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High Quality Topo Map of the Area Hikercentral outdoors article of the week.   Campgrounds near Columbus, Mississippi: Town Creek Recreation Area, Mississippi, 15 miles away Tombigbee State Park, Mississippi, 44 miles away Fulton Recreational Campground, Mississippi, 46 miles away Natchez Trace RV Park, Mississippi, 44 miles away Davis Lake Campground, Mississippi, 45 miles away Lake Tiak-o-khata Restaurant, Mississippi, 48 miles away Choctaw Lake Campground Recreation Site, Mississippi, 49 miles away Campground At Barnes Crossing, Mississippi, 50 miles away RV Campground at Barnes Crossing, Mississippi, 50 miles away Murphree's waterfront Camping, Mississippi, 55 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro to the center of the zips of the campgrounds, actual driving distance may be different. Trails near Columbus, Mississippi: Natchez Trace, Colbert County, Alabama, 42 miles away Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, Adams County, Mississippi, 42 miles away Witch Dance Horse Trail, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 41 miles away Payne Lake Nature Trail, Hale County, Alabama, 79 miles away Borden Creek Trail, Lawrence County, Alabama, 87 miles away Braziel Creek Trail, Lawrence County, Alabama, 88 miles away Whitewater paddling spots near Columbus, Mississippi: Bear Creek, Alabama, Highway 5 Bridge to Scott Bridge 65 miles away, class I-II+(V), 26 miles long. Chunky River, Mississippi, Chunky River Close to Chunky 76 miles away, class -blank-, 2 miles long. Hubbard Creek/Sipsey Fork, Alabama, FS 210 to CR60 84 miles away, class I(III), 9.25 miles long. Blackwater Creek, Alabama, State Route 95 to Walston Bridge 86 miles away, class I-II, 8.9 miles long. Sipsey Fork, Alabama, County Route 60 to State Route 33 86 miles away, class II, 9.5 miles long. Brushy Creek, Alabama, Brushy Lake to FS 255 94 miles away, class I(II), 10 miles long. Six Mile Bend, Alabama, State Route 2to Coosa Road 103 miles away, class I-II, 9.8 miles long. Rice Creek, Alabama, CR 38 to CR 91 111 miles away, class IV, 6.4 miles long. Mill Creek, Alabama, Rt. 31 to Dirt Road off CR 5 117 miles away, class III, 0.5 miles long. Mulberry Fork, Alabama, Old US Route 31 to bridge above I-65 118 miles away, class I-II, 10.8 miles long. * Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro area to the middle of the river section listed, actual driving distance is longer. Ski Resorts near Columbus, Mississippi: * Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro area to the ski areas listed, actual driving distance is longer. Hotels in or near Columbus, Mississippi: Comfort Inn Columbus, Columbus, Mississippi, 2 miles away Holiday Inn Columbus, Ms, Columbus, Mississippi, 2 miles away Wingate Inn - Columbus, Columbus, Mississippi, 5 miles away Best Western Executive Suites, Columbus, Mississippi, 2 miles away Days Inn Of Columbus, Columbus, Mississippi, 2 miles away Master Hosts Inns & Suites, Columbus, Mississippi, 3 miles away Golf Courses near Columbus, Mississippi: Elm Lake Golf Course, Columbus, Mississippi, 2 miles away Green Oaks Golf Club, Columbus, Mississippi, 4 miles away West Point Country Club, West Point, Mississippi, 15 miles away Amory Golf Club, Amory, Mississippi, 29 miles away River Birch Golf Club, Amory, Mississippi, 29 miles away Starkville Country Club, Starkville, Mississippi, 26 miles away Lakes near Columbus, Mississippi: Alligator Lake, Lowndes County, Mississippi, 1 miles away Bowlin Lake, Lowndes County, Mississippi, 4 miles away Lake Catherine, Lowndes County, Mississippi, 3 miles away Columbus Lake, Lowndes County, Mississippi, 2 miles away Norris Lake, Lowndes County, Mississippi, 4 miles away Officers Lake, Lowndes County, Mississippi, 3 miles away Pennington Lakes, Lowndes County, Mississippi, 5 miles away Beaches near Columbus, Mississippi: National Parks near Columbus, Mississippi: Natchez Trace Parkway, 47 miles * Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro area to the parks listed, actual driving distance is longer. Camping Gear Info       Go to Mississippi Index    We recommend these good hotels in or near Columbus, Mississippi. Comfort Inn Columbus, Columbus, Mississippi 2 miles away Holiday Inn Columbus, Ms, Columbus, Mississippi 2 miles away Wingate Inn - Columbus, Columbus, Mississippi 5 miles away Best Western Executive Suites, Columbus, Mississippi 2 miles away Days Inn Of Columbus, Columbus, Mississippi 2 miles away Master Hosts Inns & Suites, Columbus, Mississippi 3 miles away