Best Tent Camping near Bessemer, AL

Recent Tent Reviews in Bessemer

306 Reviews of 5 Bessemer Campgrounds

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  Soren B.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 12, 2024

  Oak Mountain State Park Campground

  Only Recent Reviews Count

  They put a massive amount of money into updating this place. This is the #1 best state park campground I have ever been at. Some of the non-5star reviews are people before the updates or people that really should just be at a KOA resort.

  This place has everything, mtn bike, gravel bike, trail running, road running, road biking, golf, equestrian, sailing and fishing.

  It has wifi throughout and almost everywhere in the park has cell reception.

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  Hunter K.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 15, 2024

  Oak Mountain State Park Campground

  Wonderful updates

  I grew up near oak mountain and it’s always been a decent campground for the price. After we purchased our first camper this summer we decided to go give it a shot at Oak Mountain before we went further out. We were unaware that they had completely revamped the entire place. The bathhouses were awesome and clean as were the laundry rooms. They had plenty of supplies in the store if you forgot something. We will be returning during the fall. Sites are pretty spacious and well maintained.

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  Susan C.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 11, 2024

  Gunter Hill Campground

  We love Gunter Hill!

  We are local (30ish miles) but love to just escape here when we have 3 or 4 days and don't want to travel long distance.  Perfect spot to be closer to the river in the summer and in the woods in the fall.  Catoma loop sites are full hookup with concrete pads including both back in and pull through options.  Antioch Loop does not have sewer hookup and these sites are gravel lots but offer some amazing water views.

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  Joshua D.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 17, 2024

  Oak Mountain State Park Campground

  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.

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  Blaney's C.

  Scout

  

  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.

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  Lance B.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 23, 2024

  Oak Mountain State Park Campground

  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.

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  Kelsey B.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 19, 2024

  Hidden Cove Thousand Trails

  Great park

  We love this park but it is about 45 minutes from a town with a good grocery store or restaurants.

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  Wendy

  Scout

  

  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.

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  Maggie C.

  Legend

  

  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.

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  Joel R.

  Legend

  

  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.

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  marty E.

  Guide

  

  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. 

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  David S.

  Guide

  

  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.

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  Tonya B.

  Guide

  

  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.

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  Donna G.

  Guide

  

  Mar. 9, 2024

  Gunter Hill Campground

  Spacious Site

  Very spacious sites in Catoma loop. Stayed in site 65 with great access to bathroom/shower house and volleyball net. Beautiful park with some fantastic lakefront sites. Clean, well kept, very affordable rates, and very friendly staff. Some online information suggests the gates close at night. The guard confirmed you are never locked in and can leave at any hour.

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  Ali Z.

  Scout

  

  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.

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  Kristi D.

  Legend

  

  Dec. 16, 2023

  Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park Campground

  Nice campground off hwy

  Great little campground for a two day too though looked like people for staying there for much longer.

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  Aladrian M.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 30, 2023

  Payne Lake East Side

  First Camping Trip

  It was beautiful, quiet, and the lake was perfect. Would definitely go back!

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  Ronnie H.

  Scout

  

  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.

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  Cat

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 11, 2023

  Backcountry Site — Oak Mountain State Park

  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.

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  Belinda H.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 1, 2023

  Faye Whittemore Farms Inc

  The campground is wooded with electric and water hookups . Very nice!

  The campground is very nice and woodsy.  The campsites have water and electric hookups.  They have nice paddocks for your horses.  The multiple trails are so beautiful .  I have been here many times.

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  Amy L.

  Scout

  

  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.

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  Cat R.

  Legend

  

  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.

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  Aaron D.

  Guide

  

  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.

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  Donald J.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 23, 2023

  Brierfield Ironworks Historical Park

  Great little campground

  Very clean well kept campground lady at campground store very nice well be going back.

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  Donald J.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 23, 2023

  Payne Lake West Side

  Peaceful

  Very well kept clean relaxing campground been going here for years.

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  Adrienne D.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 8, 2023

  Faye Whittemore Farms Inc

  Great time!

  Lots to do and amazing trails. Helpful and friendly farmers. Clean washrooms and near campsite. No too far from town.

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  Rick E.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 2, 2023

  Oak Mountain State Park Campground

  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.