Ccc Camp Trail
Photo: MichaelGras, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 3.0 mi
- round trip
- 729 ft
- climb
- 594 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- best months
Ccc Camp Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back hike in Tishomingo State Park in Mississippi, managed by State Park and Recreation. The trail rises from about 494 feet to a high point of 594 feet, with a total elevation gain of 169 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 1.5 miles in, where the grade reaches 9 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Iuka show October highs around 73°F with lows near 46°F, and April highs around 72°F. Summer highs typically reach the upper 80s. The trail sits close to several other routes and spots. Outcroppings Trail is just 0.1 mile away, and Ccc Camp Upper Trail is 0.4 mile off. Bear Creek, a fishing spot, is 0.5 mile away, and the Natchez Trace Trail is 0.7 mile away.
- Outcroppings TrailHikingPhoto: MichaelGras, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi
- Ccc Camp Upper TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Bear CreekRiver fishing0.5 mi
Natchez Trace TrailHikingPhoto: MichaelGras, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.7 mi- Bear Creek TrailHikingPhoto: MichaelGras, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.8 mi
- Saddle Back Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: MichaelGras, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1 mi
- Cripple Deer CreekCanoeing6.6 mi
- Little Cripple Deer CreekCanoeing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Natchez Trace TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: MichaelGras, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Thompson Creek Wild HikingHiking · ~1h 16m drivePhoto: dmtilley, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Rockpile TrailHiking · ~56 min drive
- Bear Creek TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: MichaelGras, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Bunyan Hill Wild Hiking TrailHiking · ~1h 19m drivePhoto: dmtilley, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Jones Branch Loop TrailHiking · ~1h 5m drive
- Saddle Back Ridge TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: MichaelGras, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Northwest Wild HorseHiking · ~1h 16m drive
- Bunyan Hill Wild HorseHiking · ~1h 24m drive
CH Rock Springs TrailHiking · ~40 min drivePhoto: Mike Tilley, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Ccc Camp Trail
Best months: March–May and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
49° / 28°
11 wet
Feb
54° / 31°
10 wet
Mar
63° / 37°
10 wet
Apr
72° / 46°
9 wet
May
79° / 55°
9 wet
Jun
86° / 63°
9 wet
Jul
88° / 67°
10 wet
Aug
88° / 66°
9 wet
Sep
84° / 59°
6 wet
Oct
73° / 46°
7 wet
Nov
62° / 36°
9 wet
Dec
52° / 31°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Iuka, MS, 11 mi away at 600 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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