D'Lo Water Park - open year round!

D'Lo Water Park - open year round!

If you are into canoeing, camping or other outdoor fun, D'Lo Water Park has something to offer you. Situated on the scenic Strong River, the park offers complete canoe outfitting and shuttle service. There are rv/camper hook-ups (lights,water,sewage), primitive camping, rental cabins, bath house, walking track, lots of picnic tables with grills and tournament softball fields. The park is wooded and very peaceful and the river provides excellent fishing and cool water for a nice dip on a hot summer day.

Valentine's Bend, Strong River near D'Lo, Ms.

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Full moon over Strong River at midnight in April.

D'Lo Water Park is one of Mississippi's best kept secrets. With it's intriguing history, beautiful and unique topography and its myriad of recreational opportunities, D'Lo Water Park offers more than many state parks. The park is owned by the Pearl River Basin Development District, a special fund state agency.The park is operated by the Simpson County Park Commission and under the directorship of a full-time manager.

Please contact the Park Manager, Chris McPhail, for more information:

Address: PO Box 278 (135 D'Lo Park Rd.); D'Lo, Ms, 39062

Phone: 601-847-4310

E-mail: dlowaterpark@bellsouth.net

Also, to contact the Pearl River Basin Development District or to view their website, please follow this link: www.pearlriverbasin.com

Facility Rates: (7% MS State Sales Tax will be attached)

*Complete Canoe Outfitting and Shuttle....$25.25 PER TWO PEOPLE. Extra charges apply for additional riders.

*Shuttle Only.... All Upstream Access Points and Merit - $20.00. All others $25. PER BOAT

Boat Launch or Recovery at D'Lo Water Park....$5.00.

Cabin Rental....$100.00 first night, $85.00 each subsequent night (call for availability). A clean up deposit of $100 (refundable) is required. Sorry, NO PETS of any description, of any size. NONE.

RV/Camper Hook-up....$18.00 per night (call for availability).

RV/Camper extended-stay (30 days or more), $360.00 per month.

Primitive Camping....$8.00 nightly, per tent up to 4 people. $4 extra per person for more than 4. A clean up deposit of $10 (refundable) is required.

Pavilion Rental....$25.00 per day or night. $50.00 for day and night use. Clean up deposit of $20 (refundable) is required.

Softball Fields....For practice sessions, single games or tournaments, please call the park office for details. 601-847-4310.

* D'Lo Water Park will not knowingly rent canoes to, provide shuttle service for or transport any person(s) believed to be under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs. We will not allow children under the age of 4 years to travel the river. We will not transport any pets of any description. All harvested fish must be contained in a leak-proof container before being brought aboard any park vehicle.

Front View of Rental Cabin

Rental Cabin Dining Area/Kitchen

D'Lo Water Park is located approximately 27 miles south of Jackson, Ms. just off U.S. Highway 49. Call us if you need directions or to make reservations,- 601-847-4310 or email us at dlowaterpark@bellsouth.net .

The confluence of Strong and Pearl Rivers near Georgetown, Ms.

The Strong River is a scenic, natural and untouched stream. It begins as a small rill near Kalem, Ms. in Scott County. It flows southward through the Bienville National Forest where it collects several tributaries and becomes a formidable creek. At the confluence of Caney Creek the Strong River becomes floatable in segments but not continuously due to logjams.

The stream meanders southwestwardly into Smith and Rankin counties where it continues to collect ever larger tributaries. Due to the streambed filling in with sand from agricultural land use and timber over-harvest, the stream is not navigable except for short distances in this region during normal to low streamflow.

In Simpson County the stream conditions vary greatly. In the upper portion of the county the stream is exactly as it is in the other upper-region counties. Below May's Bridge the stream becomes deeper with frequent deep holes that offer excellent fishing. The stream receives a charge of energy with the confluence of Sellers' Creek just above D'Lo Water Park and the stream is completely floatable from this point on.

Below D'Lo Water Park the Strong is mostly shaded and narrow with arching-overhead trees and deep water. Dabb's Creek merges and the Strong widens noticeably. Just below Merit Landing, Rials' Creek merges and for the next mile as you float along you can witness the subtle change from creek to river as the Strong becomes a respectable stream, dark, deep and 75 to 150 feet in breadth with wide, sweeping bends, beautiful, sugar-white sandbars and overhanging rock formations.

Flat-bottomed boats with small outboards can navigate Strong River easily from Highway 49 to Bridgeport Bridge. Below Bridgeport the river is non-navigable by motorboats during normal and low levels due to siltation. While logs have been sawed off opening the channel, there are some shallow spots and the occasional rapids. Fishing is best in the upper regions where fewer people travel. Strong River is home to all common fresh-water species including large flathead catfish that can approach 50lbs.

Strong River at D'Lo Water Park, November 2006.