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Pull-thru
USACEAlabama River Lakes · Alabama
Six Mile Creek
Overview Six Mile Creek Campground is located on its namesake at scenic Dannelly Reservoir in Alabama's Black Prairie Belt.
Sites3332 reservable
Elev.128ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig123 ft
Electric3131×50-amp
From Birmingham2h27real 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 128 ft, Six Mile Creek has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 41°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 33 sites total: 32 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 31 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 123-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 · Nov
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
63%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 20.
74°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Birmingham
97 mi
2h27
02
Mobile
162 mi
3h43
03
Huntsville
197 mi
4h17
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 33 SITES
Color byShow only
31 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
31
50-amp
3
Accessible
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Prime
33
Sites
★ The standout
Site 22
PINE · shaded.
To neighbor
134 ft
Max rig
66 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
3.1 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.