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Pull-thru
USACEBlack Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes · Alabama
Deerlick Creek
Overview Deerlick Creek Campground is located on Holt Lake on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway northeast of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Sites4743 reservable
Elev.338ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig175 ft11 pull-thru
Electric4645×50-amp
From Birmingham1h37real 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 338 ft, Deerlick Creek has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 40°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 47 sites total: 43 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 11 pull-through, 45 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 175-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.
65%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 5
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 23.
73°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Birmingham
67 mi
1h37
02
Huntsville
166 mi
3h26
03
Mobile
216 mi
4h38
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 47 SITES
Color byShow only
47 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
45
50-amp
2
Accessible
0
Prime
47
Sites
★ The standout
Site 22
LRID · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
200 ft
Max rig
140 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
70
Peaks
1
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
4.2 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.