The Batesville Civic Center is a large-scale event center that can be found in Batesville, Mississippi. Just 500 feet from the building lies an RV park that has a total of 20 available sites. Each RV site comes with all of the connections for water, electric, and dump stations. Due to its location, it makes for a convenient stop for travelers, as it is just over 150 miles to the north from Jackson and a little over 60 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. It's also a relatively short drive from the city of Oxford and the University of Mississippi, which are roughly 30-minutes to the east.
The RVs at Batesville Civic Center is located just off of Interstate 55 in Batesville, Mississippi. The campground is a part of the Batesville Civic Center, just behind the main building. The RV sites are lined up right against the treeline, providing a sense of privacy and seclusion from the rest of the property. The city of Batesville owns the RV lots, which is why it shares its location with the Civic Center.
Each site comes equipped with a flat concrete pad that stretches 12 feet wide and 45 feet long for parking a recreational vehicle, full hook-ups for water and sewage, a picnic table, and a grill for outdoor cooking. In addition, each site is capable of providing electricity at 20, 30, and 50 AMPS. Free Wi-Fi is also provided for all guests.
The landscape that surrounds the property is flat and dotted with trees and other greenery. The RV sites are open at all times of the year, with managers of the property reporting that they don't tend to have a busier season in comparison to others when it comes to density of reservations. While visitors are not required to have set up reservations ahead of time, it is still recommended that they come having already done that, which will make procuring a site more manageable. Guests are free to stay for any amount of time they desire, from a quick one-night stay to a much longer stretch of time. Many people in the past have used the RVs at Batesville Civic Center to work for weeks or even months at a time due to its long-term prices and the close proximity to Interstate 55. The Batesville Civic Center offers its space for other events and activities as well. For example, companies can make reservations via phone call to organize a large retreat that uses 45,000 square feet of space and seating that can fit just over 8,000 people.
The desired culture of the RVs at Batesville Civic Center is that all guests can arrive and have a quiet, relaxing experience. The on-site staff has been trained to value cleanliness. To attain a good standard, the staff does their best to keep trash off of the property. Due to the RV lots being within a close range of each other, the Civic Center asks that guests maintain a level of respectful behavior to other visitors and their belongings. Guests have commented that the property management, in particular, is well maintained. One commenter wrote, "The room I booked was nice and clean. The staff very friendly."
The RV park is accommodating when it comes to activities and events, just as long as a call is made ahead of time and they have the correct information to provide or allow. The staff has had various comments that commend them for the service they have provided in the past. The RVs at Batesville Civic Center does its best to be a "quiet and reserved" environment for its visitors. With the city of Batesville being in the heart of Mississippi, effort has been made to draw inspiration from the local history and culture to influence its guests and show them "a proper Mississippi stay." A notable attraction that has been a past favorite for previous travelers is spending time at Enid Lake, which is just south of Batesville.
The RVs at Batesville Civic Center officially opened its RV lots back in 2014. They are owned by the city, and the current management has hardly changed over the seven years that they have been in business. They partner very closely with the Batesville Civic Center and have been almost an extension of the event center. The main building and RV lots are frequently used together to host people staying in town for a larger scaled activity. Since the city itself was established back in the 1800s, it has always been an agricultural land where there are a number of farms that can be found in the area.
290 Civic Center Drive
Batesville, Mississippi 38606
United States
Campground
City of Batesville
