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Best Tent Sites Near Alabaster, AL (8)

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    3. Bohamia

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    Bohamia is a 268 acre private forest retreat surrounded by 400,000 acres of the Talladega National Forest. You'll feel like a world away even though you are about an hour's drive from Birmingham and Atlanta.

    Booking options include temperature controlled Glamping cabins with queen size beds and private decks, RV sites, and camp sites around the property. Gorgeous bathhouse (seriously) with private restrooms and endless hot showers.

    Bohamia is best explored on foot or bicycle (or kayak in the case of our five acre spring fed pond and nearby Talladega Lake). We have miles of marked trails and many unmarked trails for adventurous types. We also have marked trail access to off property gems like Talladega Creek and the Blue Hole waterfall and swimming area.

    All sites allow at least one vehicle to park nearby unless otherwise noted. In many cases you can have two vehicles by your site, or can park in group areas nearby when not loading or unloading.

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    • Reservable
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    $25 - $99 / night

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    4. Weogufka State Forest Campsite 2

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    Flagg Mountain is the southernmost Appalachian peak over 1,000 feet, located near Weogufka, Alabama, in Coosa County, and contains a CCC-built lookout tower and cabins. Weogufka State Forest consists of 240 acres of upland hardwood on Flagg Mountain. It is owned by the State of Alabama and Managed by the Alabama Forestry Commission (see map). The property is open to the public. It contains many hiking trails maintained by the Alabama Hiking Trail Society. The Pinhoti Trail’s southern terminus ends on Flagg Mountain. (The Pinhoti Trail extends northward to Springer Mountain in Georgia, where the Appalachian Trail begins.) Currently, there is a full-time caretaker on the property. Weogufka State Forest is open to the public. Overnight camping and social events are available, but reservations must be through the caretaker in advance. Please text 256-223-3990. Currently there are limited bathroom facilities. Efforts are underway to improve the facilities. This includes reopening the tower stairs, building a bathhouse, and improving the cabins.

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    6. Big Canoe Creek Outfitters

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    $20 / night

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      Recent Tent Reviews In Alabaster

      268 Reviews of 8 Alabaster Campgrounds


      • Joshua D.
        Camper-submitted photo from Oak Mountain State Park
        Jul. 17, 2024

        Oak Mountain State Park

        Beautiful campground year round

        Having visited 3 times now, twice before the renovations and now once after, I can confidently say I love this park! I have previously primitive camped here and now camper at a full hookup RV site. Tent sites range from "water in vicinity," "water at site," and "water and 20 amp power at site." Rv sites are water and electric or full hook up. I think all RV sites are now 50/30/20 but I'm not certain. There is a dump station near the exit of the campground. Sites are mostly level/slight grade but found that not all drain very well when it rains, including our site a17.

        The park has so many different activities including -Hiking -Bmx trails -Swimmimg -Archery range And more I can't even remember.

        Flip side watersports operates at 2 locations and paid activities include -wake boarding -Aqua Park And rentals of -Kayaks -stand up paddle boards -paddle boats And -Canoes.

        There are things to do year round and the weather was great for mid July.

      • Blaney's C.
        Camper-submitted photo from Kudzu Campground LLC
        Jul. 11, 2024

        Kudzu Campground LLC

        Nice new tent campground

        Easy to find off of main hwy. Grassy area with lots of trees and shade. Campfires are permitted but, you meed to bring your own wood. Campground host are helpful with questions about the area. Close to boat launches, fuel and restaurants. Talladega Super Speedway close by. Enjoyable stay at this campground.

      • Weather Warrior Media -.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Hollins Hunting Camp
        Jul. 2, 2024

        Hollins Hunting Camp

        Average but good

        This has a good road and decent open spots to set-up. Overlanders (w/rtt) will be the most happy. Open areas have tall grass a but, but some have enough pine trees the pine needles make for better ground camping. Small camper trailers could probably make it too. Just be mindful of turn around spots.

