Top Glamping near Moundville, AL

Moundville, AL is a great camping destination for adventurers of all types. Aside from great camping spots, you'll find hiking and many more outdoor experiences. Thinking of traveling with kids? You're in luck—Moundville is surrounded by family-friendly activities. You're sure to find the perfect campground for your Moundville camping trip.

Best Glamping Sites Near Moundville, AL (5)

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    1. Deerlick Creek

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    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

    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.

    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.__

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • RVs

    $25 / night

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    2. Bama RV Station

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    Bama RV Station is set up to be your home away from home. Our RV park opened in 2009 with the goal of providing guests with a trouble-free and enjoyable RV camping experience.We've been a top choice for camping. We offer 76 campsites, all with top-quality amenities. We have a basement level commercial building in site of your rv to seek refuge in inclement weather. Our 19 acre complex was created with plenty of area to stretch your legs & 3 fenced in pet areas to let your pets run supervised under your control.

    • Pets
    • Electric Hookups
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    • RVs
    • Tents

    $30 - $35 / night

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    3. Lake Lowndes State Park Campground

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    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    • RVs
    • Tents
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    4. Glamp Lakeside

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    Lakeside Glampsite

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • Tent Cabin
    • Glamping

    $40 - $75 / night

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    5. Chickasaw State Park Campground

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    • Pets
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    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    • RVs

Recent Glamping Reviews In Moundville

38 Reviews of 5 Moundville Campgrounds


  • Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
    March 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.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Bama RV Station
    October 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.

  • 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.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Lake Lowndes State Park Campground
    December 4, 2022

    Lake Lowndes State Park Campground

    Good times

    Really nice state park. Recently updated picnic tables. Nice quiet spots. We tent camped on a camper spot. Only complaint is that the showers could use a good remodeling, very dated. Other than that had a great time.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Bama RV Station
    October 3, 2022

    Bama RV Station

    Good For Quick Overnight Stay

    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.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
    August 14, 2022

    Deerlick Creek

    Ticks

    Beautiful camp ground, unfortunately infested with ticks. We prefer a smaller campground with everything in close vicinity.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Lake Lowndes State Park Campground
    August 11, 2022

    Lake Lowndes State Park Campground

    Nice campground, inundated with ants

    Nice state park with many amenities. The campground is located along a lake and many sites have nice views of the water. We were in site 39, a full hookup site with a nice water view. At about 4:00 am, we awoke to find ants invading the trailer. The outside of the trailer was covered with thousands of ants and they were pouring into the trailer. A park employee came in the afternoon and sprayed all entry points around the trailer. We spent all day killing ants in and on our trailer. This continued sporadically over the next few days. The bathouse was clean, but very rundown. If you take ant precautions, this could be a really pleasant stay.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
    April 23, 2022

    Deerlick Creek

    Beautiful spacious sites

    We spent two nights in Deerlick Creek campground. It is operated by the Corp of Engineers. The sites were large with new wooden picnic tables and water and electric. We stayed in a standard electric site because we car camp and our tent attaches to the tailgate of the car. The primitive sites were only available for walk-ins. We couldn’t find a place to put our kayak in the lake because it is very steep. The trails are not maintained or marked on a map.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Chickasaw State Park Campground
    March 5, 2022

    Chickasaw State Park Campground

    CCC Remnants , Chickasaw SP

    Small road side park that the state had turned over to the County some years ago.

    It only has 3 RV sites and typically offers water and electricity only.

    Nothing more than a class "C" should stay.

    Tent camping is welcome. 

    Bathrooms were closed for the season and the water is off due to a leak.

    There is a dump station located by the restrooms. 

    There is WMA property across the road that could be accessed for hiking.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
    March 5, 2022

    Deerlick Creek

    Beautiful little treasure

    Smaller park but absolutely perfect. Nice big spots, great access to trails and water.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Lake Lowndes State Park Campground
    November 28, 2021

    Lake Lowndes State Park Campground

    Cottage Stay

    We stayed in Cottage 1 during our Thanksgiving vacation to visit family. The location was close to family in New Hope and the cottage was nice and cozy. The view of the lake was beautiful in the mornings and we also enjoyed a nice game of disc golf. I gave this stay a 4 out of 5 since there was no cell phone signal for Verizon once you entered the park even though it’s so close to the town of New Hope.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
    November 10, 2021

    Deerlick Creek

    Nice Campground

    If you like privacy , this is the place to be. Water and Electric for 28.00 a night . Every site has a grill , fire ring , picnic table and table. Some have decks. Smaller rigs are better for most sites but there are plenty of sites for bigger rigs. Have fun camping !

  • Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
    October 22, 2021

    Deerlick Creek

    Deerlick Creek Recreation Area - No Disappointments

    Deerlick Creek is a wonderful campground located northeast if Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I believe this is one of the best ACOE parks we've stayed in. An engineering challenge to put such well planned sites in such a diverse terrain... and making it beautiful and functional. We stayed in Site 33 which was a back in with a tiered layout from the parking pad to the balcony. The sites had 50/30/15 amp electrical, good water and pressure, table, fire ring, separate BBQ grill, tables and lamp post.

    The bath house was very clean with showers and hot water but only one for the entire campground. However, I never saw a crowd there during our 5 days though so its probably all that's needed.

    The camp hosts are awesome! Very friendly and super hard working the entire day. Every site is blown for leaf removal, grill and fire ring debris removed, water and electric verified operational after each use. Site pads are concrete and pretty level or at least site 33 where we stayed was. Our reservation tag was already posted when we arrived at our site so check-in was quick and without issues.

    There are sites designated as tents only that are great! Very private with space and vegetation between them. There is also water and electric at each site.

    A great paved bike path with deer abundant in the evenings. Boat ramp and beach swimming area.

    We loved the park and the only reason for four stars vs five is due to sites 36 though 40. These are some of the most beautiful sites here but also the most difficult to get out of if your trailer is long. This is a dead end loop with a small turn around at site 39 and 40. Most rigs 26' or longer can not make this turn around. While we were there three campers required backing their rigs out of a challenging narrow single lane road with trees along the road way sides. A sign warning campers beforehand would be helpful.

    Overall a great campground, we will return to this park again.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
    September 4, 2021

    Deerlick Creek

    Great Campground!

    Great, quiet campground. Clean bathrooms and a great place for kids to ride bikes. Lots of shade! We were here visiting family for a few days and would definitely come back

  • Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
    July 16, 2021

    Deerlick Creek

    Super clean!

    Our first time to camp here; first impression was how clean the sites are. Warm showers and flush toilets. Our site is overlooking the water, each site has water and electric. $28 for RV sites and $20 for tent sites. Very spacious. About a 15 min drive to Tuscaloosa. No firewood or camp store, so plan accordingly. We loved it!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Chickasaw State Park Campground
    July 9, 2021

    Chickasaw State Park Campground

    Absolutely enjoyable

    We loved it. It was when I was a child but i can re remember it like it was yesterday. (that's saying something since I am a stroke victim, rendered now mentally handicap with short and long-term memory loss)

  • Camper-submitted photo from Lake Lowndes State Park Campground
    June 29, 2021

    Lake Lowndes State Park Campground

    Flooding when we went

    This is local to us and we’ve been a few times. The last time however a barge flooded the area. Caused some shut downs. Lots to do usually though. Hiking. Boating or kayaking. Playgrounds.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
    May 15, 2021

    Deerlick Creek

    Peacefully Beautiful

    We love Deerlick! Nice cleans sites, happy hosts, and clean bathhouse! We can’t wait to get back. The recreation options were endless.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Lake Lowndes State Park Campground
    May 9, 2021

    Lake Lowndes State Park Campground

    Lovely lake with a view!

    We tent camped in the RV park with 4 dogs. Our campsite (10) was perfect- right on the water, plenty of space, nice even pad for our tent & canopy. The neighbors were kind & the bathrooms well maintained. Definitely will stay again. Nice trails too!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Lake Lowndes State Park Campground
    April 13, 2021

    Lake Lowndes State Park Campground

    Amazing, Enjoyable Experience

    Lake Lowndes is simply a place that every camper (primitive or RV) has to visit.  The staff from the ranger to the park host to the manager and everyone else is friendly and ready to help in any way.  The sites are paved, large and very easy to back into.  We have stayed at #43, #41, #1, #31 and #35 and we love them all.  31, 41, and 43 are the best.  There used to be an ant problem but the staff has fixed that tremendously - good job.  The park has a beautiful small lake for Boating, fishing, and other water sports as well.  Other things to do include an amazing frisbee golf course, tennis courts, softball fields, children’s playground, hiking, biking, and a huge admin building with many indoor games like pool and ping pong. The scenery is magnificent and we fell in love with the ducks, geese, and deer families that run around every night.  Picnic tables, grills, and fire pits at every site.  Do yourself a favor and visit this camp ground.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
    March 3, 2021

    Deerlick Creek

    One of my favorites

    Probably one of the best kept secrets. Very clean and peaceful. Great get away location.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
    September 24, 2020

    Deerlick Creek

    Beautiful, shaded and peaceful.

