Corinth Recreation Area
Corinth Recreation Area is a national forest campground in Alabama. Hookups: full hookups.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Alabama
- Coordinates
- 34.10500, -87.32000
- Hookups
- Full hookups
- Activities
- Biking, Birding, Boating, Camping, Canoeing, Day Use Area, Fishing, Hiking, Interpretive Programs, Kayaking, Observation Site, Paddling
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- 205-300-1513
Amenities
- Reservable sites
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Corinth Recreation Area
Overview The Corinth Recreation Area is a state-of-the art campground located on the on the shores of the upper part of Lewis Smith Lake in Winston County. Initially built in the 1960s and renovated in 1998 it offers facilities for individual and group camping, picnicking, swimming, and boat launching. Check-out time for Corinth is no later than 12:00pm the day of departure. Check-in time is no earlier than 2:00pm. This 2 hour window allows our staff adequate time to clean and maintain each site. Two camping loops contain 52 campsites, with electrical, water, and sewer hookups. There are four bathhouses, with warm showers, serving the camping areas. A boat ramp is provided for campers. An entrance station with an electronic gate is available to control access to the campground. Corinth also offers eight rustic tent camping sites with nearby community hydrants and a bathhouse. No garbage bins are in the campground; users are required to pack out trash and deposit it in the dumpsters by the dump station. ADA accessible sites are available. The day use portion of the recreation area focuses on the swimming beach, served by a bathhouse with an outdoor beach shower. Twenty-nine family picnic sites are available nearby, and paved access paths connect all. Near the beach is a 100-person group picnic pavilion, with a flush toilet that serves both it and a portion of the picnic sites. A 1.25-mile hiking path is located along the shoreline of the lake. A year-round boat launch
Cell coverage
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Airgas Store · 17 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth Campground | National forest campground | 0.2 mi | — | — |
| Corinth Recreational Area Campground | Private campground | 0.2 mi | — | — |
| Houston Campground | National forest campground | 1.8 mi | — | — |
| Houston Shelter | National forest campground | 1.8 mi | — | Water |
| Houston Recreation Area | National forest campground | 2.3 mi | — | No hookups |
| Clear Creek (Al) | National forest campground | 6.5 mi | — | Full hookups |
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Sources. Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.