3
Pull-thru
USACEAlabama River Lakes · Alabama
Chilatchee Creek
Overview Chilatchee Creek Campground is located on its namesake at scenic Dannelly Reservoir in Alabama's Black Prairie Belt.
Sites5246 reservable
Elev.125ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig85 ft3 pull-thru
Electric4646×50-amp
From Birmingham2h54real 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 125 ft, Chilatchee Creek has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 42°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 52 sites total: 46 reservable and 6 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 3 pull-through, 46 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 85-ft rig.
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 · Nov
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
65%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 5
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 1.
75°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Birmingham
117 mi
2h54
02
Mobile
142 mi
3h13
03
Huntsville
215 mi
4h42
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 9.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 52 SITES
Color byShow only
52 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
46
50-amp
46
Accessible
0
Prime
52
Sites
★ The standout
Site 48
CCRE · shaded.
To neighbor
168 ft
Max rig
20 ft
Type
Standard
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.