Paul B. Johnson State Park

Paul B. Johnson State Park
Mississippi State Park

Named for: Governor Paul B. Johnson

Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Forrest

Elevation	220 ft (67 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	31°08′31″N 89°14′25″W / 31.14194°N 89.24028°W / 31.14194; -89.24028Coordinates: 31°08′31″N 89°14′25″W / 31.14194°N 89.24028°W / 31.14194; -89.24028 ^[1]

Area	805 acres (326 ha)

Established	Unspecified
Management	Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Location in Mississippi
Website: Paul B. Johnson State Park

Paul B. Johnson State Park is a state park on the shores of Geiger Lake in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off U.S. Highway 49 approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Hattiesburg. It is named after Paul B. Johnson, a former U.S. Representative from Mississippi and former governor of Mississippi.

Description

The park is situated on rolling hills that contain flowering dogwoods, southern yellow pines, and oaks. Geiger Lake, once known as Lake Shelby, was constructed during the mid-1940s using German prisoner of war labor by POWs housed at Camp Shelby.^[2]

Activities and amenities

The 225-acre (91-ha) lake offers fishing, water skiing, and swimming. The lake is stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, shellcracker, crappie, and channel catfish. The park features 25 primitive tent-camping areas, 125 RV camping pads with water, sewer and electrical hookups, and 16 vacation cabins. The park also offers 50 picnic sites with grills, six picnic pavilions, playground equipment, and a splash pad.^[3]

References

1 2 "Paul B Johnson State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "German Prisoners of War in Mississippi". Mississippi History Now. Mississippi Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
↑ "Paul B. Johnson State Park". Parks and Destinations. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Retrieved 2013-02-22.

External links

Paul B. Johnson State Park Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Media related to Paul B. Johnson State Park at Wikimedia Commons

Protected areas of Mississippi

Federal

National Historical Parks	Natchez

National Battlefields, Military Parks and Battlefield Sites	Brices Cross Roads NBS Shiloh NMP Tupelo NB Vicksburg NMP

National Seashores	Gulf Islands

National Trails	Natchez Trace Parkway Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail

National Forests	Bienville Delta De Soto Holly Springs Homochitto Tombigbee

National Wildlife Refuges	Bogue Chitto Coldwater River Dahomey Grand Bay Hillside Holt Collier Mathews Brake Mississippi Sandhill Crane Morgan Brake Noxubee Panther Swamp St. Catherine Creek Tallahatchie Theodore Roosevelt Yazoo

National Estuarine Research Reserves	Grand Bay

State

State Parks	Buccaneer Clark Creek Natural Area Clarkco Florewood George P. Cossar Golden Memorial Grand Gulf Military State Park Great River Road Holmes County Hugh White John W. Kyle J. P. Coleman Lake Lincoln Lake Lowndes LeFleur's Bluff Legion Leroy Percy Natchez Paul B. Johnson Percy Quin Roosevelt Shepard Tishomingo Tombigbee Trace Wall Doxey

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (web)

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