John W. Kyle State Park is located on scenic Sardis Reservoir just one hour from Memphis. The historic campus of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is just 25 miles away, making John W. Kyle State Park the perfect spot to spend a football ? weekend; although, we are not “Ole Miss” fans the town of Oxford was incredible to drive through before arriving at the campground. Next..First and foremost, finding this park was like finding a needle in a haystack. My navigation ? system took me to the cabins at John W. Kyle State Park. Which is NOT anywhere near the camping ⛺️ area. If you cross the dam you have gone to far; albeit, the drive over the dam was impressive.
The majority of the camping area was destroyed by storms in 2020. Most of the camp sites were closed. My concern is the park appears to be in great need of TLC. The bathroom ? were not clean and no hand soap ?. Really during a pandemic, no soap? We loved the site itself but spay down as the tick problem is very bad.
John Kyle State Park offers Mallard Pointe Golf Course, group camp facilities, fishing and boating on Sardis Lake and the lodge offers a large ball room, and dining room that will accommodate 96, suitable for family reunions, banquets, and luncheon meetings. We do not plan to revisit this park again.
We walked to the edge of the lake and a large bass were visible floating near the surface. The campsite does have stray dogs ? looking for scrap food. The canines stole Robin’s Flip-flops so do not leave items out overnight.
Other area attractions:
- Town Square (Oxford)
- Rowan Oak, Home of William Faulkner (Oxford)
- Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area
- Holly Springs National Forest
- Home of John Grisham (Oxford)
- Kyle Home – (Sardis) Home of the Legislator for which this park was named
- Heflin House Museum in Sardis
- Factory Stores Outlet Mall in Batesville
- Brownlee Farms (Red Banks)
- Brussel’s Bonsai Nursery (Olive Branch)
- Cedar Hill Farm (Hernando)
Quick link to John W. Kyle State Park Website
Drone flight over Lake Sardis