2
Pull-thru
USACEAlabama River Lakes · Alabama
Prairie Creek (AL)
Overview Prairie Creek Campground is situated beneath moss-draped oaks on the banks of Woodruff Lake.
Sites6261 reservable
Elev.164ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig120 ft2 pull-thru
Electric6262×50-amp
From Birmingham2h37real 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 164 ft, Prairie Creek (AL) has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 41°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 62 sites total: 61 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 62 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 120-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 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 Dec 1.
74°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Birmingham
127 mi
2h37
02
Mobile
179 mi
3h37
03
Huntsville
227 mi
4h26
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 62 SITES
Color byShow only
62 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
62
50-amp
2
Accessible
0
Prime
62
Sites
★ The standout
Site 005
PRAIRIE CREEK (AL) · shaded.
To neighbor
205 ft
Max rig
95 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.7 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.