        I arrived late so harder to find spots. Mid-week so no one else here.

        -Lacked good signage on the last turn. -No facilities (as expected) -Open to sky (took awesome star pics here)

      • M
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        Jun. 23, 2024

        Bohamia

        Great option for multiple families or couples.

        Came with a group of friends from town to relax and disconnect. Services are great some cabins and tents having ACs, but primitive camping allowed as well. Great showers and bathhouse with filtered drinking water option that I used daily. Several hiking trails, but also roads to allow those who prefer to ride. They do offer ice, drink and snack delivery service with QR codes in each area. Definitely a place that I plan to revisit, but would refer friends to come as well for a weekend getaway.

      • L
        Camper-submitted photo from Oak Mountain State Park
        Jun. 23, 2024

        Oak Mountain State Park

        Beautiful Campground

        This state park has it all. A place to swim, numerous hiking trails, playgrounds, etc. The newly remodeled campground is spectacular. The pads are super level (at least in A16. Small tent spots sprinkled in. Saw security and police several times just passing through to check on folks. Love that. We will be back many more times for sure.

      • WThe Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from The Ridge Outdoor Resort
        Apr. 20, 2024

        The Ridge Outdoor Resort

        Nice site

        This is a motocross, zip line and paint ball camp. The people that checked us in were great. Charge was $5 per person. So $11.00 for us. The sites are grassy. We are the only ones here so we pulled up to the bath house. They will be out to turn on the hot water in a bit. Quiet. Relaxing after a day of seeing the sites. I have 2 bars on my Verizon.

      • MThe Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Gunter Hill Campground
        Apr. 13, 2024

        Gunter Hill Campground

        Lovely federal park

        If you have a boat and are a fisherman you will love this park. We had a spot right on the water. Views were beautiful. Brought our kayaks but didn’t use them as it was a bit chilly and windy. Would definitely. Return. Only downside - lots of poison ivy!! And the bathrooms were rundown and dingy.

      • Joel R.The Dyrt PRO User
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        Apr. 10, 2024

        Sunset RV

        Bright light and road noise

        Stopped for an overnight on our way home to Atlanta from a trip out west. Not much of a park. Most sites are long term or semi permanent. Only 6 available for regular RV. Water, 30/50 amp electric & sewer There is a small laundry room The office wasn’t open but we had reservations and had received an email about our site and directions. WiFi was poor. It is right off of I-20 so there was lots of road noise all night. There was a very bright vapor light above our site that lit up the whole area. There is a small dog walking area.

      • mThe Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Weogufka State Forest Flagg Mtn
        Apr. 9, 2024

        Weogufka State Forest Flagg Mtn

        Private and Historic

         this is a great campsite. You might need four-wheel-drive to get up to the ruins, but maybe not. Mary the caretaker of the area could easily tell you and is a great communicator and very helpful. I highly recommend this area. 

      • David S.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Rolling Hills RV Park
        Apr. 5, 2024

        Rolling Hills RV Park

        Nice place

        We just needed a stop with hookups for the night. But this place exceeded expectations. We had a pull through spot so we didn't have to disconnect our tow dolly. Gravel site was fairly level despite being in a hilly area. There's quite a bit of space between most of the sites (particularly the back in sites). Our site was right up against another pull through on our patio side though. No big deal, if we were coming to stay for a while we would get a back in spot. We did not check out the bathrooms or laundry facilities, but there are several of them.

      • Tonya B.
        Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
        Mar. 20, 2024

        Deerlick Creek

        Off the beaten path

        Its not impossible, just slow going. Roads to get here are narrow, hilly, and twisty, but in good condition. If you have a rig longer than 30ft and want room to breathe, get a pull-through site. The campground doesn’t do the best job at marking how to get to each site and some site number posts are knocked over, like Site #16, which makes it a little tricky to navigate. Water pressure is on the low side compared to other campgrounds. But the site views and peace & quiet are worth it.

