Campground

Pickensville Cg (Pickensville Al)

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway · CARROLLTON · Alabama — managed by US Army Corps of Engineers

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Pickensville Cg (Pickensville Al) campground
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How booked is Pickensville Cg (Pickensville Al)?

as of November 4

Sites are open right now — we found space out to Jan 2027. That changes fast at a campground. We check Pickensville Cg (Pickensville Al) around the clock, so the moment your dates fill up and a cancellation reopens them, you'll be first to know. Weekdays still have room — for now.

Weekends (Saturday night)

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Weekdays (Wednesday night)

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Campsites & amenities

Site-level details from Recreation.gov's official catalog.

Campsites
176
Electric sites
176
Water hookups
176
Sewer hookups
29
Pull-through
9
Standard Electric

About this campground

Overview Pickensville Campground is located just west of Pickensville, Alabama, on Aliceville Lake on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. This campground boasts both a campground and day use area with many activities and amenities for families and outdoor enthusiasts. Visitors enjoy hunting, fishing, picnicking, water sports and watching the barges go by on the waterway.Recreation Families can swim at Pickensville's beach, play on the multi-use court, walk along the wooded waterfront and learn about the natural and cultural history of the area at the amphitheater. Anglers can try their luck on the accessible fishing dock or go off-shore in search of bass, walleye, crappie, catfish and sunfish. Additionally, hunters can seek out a diverse range of high quality habitats for upland game and waterfowl species along the lands surrounding the waterway.Facilities This facility offers 176 campsites that provide picnic tables, campfire rings with grills, electric and water hookups and plenty of shade. Some sites also provide sewer hookups for RV campers. There are accessible sites and restrooms. Anglers can take advantage of an accessible fishing dock, boat ramp and fish cleaning station at the day use area just across the waterway from the campground. The day use facility also provides a swim beach, playground and picnic shelters.Natural Features The Tenn-Tom, as the waterway is known, extends 234 miles from the Tennessee River to the junction of the Tombigbee River in Alabama. The man-made waterway connects the nation's midsection of commercial water transportation with the Gulf of Mexico. Nearby Attractions In Pickensville, Alabama, visitors can learn the history of the waterway at the Tom Bevill Visitor Center which depicts an 1830-1850 era antebellum-style home, as well as explore the U.S. Snagboat Montgomery, a National Historical Landmark.

Getting there

From Tuscaloosa, Alabama, take Highway 82 west to the junction with Highway 86. Turn left on 86 west to Pickensville. The entrance road to the campground is 2.5 miles from the yellow caution light.

Elevation
143 ft
Contact
205-373-6328

Activities

  • WILDLIFE VIEWING
  • HUNTING
  • HIKING
  • FISHING
  • INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS
  • CAMPING
  • BIKING

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