Payne Lake Recreation Area
Payne Lake Recreation Area is a national forest campground in Alabama.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Alabama
- Coordinates
- 32.88127, -87.44588
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/alabama/recreation/reca…
About Payne Lake Recreation Area
Payne Lake Recreation Area offers the outdoor enthusiasts solitude, a scenic lake, and picturesque campsites. Payne Lake Recreation Area has one swimming beach and two bathhouses for users of the recreation area. Each bathhouse has restrooms and showers. Camping is permitted at 26 developed sites along the shoreline of the 110-acre Payne Lake. Each site has a picnic table, cooking or fire circle, and tent or trailer pad.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Thompson Gas · 9.7 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Payne Westside Campground | Private campground | 0.3 mi | $10 | — |
| Payne Lake Eastside | Private campground | 0.4 mi | — | — |
| Primitive campground | Private campground | 7.7 mi | — | — |
| primitive campground | Private campground | 11 mi | — | — |
| Moundville Archaeological Park Campground | Private campground | 14 mi | $20 | — |
| Hunters Camp | Private campground | 16 mi | — | — |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.