      • Ali Z.
        Camper-submitted photo from Payne Lake East Side
        Jan. 14, 2024

        Payne Lake East Side

        Hidden Gem Close to Campus

        We had a great time visiting Payne Lake this weekend! We stayed at a primitive campsite with a beautiful view of the lake. 

        My biggest advice is to bring. your. own. firewood. As far as we could tell, there was nowhere at the campground to purchase bundles of firewood, and even the local grocery stores/gas stations weren't stocked with any either. We spent quite a bit of time using a hatchet to cut up down trees to fuel our firepit. 

        The campground is organized well and we were able to have our pick of campsites (mainly due to the fact that it was 30 degrees the whole weekend). The primitive campsites all had picnic tables and fire pits. Our group also uses hammocks and there were plenty of trees near enough together for hammock hanging. 

        When we got to the campground, the check in area is quite simple. There is a box with envelopes/forms to fill out that ask for your payment (in cash!), car information, and site number. Once you fill out your information, you simply drive and park at your campsite. As far as we could tell, each site had ample room for parking 2 cars within 15 feet or so. We paid $6 a night for the site, as well as an extra $3 fee/day because of a third car. 

        The area is quiet and peaceful, and the lake is a beautiful spot to catch the sunrise. On the East Side of the lake, we got a large amount of late afternoon sun, but minimal sunshine until later in the morning. The West Side saw a lot of sun early in the morning. 

        We got the chance to meet the Camp Host, who was very gracious and also introduced us to his dog, Reecie. He even offered to take our trash out for us!

        We took a walk around the entire campground, and it is clear that the West Side of the lake sees more visitors and is generally kept up with more. The blue hiking trail on the East side required quite a bit of bushwhacking and didn't seem to have much upkeep at all. On our hike, we ended up walking the roads of the campsite and seeing the whole grounds.

      • H
        Camper-submitted photo from Bohamia
        Oct. 25, 2023

        Bohamia

        Coolest campground in Alabama

        This place is exquisite in every way. Beautiful scenery and perfectly clean grounds, water areas are fun and safe, lots of privacy and plenty of room to explore. Love the staff manners and information. This place is the BOMB!

      • R
        Camper-submitted photo from Bama RV Station
        Oct. 17, 2023

        Bama RV Station

        Nice quiet friendly campground

        Quiet campground with 3 dog parks level lots. Numerous sewer as well as non sewer lots. Economy camping option in the economy storage area. Numbers posted for assistance as well as campground office in with the self storage office.

      • C
        Camper-submitted photo from Oak Mountain State Park Campground
        Oct. 11, 2023

        Oak Mountain State Park Campground

        A family tradition

        I’ve been going here since I was a kid and it’s one of my favorite places in the world. You’ll never run out of things to do between the endless hiking trails, the museum of wildlife, and the wildlife rescue center. There’s an archery station within the park and a petting farm. The campground is easily navigated with multiple bathhouses per campground so you’ll always have one nearby.

      • Amy L.
        Camper-submitted photo from Chilton County Minooka Park
        Sep. 4, 2023

        Chilton County Minooka Park

        Manooka Park Jemison Al

        Great people Always willing to help, loves our long term stay here. Mr. Gerald, Mr. Teddy & Mr. Scott are always more than willing to work with you & help in any way. Loves everything about this place. Family friendly, atv park.

      • Cat R.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Sunset RV
        Aug. 15, 2023

        Sunset RV

        Easy Off Interstate

        We stayed at Sunset West, which is the same RV park, but just about 5 minutes down the road. Amenities were only available at the east location. This included a small office, laundromat, and shower room. We had site 57, which was a level blacktop site that had sewer, water, cable and electricity. Dumpster located on site for trash. Loud traffic noise. But, with all that, it was 45.33 with tax.

