Payne Lake Recreation Area

US Forest Service · Alabama

Payne Lake Recreation Area in Alabama. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 53 public campsites we map in Alabama.

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.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Site type

RV & Tent Campground

Suits an RV

Yes

Number of sites

580

Listed facilities

drinking water, toilets (as published by the agency)

Coordinates

32.88723, -87.44307

Nearest sites we map

• Lock 832 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Jennings Ferry36 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Finches Ferry37 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Lock 638 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Deerlick Creek41 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Forkland50 km · US Army Corps of Engineers

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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