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Pull-thru
USACEBlack Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes · Alabama
Burchfield Branch Park
Overview Burchfield Branch Park is located near Holt Lake on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway northeast of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Sites3733 reservable
Elev.230ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig95 ft2 pull-thru
Electric3634×50-amp
From Birmingham1h24real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 230 ft, Burchfield Branch Park has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 39°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 37 sites total: 33 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 34 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 95-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
59%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 22.
73°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Birmingham
42 mi
1h24
02
Huntsville
140 mi
3h13
03
Mobile
241 mi
5h22
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 7.1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 37 SITES
Color byShow only
37 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
34
50-amp
28
Accessible
0
Prime
37
Sites
★ The standout
Site 26
BURCHFIELD · shaded.
To neighbor
120 ft
Max rig
45 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
7.1 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.