    We loved this campground.  We stayed at site 43, which is in the tent only "Settler's Camp".  The sites were big with a lot of space between them as well as having water and electric (1 - 50amp; 1 - 30amp; 2 - 20amp).  Although all the sites throughout nice, fully shaded with a good bit of privacy, the tents only sites actually had the most space between them as well as the most privacy.  The entire campground was beautiful and well maintained.  The bathhouses were older but also well maintained and very clean.  The showers had better water pressure than a lot of hotels we've stayed at.   The only thing to be aware of, if mobility is an issue, is that there are steps leading down from the parking area to the tent pad.  Verizon cell service was good.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
    September 11, 2020

    Deerlick Creek

    Awesome little campground

    Nice level concrete pads with awesome shade. Bath house stayed clean. Nice 1/2 mile asphalt bike/walking trail. Hiking trail with hills and valleys skirting the lake. Boat ramp with easy access to the lake. Convenient access to Tuscaloosa for supplies, eating or just a change of scenery. Some site are smaller than others and some are pull through. Highly recommend.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Lake Lowndes State Park Campground
    July 16, 2020

    Lake Lowndes State Park Campground

    Beautiful and peaceful

    This campground is very pretty and peaceful. They have a nice playground for the younger kids and disc golf for the older kids. And the lake is great for fishing and kayaking. We will stay here again.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Deerlick Creek
    June 30, 2020

    Deerlick Creek

    Beautiful campground, great sites

    These sites at this campground are amazing, they are spacious, multi-level, and have views of the river. There is a trail that runs along the perimeter by the river (a bit precarious, probably better for those with some hiking experience). The grounds are clean and well-kept. The only downside (if it matters) is that because of its location, it’s really far from anything like gas, restaurants, etc. But I would definitely stay here again, it’s so peaceful and quiet. My site 18 was well shaded and the last in my loop, so I had fewer neighbors, although I was there during the week so it wasn’t that crowded anyway.



Guide to Moundville

Camping near Moundville, Alabama, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and outdoor fun. Whether you're looking for a peaceful getaway or a family adventure, there are several campgrounds to check out.

What to do

  • Explore the lakes: Campgrounds like Lake Lurleen State Park Campground have great beach areas and trails. One camper mentioned, “We really enjoyed the beach area and the trails.”
  • Hiking and biking: Many campers enjoy the trails around the area. One review noted, “The lake is small and I enjoyed using a stand-up paddle board,” highlighting the outdoor activities available.
  • Fishing: Campers at Jennings Ferry have had success fishing right from their sites. A visitor shared, “Fish from site #13,” making it a great spot for anglers.

What campers like

  • Spacious sites: Campers appreciate the roomy spots at places like Payne Lake West Side. One review said, “Very well kept clean relaxing campground.”
  • Friendly staff: Many visitors have praised the helpfulness of campground hosts. A camper at Lake Lurleen mentioned, “The guy at the front gate was super nice and helpful.”
  • Quiet atmosphere: Campers often enjoy the peacefulness of the area. One review from Payne Lake East Side stated, “The area is quiet and peaceful, and the lake is a beautiful spot to catch the sunrise.”

What you should know

  • Limited amenities: Some campgrounds, like Sunset RV, are basic and may not have many facilities. A visitor noted, “Definitely just a no frills parking lot with full hookups.”
  • Bring your own firewood: Campers at Payne Lake East Side recommend bringing firewood, as it may not be available on-site. One camper said, “My biggest advice is to bring your own firewood.”
  • Road access: Some campgrounds have narrow or winding roads. A review for Deerlick Creek mentioned, “Roads to get here are narrow, hilly, and twisty, but in good condition.”

Tips for camping with families

  • Look for playgrounds: Campgrounds like Jennings Ferry have playgrounds nearby, making it easier for kids to have fun. One camper said, “Directly behind us is the playground which is a total win if camping with kiddos.”
  • Plan for noise: Some sites can get noisy, especially during holidays. A tent camper at Lake Lurleen mentioned, “It was noisy at night with some folks partying but eventually it died down.”
  • Check for activities: Many campgrounds have trails and lakes for hiking and swimming. A visitor at Payne Lake West Side noted, “We had a great waterfront site, which was amazing.”

Tips from RVers

  • Choose pull-through sites: If you have a larger rig, look for pull-through sites at places like Deerlick Creek. One review advised, “If you have a rig longer than 30ft and want room to breathe, get a pull-through site.”
  • Be prepared for limited cell service: Campers at Lake Lurleen mentioned that cell service can be spotty. One camper said, “Absolutely no AT&T service.”
  • Check for level sites: Some campgrounds have uneven ground. A visitor at Lake Lurleen noted, “Most of the sites are not level, I have some broken concrete and need some TLC.”

Camping around Moundville, Alabama, has something for everyone, from families to RV enthusiasts. Just be sure to plan ahead and enjoy the great outdoors!

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    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular glamping campground near Moundville, AL is Deerlick Creek with a 4.7-star rating from 23 reviews.

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