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Pull-thru
USACEBlack Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes · Alabama
Forkland
Overview Forkland Campground is located in a beautiful wooded area on the northern shore of Demopolis Lake, the largest lake on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway.
Sites4335 reservable
Elev.141ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig107 ft13 pull-thru
Electric4332×50-amp
From Birmingham2h05real 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 141 ft, Forkland has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 41°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 43 sites total: 35 reservable and 8 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 13 pull-through, 32 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 107-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 4 peaks, 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.
70%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 5
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 20.
74°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Birmingham
103 mi
2h05
02
Mobile
152 mi
3h03
03
Huntsville
202 mi
3h53
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 43 SITES
Color byShow only
43 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
32
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
43
Sites
★ The standout
Site 17
FORK · shaded.
To neighbor
113 ft
Max rig
65 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Peaks
4
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.3 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.