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Public land camping

Army Corps of Engineers Campgrounds in Alabama

19 places to camp in Alabama run by the Army Corps of Engineers.

19
federal places to camp
19 Army Corps
18
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
717 ft
at the highest of them
Amity. The lowest, Lock 1, sits at 13 ft
1,206
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds in Alabama

19 places

  1. Amity Army Corps · West Point Lake · Chambers County 717 ftelevation 75sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Bluff Creek Army Corps · Walter F. George Lake · Russell County 190 ftelevation 87sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Burchfield Branch Park Army Corps · Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes · Tuscaloosa County 220 ftelevation 36sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Chilatchee Creek Army Corps · Alabama River Lakes · Wilcox County 98 ftelevation 52sites 77 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Deerlick Creek Army Corps · Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes · Tuscaloosa County 244 ftelevation 46sites 74 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Elm Bluff Campground Army Corps · Alabama River Lakes · Dallas County 100 ftelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Forkland Army Corps · Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes · Greene County 93 ftelevation 35sites 76 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Foscue Creek Army Corps · Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes · Marengo County 74 ftelevation 54sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Gunter Hill Army Corps · Alabama River Lakes · Montgomery County 141 ftelevation 140sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Hardridge Creek Army Corps · Walter F. George Lake · Henry County 192 ftelevation 70sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Isaac Creek Army Corps · Alabama River Lakes · Monroe County 43 ftelevation 60sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Jennings Ferry Army Corps · Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes · Hale County 104 ftelevation 50sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Lock 1 Army Corps · Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes · Clarke County 13 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  14. Millers Ferry Campground Army Corps · Alabama River Lakes · Wilcox County 84 ftelevation 66sites 77 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Pickensville Cg Army Corps · Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway · Pickens County 143 ftelevation 173sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Prairie Creek Army Corps · Alabama River Lakes · Lowndes County 129 ftelevation 62sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Service Army Corps · Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes · Choctaw County 111 ftelevation 32sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Six Mile Creek Army Corps · Alabama River Lakes · Dallas County 97 ftelevation 30sites 76 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. White Oak (Creek) Campground Army Corps · Walter F. George Lake · Barbour County 201 ftelevation 127sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov