Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Mentone, AL

Tranquility Campground accepts pets throughout its wooded property, providing full hookup RV sites, tent camping areas, and cabin accommodations near Mentone. The pet-friendly sites include water and electricity even at primitive locations, with spots 40 and 41 situated directly beside the 6-acre fishing lake. DeSoto State Park Campground also welcomes pets at both improved and primitive sites, offering stone fire rings, trash cans, and access to hiking trails. The campground areas remain clean and well-maintained with regular ranger checks. Campers report the bath houses stay clean with hot water available, though primitive areas use vault toilets.

Hiking trails at DeSoto State Park connect directly to the campground, providing multiple pet exercise options with numerous waterfalls and swimming holes along the routes. The 1776 RV and Campground features 14 gravel RV sites with full hookups plus 6 tent sites with electric and water access, all pet-friendly and located minutes from downtown Mentone and DeSoto Falls. Little River Canyon National River offers additional nearby pet recreation opportunities. Most campgrounds enforce standard leash policies and waste cleanup requirements. Summer temperatures remain cooler than surrounding Alabama regions, making this area more comfortable for pet camping during warmer months. While cell service can be limited, many campgrounds like 1776 RV provide strong WiFi access throughout the property for checking weather conditions or finding emergency veterinary services.

Best Dog-Friendly Sites Near Mentone, Alabama (116)

    1. DeSoto State Park Campground

    74 Reviews
    Alpine, AL
    4 miles
    Website
    +1 (256) 845-5075

    $38 / night

    "If you have a large group you want to take camping in Alabama I highly recommend this site. There is great hiking nearby and the sites are large enough for a lot of people."

    "This part of Alabama is absolutely stunning, at close to 1700 feet in elevation, this area provides some of the most elevation in the state with absolutely stunning natural beauty."

    2. Cloudland Canyon State Park Campground

    183 Reviews
    Trenton, GA
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (706) 657-4050

    $10 - $270 / night

    "Hiked 13 miles trails are clean and taken care of. Staff helpful and friendly. My dog loved it. Pet friendly. Very nice camp ground for camping in tent."

    "Most sites are a reasonable distance from the bathroom and parking lot. Sites further from both are more private."

    3. Little River RV Park & Campground

    19 Reviews
    Fort Payne, AL
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (256) 619-2267

    $45 - $55 / night

    "Pet friendly with beautifulTrails to walk. I highly recommend this place for anyone looking for a friendly, peaceful and simply beautiful get away."

    "This is my go to campground in fort Payne Alabama. The owners are super nice!! There is a pond with cute ducks!! You can buy a bundle of fire wood for $5."

    4. James H 'Sloppy' Floyd State Park Campground

    26 Reviews
    Summerville, GA
    17 miles
    Website
    +1 (706) 857-0826

    $15 - $180 / night

    "There are double sites to pick from and a nice handicap site next to the showerhouse. At the far end there is a playground and one site right behind it."

    "Easy access to campground. Swing wide to get centered between the fence post and the culvert. Then you are home free. Getting into the sites was easier."

    5. Tranquility Campground

    7 Reviews
    Mentone, AL
    2 miles
    Website

    $25 - $35 / night

    "This review is for Tranquility RV and Campgrounds in Mentone Alabama. I really enjoyed camping here."

    "A beautiful and peaceful space for tent or RV camping very close to downtown Mentone as well as Desoto State Park."

    6. 1776 RV And Campground

    5 Reviews
    Mentone, AL
    2 miles
    Website
    +1 (256) 619-1776

    "Nice quiet small campground just outside downtown Mentone. Friendly helpful camp host, clean bathhouse, full hook ups and great wifi access so husband could work from camper."

    "I invite everybody looking for a quiet place on Mentone to visit 1776 RV."

    7. Little River Adventure Company

    9 Reviews
    Fort Payne, AL
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (866) 729-1148

    $25 - $30 / night

    "I tent camped on a drive-in deluxe site in September with my dog. The host, Giorgio, was pleasant and helpful. He had firewood for sale on the property at a reasonable price."

    "I had seen postings for the Little River Adventure Company over the last few moths and while looking at the map, I realized it was close to the TAT as it dips into AL (Sam's route), which I would be riding"

    8. Wills Creek RV Park

    8 Reviews
    Fort Payne, AL
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (256) 845-6703

    "Quiet RV park close to Ft Payne and surrounding parks such as Desoto state Park. Close to Little River Canyon waterfall among others. (A must see)."

    "Gravel roads and pads (thankfully, as everything around was standing in water from the recent downpour)

    The facility is dated, but clean and an easy on and off on the way through."

    9. Sawmill Lake Campsite

    6 Reviews
    Rising Fawn, GA
    13 miles
    Website

    "It is, however, a free, primitive camping site just a short 5 min drive (or walk) from the Rocktown trailhead. The close proximity to the many wonders of Rocktown is a dream for climbers."

    "This is a nice primitive camp site just a 2 min walk from Petty John Cave and a 5 min drive to Rock Town Trailhead. Come here to try your hand at rock climbing and spelunking."

    10. Mountain Cove Resort

    3 Reviews
    Mentone, GA
    9 miles
    Website
    +1 (706) 539-2683

    $25 - $30 / night

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Dog-Friendly Camping Reviews near Mentone, AL

1002 Reviews of 116 Mentone Campgrounds


  • Asher K.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 29, 2016

    DeSoto State Park Campground

    Great Group Sites

    If you have a large group you want to take camping in Alabama I highly recommend this site. There is great hiking nearby and the sites are large enough for a lot of people. Make sure to take a hike to the beautiful waterfall and you can even check out the nearby hiking and caves. The caves are a weird experience but if you haven't gone before it's worth checking out.

  • Julie H.
    Jun. 1, 2019

    Tranquility Campground

    Very nice & peaceful campground

    This review is for Tranquility RV and Campgrounds in Mentone Alabama. I really enjoyed camping here. A lake front campsite with water & power hookup was $30 per night and that was on Memorial Day Weekend. The campsite was a nice size and it’s pet friendly. There is a 6 acre lake for fishing but it’s catch & release. And no swimming or kayaks allowed. There was a bath house with toilets and showers not too far from the tent camping sites. DeSoto Falls and Desoto State Park are also very close by. I have map of the campground that shows the lot numbers, I’ll post it with my photos.

  • Missy C.
    Apr. 22, 2023

    Hawkins Pointe RV Park

    Close to highway

    Close to everything. Racing just down the street. That’s a positive or negative. On the nights they are racing you hear I’m the cars at the track. There are no amenities but they do have a fenced dog park. The sites aren’t bad there’s just no shrubs or trees or anything. It’s just really good gravel and some grass and a picnic table. The people in the office are really nice and helpful. If you need work on your rig, there are lots of places real close by as well as camping world. 

  • Carolin C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Mar. 30, 2024

    Lookout Mountain-Chattanooga West KOA

    Great place!

    Quiet campground tucked away on Lookout Mountain, with super friendly and helpful staff. The campground is very well maintained, has a large pool, playground and giant in-ground bounce ballon for the kids, and a fenced in dog park complete with slides and playground equipment for dogs! There is a walking trails around the campground. The bathroom\shower house was impressive to say the least, very clean and renovated.

  • Anthony I.
    May. 5, 2022

    DeSoto State Park Campground

    Truly perfect

    Due to some poor planning on my part, we had a free night in-between Tennessee and Georgia, we found this place here on the Dyrt, and it was absolutely spectacular. This part of Alabama is absolutely stunning, at close to 1700 feet in elevation, this area provides some of the most elevation in the state with absolutely stunning natural beauty. From the nearby waterfalls, which are a short drive from the campground to Little River Canyon national river, also a short drive, this area has so much to offer. The campground itself is perfectly maintained, beautiful, spacious, and wooded sites with functioning hookups, clean restrooms, and beautiful natural surroundings. Initially, we stayed here just to tag the base and say we’ve camped in Alabama, but after spending the night, we will absolutely go back to this facility!

  • Jaime W.
    Nov. 30, 2019

    Raccoon Mountain Caverns and Campground

    Nice campground

    We enjoyed our stay at Raccoon Mountain. Sites were a good size. Not right on top of each other. The caverns were pretty cool. Having the dog park close by was a bonus. We would definitely stay here again.

  • Malaney H.
    Aug. 29, 2018

    Raccoon Mountain Caverns and Campground

    Beautiful Park in the Mountains

    This campground is beautiful in the middle of the mountains. It is unique as well, in that there is a cavern entrance right on site. You are able to do a quick 45 minute knowledge tour or you can do a muddy tour, which is longer and takes you further into the cavern.

    There are RV and tent sites available as well as large group sites. The bathhouse a nice size and very well kept. There is also a laundry facility on site, which is nice for those the want to go in the mud rooms on the long tour. There are two different stores, one is for the camping reservations, and the other is for the caverns. They are doing renovations, so the cavern store is in a little trailer right now (August 2018).

    The people were very nice and helpful. We stayed during the rainy season, so the lady in charge that day, made sure to drive around and warn us that in an emergency situation, we would either go in the cave for shelter, or the bathhouse, which is made of brick. It was nice to know she cared so much to drive to each site and warn us. Luckily, we only got a small shower the next morning, so we had no weather issues.

    Lastly, and very important to us, was the on site dog park. My dog was very happy to run and chase her ball off of a leash. Its large and well maintained with a small dog ramp inside.

    Side note, there are about 12 cats that roam the facility. The are very friendly and will not hesitate to jump in your car or trailer so keep an eye out for them!!

  • C
    Mar. 17, 2022

    Raccoon Mountain Caverns and Campground

    Nice camp site, very convenient to Chattanooga

    Nice site, great staff, bathrooms were clean. Spaces were a little tight, but not terrible. Dog park was great for our dog to run around off leash for a while.

  • Stephanie J.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 30, 2020

    Holiday Travel Park

    Sunny and Open RV Park

    Located just barely on the Georgia side of the GA/TN border, Holiday Travel Park has a community feel with its many full hook-up sites, most of which are extremely close together. 

    We are tent campers and there is not much here if you are not in an RV--they are nestled into the back of the campground, and have the benefit of a large grassy area so kids can run and stretch their legs, but quiet and privacy are still lacking. There is also a dog park located at the campground entrance so the four legged kids can run freely, and a playground next to the dog park, however it is in full sun so will be hot during the summer months--which is the perfect time to use the pool! Unfortunately due to COVID-19 both the pool and playground are closed at the time of this review, but it is good to know they are there once public spaces can open again.

    This campground has two sides; to the right of the main entrance is decidedly more shady while the side to the left gets more sun, and it seemed as though the shady side hosted many campers who were there long term. We even saw one set-up where it looked like someone had a couple of tomato plants growing in containers! These sites are all very close together but still had a peaceful vibe under the shady trees. The sunnier side (sites in the 100s) is where the playground, tent sites, and large grassy field are, so while the sites are still very close together there is a little bit more public space for larger groups or families. 

    There are three camping cabins that rent to groups of 2 people, and two camping cottages; a loft for groups of 4, or a one bedroom for groups of 6. Cabins and cottages have beds (you must bring your own linens), electricity, running water, grills, picnic tables, and the loft has a small kitchen. 

    This is a great stop for campers who want to see the Chattanooga/Chicakmauga area, and it has great amenities for families. However this is not a campground for those looking for a relaxing experience in nature due to proximity to the interstate and surrounding neighborhoods, and the small sites and lack of privacy from fellow campers.


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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dog-friendly campground near Mentone, AL is DeSoto State Park Campground with a 4.8-star rating from 74 reviews.

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