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
Nearby federal campgrounds
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- Belmont ParkBlack Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes34 mi
- FOSCUE CREEKBlack Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes36 mi
- BURCHFIELD BRANCH PARKBlack Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes38 mi
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