Recreation area

Payne Lake Recreation Area

National Forests in Alabama · Alabama — managed by USDA Forest Service

First-come, first-served — no online reservations

About this campground

Payne Lake Recreation Area offers the outdoor enthusiasts solitude, a scenic lake, and picturesque campsites. Payne Lake Recreation Area has two swimming beaches and bathhouses for users of the recreation area. Each bathhouse has restrooms and showers. Camping is permitted at 76 developed sites along the shoreline of the 110-acre Payne Lake. Each site has a picnic table, cooking or fire circle, and tent or trailer pad. Payne Lake Recreation Area is open year round and offers boating, nature trails, fishing, picnicking and swimming opportunities for Forest users. A trailer dump station is located in the campground.

Activities

  • SWIMMING
  • CAMPING
  • FISHING
  • PICNICKING
  • RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

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