Reviews

Katrina Miller (hellKat)

What an amazing campground! My husband and I are obsessed with this place, on the way home and it was so hard to leave! Awesome staff, gorgeous scenery, clean amenities. Pure joy. Can't wait to get back!

ConcordAlan

This spot is far enough off the beaten path you want have over crowding. In fact there are only about 50 spots. They are also broken up where they aren't all right together. Only 3 bathhouses though. The first couple of lots obviously belong to management and make the rest of the park look shabby they are so prestine. There is also a portion no longer used which is gated off and overgrown. Fishing is good and there is plenty to do for smaller kids.. biking and two parks. The biggest plus is it was quiet. Not to thrilled that the primitive area you have to park and walk.

Elwood

Really good, level, and hard surface Camp sites. Most back up to water and are private. Water and electricity at sites.

Jeanette Loser

Beautiful & quiet!

925marshag

One of my & my black labs favorite campgrounds. Was especially nice in off season as not many campers. Staff & volunteers are terrific, go out of their way to accommodate your needs. 2 Laundry facilities & 3 bath houses. Bit more rustic than Gunter Hill but worth it. Loved being on the river side of camp. Sunsets outstanding. Holy ground day park 8 mins away & is great for biking, hiking, swimming, open April thru Labor Day.

mikehF3731SC

We stopped here for an overnight stay on our trip southward. We were in site 25, which was a pull through. The sites are spacious, and this one was extremely large. We travel in a 41 foot motorhome, and pull a car behind us. The space was large enough so we didn't have to unhook the car. The park, like most other Corps of Engineer parks in this region, was very pet friendly, which is important to us. We had plenty of room to set up our exersize pens for the dogs. The pad is concrete, and was so level that we didn't have to jack up any corner. When we come back through this area, we will definitely make a point to stay at this park again, and will spend more time here to enjoy the lake.||||As is typical with Corps parks, there was no sewer hookup. There is a dump station, but was quite busy when we left. Since our tanks weren't very full, we opted to skip it and dump at our next stop. There is no wifi, but we had adequate, but occasionally spotty, reception with our Verizon mifi. We don't have satellite, but were able to get several over the air TV stations, including ME-TV, which my wife insists on.||||We paid $11 for the night, which is the discounted rate for the America The Beautiful senior discount card for national parks.

Gryfudd

Prairie Creek Campground is another example of the great job the Army Corps of Engineers does in providing campsites on the lakes and rivers they manage throughout the country. Although there is no swimming beach nearby, the sites along the Alabama River are stunning and the bathrooms are very clean (although small with only 3 toilets and two showers for each gender and only two restrooms for 62 campsites). The real plus are the campsites themselves. The older ones in the first loop to the right of the entrance are somewhat smaller and have gravel drives and pads. The ones on the river side have great views, and the ones on the opposite side of the drive are very shady. In the newer loop on the peninsula, almost every site is on the river (a few aren’t and the pull through sites are kind of boring). The sites are very large and have plenty of trees between them. The drives and camping pads are concrete and about 70 feet long - plenty of room for an RV, a boat, and a truck. Each campsite also has a gravel pad with a picnic table, fire ring, charcoal grill and metal post for hanging a lantern. If you’re a tent camper you can pitch your tent on the gravel pad. There are also some tent only sites for people who want to walk and carry their gear out onto the tip of the peninsula. Be aware that even though some sites are on the river, your view is impeded by bushes and trees. Those on the east side will get morning sun, but those on the west side will get afternoon sun and sunsets. We had site 37 and it had a great view of the river on the eastern side of the peninsula and was rather breezy and cool in April. It warmed up at noon for about 3 hours of sunshine as the sun got directly overhead. Site 40 on the western side has a great view of the Alabama River and probably warmed up more and had less wind, although that may not be what you want in the summer. The same goes for site 48 which also is right beside the bathroom. Site 39 is on a small point of land, you can fish right off the campsite, and it has 300 degree views of the river. You get sun in the morning and have lots of sun in the afternoon. The only drawback is that it’s close to a neighbor who could be noisy. Sites 39 and 40, even though they are some of the best in the campground, are also right beside two street lights which shine all night. Collect all your garbage at your campsite and drive it to the dumpsters near the front entrance - there are no garbage cans located throughout the campground. By the time we got to the campground in mid April they were almost full with fisherman and hunters, and we learned that it’s important to make reservations early. Even though this was our fist experience camping with the COE, we had seen another one of their camps closer to our North Carolina home. We’ve decided that when we set out on cross-country treks we’ll time our stopovers to take advance of COE campgrounds - you can’t go wrong with the facilities or the price. Campsites were $24 a night (we paid the extra $2 for the riverside site) but we got half off the price because we have an NPS senior pass. The downside of COE campgrounds is that they are seriously underfunded so who knows how long they will be great places to stay. All money collected is sent to the federal Treasury and from there a certain amount is sent back to the COE campgrounds on a strict budget, and it’s never enough money. Most of these campgrounds run on volunteers who man the entrance booths and do most of the camp maintenance. Your input is needed to keep COE campgrounds running we'll - write a letter or send an email to your congressman!

DrfunUSA

Reserved a secluded tent site on the point (#58) after talking with the manager by phone, who was supremely helpful, then when we arrived he let us drive around to see if we were happy with our choice. He actually recommended a different site closer to the bathhouse meant for RV's but with no neighbors for the weekend, so we were just as secluded, but with the truck right there for unpacking (#49) and without the long hike to the bathroom. This is a beautiful campground, just be aware the tent sites can be a hike from the parking spots. All sites have water and electricity, and a beautiful view of the Alabama River and Woodruff Lake. There were a couple of noisy football fans during the Auburn game, but when that was over all was quiet. They do allow pets, so there were a few barking dogs in the middle of the night, but the coyotes shut them up pretty quickly. And this is a popular hunting spot (Lowndes Wildlife Management area), so expect some gunshots in the morning during hunting season. Women's bathroom was clean, just no soap or paper towels provided. I read that there's no sewer connection for RV's, but they did have a pumping station near the exit (I know nothing about what an RV needs for sewer service). I would definitely stay here again - it's beautiful! (Next time maybe we'll bring kayaks and launch them at courtesy dock.)