfish we’ve ever had at. Also, Chase ordered frog legs… and ate said frog legs… and gave his verdict… “chewy yet satisfying.”
Campground review:
Corp of Engineers at Lake Enid- Water Valley, MS
Cost: $20/night full hook ups
Site #16: amazing
Details-It is a flood zone lake. They start filling it in February and drain it in the fall. Out in the country. No propane, laundry etc. Great remote place to get away.