Best RV Parks & Resorts near Dora, AL

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.

This RV park is right on a lake, but a bit away from anything else. If you have any sort of boat, kayak, paddle board, bring it! There is hiking about an hour away at the Bankhead National Forest.

You can pick your spot when you arrive. I like that.

A and B sections are the original sections. C section is brand new with 50 amps hookup. All the big rigs there.

I was on C74 with a great backyard overlooking the hills.

Bathhouse is brand new and squeaky clean. You can see that almost no-one uses the campground shower because one of them doesn’t have a curtain to separate your dry clothes from the water. And neither of them have a caddy or any spot where you can put your soap.

Pool was not open when I was here in April which was a shame. It was hot enough. I would have enjoyed a swim, especially so we there is not much else to do. I don’t have a boat yet. 🙁

A decent Thousand Trails campground.

I had no reception with Verizon but my AT&T hotspot had good reception.

Literally right off the interstate at Tuscaloosa. Much lower noise level than I expected. Definitely a parking lot, without trees. We are in site 9, pretty level gravel site, electric and water hookup only. 2 dump stations are available, 2 dog parks. 30 dollars a night. Mostly long term parking. No firepits or picnic tables. Check in by phone, no office.

One of, the best, if not the best Thousand Trails Park’s where we have stayed. An out of the way location, but nice spots on a huge lake.

This campground is set up mostly for people who either want a long term space for their RV or to stay in a yurt for a couple of nights. The whole place is set up to have easy access to the water and it does this really well. There are multiple docks and plenty of spaces to tie up your boat. Additionally, the lake is really enormous so you can be out on the water all day. Don't expect a lot of privacy or space when staying here but it is perfect if you want a long term place to stay and access the water without having to pay the high prices for a house in the nearby area.

Quiet country setting, clean park, friendly staff. Gravel level full hook up 30 and 50 ampsites. Pond with ducks, bossy goose and horses. Great place to stay for the night or longer. 2 miles off I-65 exit 310. Close to restaurants and shopping.

GPS took us in a very rural way with lots of twisty roads. One there we found an open spot on our own since it was a holiday the office was closed. Full hook ups and a fairly level grass pad. Not bad for an overnight. There are tons of thing to do here especially if you like to fish!

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.

We were stopping in Cullman County to be with family. Since we were driving through with our RV, we stayed at Smith Lake for the evening. It was ok. The pool was nice. The lake is always nice, but the camping area itself feels like more of a trailer park than RV Park. It looked like the majority of the campers there were for the long haul.

Very well laid out, clean, and cool RV park. Easy access to highway, very spacious and new bathrooms and showers. Very much enjoyed our stay.

4 miles from I-22,  about eight spots available mostly back in, but we got one of two pull thru spots.  Jr Beasely always carries extra lumber in his gator for leveling assistance.  At 85 he is very spry and energetic.  Says he bought this property 26 years ago when health issues forced him and his wife from the road.  He then set out to build this RV park on 20 acres which he invited us to hike the trails there.  It was wonderful to chat with this gentleman about his park which he converted from natural surroundings mostly by himself.

This wasn’t our first visit to Birmingham South RV Park in Pelham, AL but it will almost assuredly be our last! I wish I could give this visit ZERO stars. On a previous visit, the campsite host/manager knocked on our door and asked our son to move his car, despite the fact his car was properly parked on our site and not obstructing the lane. They have no less than 3 sets of speed bumps at the entrance to the park. I dislike speed bumps in a parking lot, and I definitely am not a fan of them in RV parks. Who wants to traverse those in a HD truck with a heavy camper?? If you are concerned about speeding, put up a gate at the entrance. The attached photos of the concrete in disrepair at our site speak for themselves, and the photo of the grass may not look like much, but conceal a dangerous hole I rolled my ankle in. As if that were not enough, we were finishing up breakfast with our son who was visiting locally and at 10:58AM and then again at 11:06 I get a phone call from the park office reminding me check out is at 11AM and asking if I wanted to extend my stay. Look, I get that check out times are there for a reason, but we already were mostly packed up, had all our water lines disconnected and just had the electric connected to keep our dog safe in the heat. It isn’t like this is a hotel room you have to clean and turn over for the next guest. It is a beat-up and(in this case) crumbling piece of pavement. So rude and pushy. Never again…

We arrived around 3:30 and before arriving saw a email update to our previous reservation. There was a possibility of change. Hurricane Ian sent a multitude of people fleeing from Florida that were now headed to the Hoover Met RV . I called and verified that we still had site reservation for one night. But now the RV park was completely full. I imagined total bedlam but as we arrived we found a calm orderly flow of traffic to assigned sites. Good job staff for opening up the campground to campers fleeing the storm without having to pay. I’m sure this provided a much needed relief to the families from the unexpected expense at this time of inflated expenses.

This is a really nice family park. RV spaces are a great size. Really nice swim area on Smith Lake. Some of the cleanest and clearest water around. Plenty of biking and hiking opportunities. Just a short drive to Natural Bridge park, restaurants, groceries and more.