Buccaneer State Park is a public recreation area in the U.S. state of

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

. The

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is located off

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and Beach Boulevard ( Mississippi Highway 606), straddling the line between Waveland and Clermont Harbor. The park sits on the

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and was entirely rebuilt after all its buildings were destroyed by

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in 2005.

Activities and amenities

The park features a waterpark, 250 campsites, bathhouses, recreation center, 18-hole disc golf course, picnic area, playground, and nature trail.

References

External links

* Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Buccaneer State Park Map
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks {{authority control State parks of Mississippi Protected areas of Hancock County, Mississippi