Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Uriah, AL

A cool spring fed swimming hole centers 2 camping loops. Be forewarned-locals do not provide a serene experience for those that lack patience with others. While pets are not allowed, don't expect a lower noise level. I've been a dozen times and half of them I'd rather hear dogs barking than loud country music, redneck battle cries, and country parents scolding screaming kids. Not that there's much parenting, just shouting. It's a great place, but it's no vacation for seniors or someone looking for a quiet spot. There's a great hiking trail. The bath houses are clean but very dated like most state facilities.

Bear Lake was quiet, very well kept, bathrooms were very clean they offered a whole room to yourself (sink, toilet, shower all-in one room) . They informed you of gators in lake, they had fishing available for campers and a 2mile hike or 1mile car ride to krul lake for swimming. They offered pull through sites for big rigs which i loved it made things easier. Hosts were very kind. It had a pavilion for events. It was 22.00$ a night w/electric/water. We stayed for nights cost 130.00, they add about 20$ more for all sorts of taxes. We will go back, very nice place. Pets are allowed. My dogs loved it!

The retreat offers several amenities including showers, laundromat, and gas grills. There are even bouncy houses and playgrounds for the kids.

It's located on the river and they have a pet beach separate so even your dogs can enjoy the water.

The camp manager is nice and very helpful. They are definitely a great asset.

Full service hookups are currently limited as they work on an expansion, but they do have plenty of water/power hookups both off and on the river. There's also a cabin, glamping tents, and a tiny house. There are plenty of shaded spots.

There are a few long term residents who are friendly and welcoming.

I definitely recommend this campground for a fun, relaxing stay.

December of 2016 my husband and I decided to stay at HillTop RV Park in Robertsdale, AL, for the cold winter months. Our first and second winters in the park were wonderful. Activities were planned, weekly dinners out as a group, potluck dinners, and weekly games in the clubhouse. The clubhouse when it was unlocked, you could watch TV, play Wii games, and visit others. It was also the place to pick up your mail. If the managers were not around, the clubhouse was locked.

The following year, December of 2017, the park was pretty much the same as in 2016. Volunteers would begin doing the mowing and planning all the activities. Upon leaving in the spring of 2018, we could see changes happening in the park. 

In December of 2018, changes started to happen. The managers became distant, rude and very uncomfortable to be around. The maintenance that was happening began to stop. My husband and I would fill the potholes in the road and take care of the ant hills throughout the park. Other people would help as well. The clubhouse was locked 80% of the time therefore having access to your mail was very difficult. Since the clubhouse was being used as the managers’ own personal space, living room and dining room, there was no time for the clubhouse activities as in the past. Furthermore, there was a sign at the clubhouse stating no pets allowed, but apparently that did not pertain to the numerous cats the managers fed. The only time the clubhouse was thoroughly cleaned was when the owner was going to arrive. The cleaning was done by volunteers. 

We arrived December of 2019 and could feel a different vibe as soon as we walked in the office. The park managers were even more distant and rude. We decided to get our mail from a post office box since our experience in 2018 was less than good. Since, once again the clubhouse was locked for almost 90% of the time, there was no activities scheduled, no time to watch TV or play games or enjoy visiting with others. Definitely no good time to get mail if it was being delivered to the park. It seemed like the managers were very involved with one family who arrived in March of 2019 and not really anyone else. There were even more cats in the park marking their territory on everything and making it uncomfortable for the rest of the animals in the park. Absolutely No activities were planned the entire winter season(even though it says they are on the website). 

We left the end of February of 2020. Our take away from stay this past season is this: 

1. Do not expect any activities or anything else the website says they have. 

2. Do expect to be locked out of the clubhouse. Know that the rules only apply to those who the managers don’t like. 

3. Do expect tension if conversing with the managers. 

4. Do not expect typical maintenance to be completed by the managers.

Blakeley State Park could be described as being "frozen in time". There's a lot of cool Civil War history to witness, as well as a beautiful walking path/deck along the bay. We were not expecting the $5/person charge to enter the park, so be sure to come prepared for that. No sign of trash on the ground anywhere throughout the park, so I at least know the money is actually being used for good. Map/trails are a little confusing. We had a hard time navigating the park, but the accidental detour allowed for us to watch a turtle lay eggs in the ground. We also managed to run into someone's pet rabbit-- which you can see in the picture provided. The only other thing you need to know is that there are yellow flies and they do bite hard (and can cause an allergic reaction in some people.) Definitely bring bug spray and sunscreen!

We love this place. Our campsite was in Loop2 #37 right next to the bath house the bath house/shower was clean. We tent camped and the light from bath house super bright. The site itself had one perfect spot for our tent all the sites I believe have water, power, picnic tables, fire ring ours had good trees for our hammock several sites had hammocks. The lake is close within walking distance, but they’ve blocked road so if you wanna drive you got to drive all the way around ugh. A cart would be helpful. Sites are super close together so it’s not necessarily a quiet campground. The people next to us had 80s music blasting, but turned off around 8pm. I think if you had big RV some sites would be a challenge to back into. No sites pull through. For one night it was $37.40 I believe. There is no fishing allowed in this lake, but there is a walking trail to bear lake you can fish there but not swim. The water wasn’t as clear this year as last year. We went on a Friday and it wasn’t really crowded. The beach area was clean. There is a grass area on the side of the beach with shade and tables and grills people were arriving Saturday morning 7:30-8am to get a table for their group. They have the water sprayers to get sand off your feet and restrooms close to beach area. They should add a slide that would be awesome! No double floats allowed but single ones are. No dogs allowed anywhere so that kinda stunk my dog don’t bark all night and would love to go. There is a boardwalk through woods but it was too hot for me to be walking but I it goes to Bear Lake. Life guards were on duty.

My family and I visited Alabama a few years ago while on a family reunion. We decided to do some camping the last 2 nights we were visiting. We stayed here, and really enjoyed our stay. We stayed in the tent area, and just set up 2 tents (there was 4 of us). The campsite fit both tents, had a table and fire ring. We spent the evening around the campsite roasting marshmallows. The place we stopped at ran out of chocolate and crackers, so we only had mallows. It was still super yummy. Bring your own so this doesn’t happen to you :). The campground was clean, although there was only 1 bathroom. It didn’t smell very good, so we were pleased that we weren’t close to the bathroom for that reason! Kinda felt bad for the people who had campsites near the bathrooms. Also, we really appreciated that there was a dumpster onsite as well. I think this helps with keeping the place clean. We found a hike to do in the morning and it was great. For my first visit to Alabama, I definitely enjoyed it and hopefully it won’t be my last!