      • Aaron D.
        Camper-submitted photo from Gunter Hill Campground
        Jul. 24, 2023

        Gunter Hill Campground

        Great place for a 1 night stopover!

        We stayed in spot 30 on the Catoma loop. We we're very close to the water but obscured by the trees and underbrush. The sewage hookup was very nice to have on a 1 night trip. Bathrooms were clean but had no AC, a little bit of a walk from our spot. Pull through site was easy to park and didn't require any leveling side to side. Verizon cell service was okay, bounced between 1-2 bars with 10-20 mbps. Close enough to Montgomery but still felt very isolated and quiet.

      • R
        Camper-submitted photo from Oak Mountain State Park
        Jun. 2, 2023

        Oak Mountain State Park

        Updates please

        At the regular campground, there’s only 30amp connections. Some have sewer and some not. There is no camp wifi. Swimming is quit a distance from campground.

        The campground at the stables are pull through and 50 amp and full hookups.

      • L
        Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
        May. 18, 2023

        Deerlick Creek

        Great But Noisy Around Holidays

        I tent camped with two kiddos in spot #30 and we had a lovely view of the woods. Each spot has a gravel platform and some of my stakes wouldn’t grab but the tent held up. It was noisy at night with some folks partying but eventually it died down. Spots are a bit close (you can see the camper parked across the street from us) and you can easily hear comings and goings of other campers. It was May when we camped here and hot and very humid during the day. Cooler but still super humid at night. Each site has a nice fire ring, picnic table and a grill.

        The guy at the front gate was super nice and helpful.

        My kids enjoyed hiking and the bball court (where some other kids congregated). The nets were barely hanging on but still playable. The bathrooms were clean.

      • G
        Camper-submitted photo from Oak Mountain State Park
        May. 9, 2023

        Oak Mountain State Park

        Ok sites bathhouses pretty bad

        Rv sites were paved, pretty level and well spaced. Bathhouses were pretty rough, dirty in disrepair and dated.

      • L
        Camper-submitted photo from Rickwood Caverns State Park
        May. 6, 2023

        Rickwood Caverns State Park

        Great for Beginner Campers

        Rickwood Caverns was the first car camping experience I ever had. My husband and I went sans kids to see if we liked tent camping and test out our gear. We are total beginners. 

        We got there at 5:15 and the shop/office closes at 5pm. There was a sign with a phone number for assistance in late check in. No one answered and our VM was never returned. No big deal. We didn’t have a pass in our car and no one cared or checked.

        The campground is small. Each of the primitive campsites has a fire pit and picnic table. Our table had seen better days and was missing one bench. Somewhere in the vicinity, there was a faucet for washing dishes, etc., but it was surrounded by a giant mud puddle. There’s another faucet area in the parking lot near the bathroom/shower building. 

        We reserved site #17 and there were two other tents pitched nearby. I reserved the site on Alaparks’ website and I think I paid $14/night. The park is gated and locked each evening. It is an old state park and a bit run down. The bathroom/shower building is very old, but it was tidy and I did see someone clean it on Saturday morning.

        We toured the caverns on Saturday at 10am with a small group and enjoyed the tour. Tours are discounted for campers. The tour didn’t include so much geological information as it was about rocks shaped as animals, etc. It would have been cool to learn more about the history and sciency stuff. Something really interesting about the history to me was that the caverns were basically blasted out and excavated by Boy Scouts in the 50s. Seriously. With dynamite. 

        The caverns have steep stairs that can be muddy and wet. Lots and lots of steps, so definitely not an activity for folks with mobility issues. Children might struggle too. 

        The park is kind of near a highway and I could hear cars in the evening and at night. 

        Cell phone reception was fine. 

        Temps were low 50s in overnight and bugs were only an issue around dusk. (This was in late April).

        Because the campground is so small, primitive camping area is close to camper parking lot, so there was a little camper community close by but that didn’t bother us. 

