March 21-25, we were camping at Piney Grove Corps of Engineers Campground in MS. This was, hands-down, the best-planned, best laid-out campground we have ever visited. From the accounts of some of the other campers, one week earlier the campground had been filled to the brim with families on Spring Break. When we were there, only a moderate amount of other campers were using this beautiful facility, so we experienced a great deal of privacy and nature around us. Our campsite encompassed the same dimensions as our lot at the cottage, unbelievable as that may be to anyone who is familiar with standard campsite dimensions. Although we had no immediate neighbors for most of the 4 days, had the park been full to the gills, we still would have had privacy on this campground site, as would most campers at this park; as I said earlier: Piney Grove camping sites are extremely well laid-out with the express intent of providing visual privacy. 
Our site led to a small beach on the edge of the lake, where I had anticipated letting Murphy run and chase his frisbee. Unfortunately, on our first trip to this small beach Murphy and I met a snake in aggressive mode, which John and I subsequently identified as a cottonmouth, so Murphy's days of chasing frisbee on the beach were immediately curtailed. Still, evil snakes notwithstanding, we loved this campground and plan to return here on any subsequent trips heading south.
We are grateful for long-time cottage neighbors Ed and Hazel Guige, who turned us on to Corps of Engineers campgrounds! We will be researching and visiting more of these in future camping trips, for sure!!! One of the unbelievable facts about our stay here - this BEAUTIFUL, meticulously clean campground cost $10/night for seniors (there are perks to getting older! : )
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