Talladega National Forest

Payne Lake East Side

Payne Lake West Side

Payne Lake Recreation Area offers the outdoor enthusiasts solitude, a scenic lake, and picturesque campsites. Payne Lake Recreation Area has two swimming beaches and bathhouses for users of the recreation area. Each bathhouse has restrooms and showers. Camping is permitted at 76 developed sites along the shoreline of the 110-acre Payne Lake. Each site has a picnic table, cooking or fire circle, and tent or trailer pad. Payne Lake Recreation Area is open year round and offers boating, nature trails, fishing, picnicking and swimming opportunities for Forest users. A trailer dump station is located in the campground.

The Moundville Archaeological Park complex features a campground with a recently renovated bathhouse and 34 campsites, including

    5 sites with electric, water, and sewer hookups
    24 sites with electric and water hookup
    5 primitive sites with no utility hook up

NOTE: Bathhouse access: The campground bathhouse is closed annually from December 1st through March 1st of the following year. Only RV camping is allowed at this time.

The bathhouse will close every year from December 1st to March 1st.  Additionally, we also do not allow camping on the holidays that the Park is closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Day, New Year’s Eve/Day, Easter (6 days). The buildings and grounds are closed on those days.

Please note that we do not take reservations for the campground.

Moundville Archaeological Park

We are located about 45 minutes from Bryant Denny Stadium, only 5 minutes from M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trail Area and only 15 minutes from Lock 5. We have water, sewer and electric hook ups, 50-amp breaker connection for electricity. 

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COE Black Warrior River Jennings Ferry

## Overview

Jennings Ferry Campground is situated between the Black Warrior River and Clear Creek on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway in Alabama. With a boat ramp and gently sloping shoreline, this facility offers a quiet and convenient getaway for fishing.

## Recreation

Fishing is the most popular activity on the waterway. Whether fishing by boat or along the shore of the park, anglers can fish for bass, crappie, bream, catfish and other species.   
  
Visitors can also enjoy walking along a half-mile nature trail that runs through the woods following the water's edge.

## Facilities

Jennings Ferry has 52 campsites with 50-amp electrical and water hookups and picnic areas.  
  
  
  
Campsites are spacious, private and located near or close to the water. A shower and restroom building, as well as a playground and a boat ramp with security lighting that are provided for camper convenience.

## Natural Features

The campground is surrounded by the scenic woodlands of the Tombigbee River. Deer, squirrel, wild turkey, migratory birds and blue birds live among the calm waters and hardwood forests of the area.   
  
Temerature range from the 80s to 90s from April to September, and annual rainfall averages about 60 inches. The facility is located 100 feet above sea level. 

## contact_info

For facility specific information, please call (334) 402-1606.

Jennings Ferry

Holt Lake

## Overview

Deerlick Creek Campground is located on Holt Lake on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway northeast of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.   
  
The facility is in a beautiful forest along the shoreline, providing campers and day-use visitors with access to water sports, boating, fishing, swimming, hiking and biking.

## Recreation

Campers can explore the lakeshore using the campground's hiking trails as well as a paved bicycle trail. The waterway is popular for fishing for bass, crappie, bream, catfish and more.

## Facilities

Deerlick Creek has 46 campsites with water and electric hookups, six of which are designated tent only. There is also one group picnic shelter that can be reserved for day use. Families with children have the convenience of showers, a multi-use court and swimming beach.

## Natural Features

Holt Lake was created by the damming of the Black Warrior River. The campground is situated amidst a mixed pine and hardwood forest, which displays colorful foliage along the riverbanks each fall. Deer, squirrel, wild turkey, migratory birds and blue birds, all live in the Holt Lake area. The Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway consists of six lakes with a total length of 457 miles and 39,800 surface acres of water. Temperatures range from the 80s to 90s from April through September, and annual rainfall averages about 60 inches.

## contact_info

For facility specific information, please call (205) 388-1111. 

## Nearby Attractions

Deerlick Creek is 17 miles from the University of Alabama where you can find sporting events, museums, and other attractions. Deerlick Creek is also located 13 miles from Ol' Colony Golf Course home to the University of Alabama golf teams as well as a disc golf course.

Deerlick Creek

National Forest

Primitive campsite by the lake. Quiet (except for occasional jets), private, perfect frog lullabies after dark, many species of wildflowers (due to a good burn regimen), nice breeze most of the time. 

Love this place

Stayed 14 days and loved the quiet, beauty and birds. The pit toilet seems new and there is firewood everywhere.  What else do you need? Oh, the showers on the West side are clean and hot! 

East side is beautifully rustic

Payne Lake East is primitive camping that costs $6 dollars a night.  From here you can access the amenities on the west shore.  We are here in mid February and all but one of the full hook up sites on the west side are occupied.  However, on the east side there is only one other camper. The lake is very pretty and has an area for swimming and a boat launch.  On the east side the water is shut off this time of year, but it is available at the dump station.   The east side offers a pit toilet, picnic tables and lantern post at each site.  Apparently there are alligators here, but they are seldom seen this time of year per the campground host. Two to Three bars of Verizon 4G LTE

Payne Lake East Side

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East side is beautifully rustic

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