        Rickwood Caverns is a low frills place for tent camping for beginner campers. The caverns might be fun to tour again in December when they have their Christmas lights up.

      • Beth R.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Peach Park RV Park
        Apr. 1, 2023

        Peach Park RV Park

        Great overnight stay

        Great campground for overnight stay. 30/50 amp hook-up Water Sewer Concrete pads Playground Separate picnic area Easy back-in spots 10 available (first come, first served) no reservations

        We came in late & paid in the AM at Peach Park Express $35 for overnight stay.

        From I65S, take exit 205, turn left off ramp, turn left onto Bradberry Lane (between Whataburger & Peach Park), RV park on right by lighthouse (no signs).



      Guide to Alabaster

      Camping near Alabaster, Alabama, offers a variety of experiences for outdoor lovers. From serene lakeside spots to family-friendly parks, there’s something for everyone.

      What to do:

      • Hiking: Explore the numerous trails available at Oak Mountain State Park Campground. One visitor mentioned, “The park has so many different activities including hiking, BMX trails, swimming, and an archery range.”
      • Water Sports: If you’re into water activities, check out Wind Creek State Park Campground. A camper shared, “We love this campground! Archery, fishing, playgrounds, hiking, and so much fun!”
      • Cave Tours: For a unique experience, visit Rickwood Caverns State Park Campground. One camper noted, “The caverns have steep stairs that can be muddy and wet. Lots and lots of steps, so definitely not an activity for folks with mobility issues.”

      What campers like:

      • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate the cleanliness of the parks. A review for Wind Creek State Park Campground stated, “Restrooms and showers are spotless. The views are amazing.”
      • Spacious Sites: Many enjoy the roomy campsites at Cheaha State Park. One visitor said, “Very clean, very quiet, and very spacious state park. The views are amazing!!”
      • Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Families love the activities available. A reviewer for Oak Mountain State Park Campground mentioned, “The newly remodeled campground is spectacular. The pads are super level... We will be back many more times for sure.”

      What you should know:

      • Limited Amenities: Some campgrounds, like Deerlick Creek, have fewer amenities. A camper noted, “There are dump stations but they are far from the campsites, recommend you have a portable container that is towable.”
      • No Alcohol Allowed: If you’re planning to enjoy a drink, be aware that Prairie Creek Campground does not allow alcohol. A review mentioned, “NO alcohol allowed, but it’s a lovely quiet campground with well-spaced sites.”
      • Check for Reservations: Some campgrounds, like Turnipseed Campground, operate on a first-come, first-served basis. A visitor advised, “Pack some water and head out. Great hikes with waterfalls.”

      Tips for camping with families:

      • Kid-Friendly Activities: Look for campgrounds with playgrounds and swimming areas. A parent at Wind Creek State Park Campground said, “The marina store has tons of useful items... The waterfront view was gorgeous!”
      • Safety First: Always keep an eye on the kids, especially near water. One camper at Deerlick Creek mentioned, “Ticks were everywhere, so be cautious.”
      • Plan for Weather: Be prepared for sudden weather changes, especially in higher elevations like Cheaha State Park. A visitor warned, “If you stay in the high campgrounds, be aware of the weather.”

      Tips from RVers:

      • Check Site Sizes: Make sure your RV fits the site. A review for Rickwood Caverns State Park Campground noted, “These are the tiniest campsites I've ever seen in a State Park.”
      • Leveling Issues: Some sites may require leveling. A camper at Wind Creek State Park Campground mentioned, “Pull-through site was easy to park but required side-to-side leveling.”
      • Be Mindful of Check-Out Times: A reviewer at Birmingham South RV Park expressed frustration with check-out reminders, saying, “I get that check-out times are there for a reason, but... it isn’t like this is a hotel room.”

      Camping near Alabaster, Alabama, has its perks and quirks. Whether you’re looking for a family getaway or a peaceful retreat, there’s a spot waiting for you!

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