Two Free Camping Areas in Alabama ✅

[@ruabadkitty]

Thanks again Lou. Beautiful spots I can tuck away in my campervan.

[@JDDees]

Alabama is a BEAUTIFUL state!! Love all the wildlife and plants you can find out in the woods!!

[@alanosborne1947]

Thanks for the tour Lou,my sister lives in Cullman,Al and she told me about these two camping areas and now I get to see what they look like! My nephew purchased a cabin and some land right on the edge of Bankhead NF

[@cteluk]

Loved it. I just wonder how busy it is. Thank you.

[@Margeauxandmeshops-tf1xj]

Love you guys!❤

[@teriwellborn165]

Thanks ! Enjoyed this video

[@susanjeffries59]

The Warrior Mountain Trading Post, which is north on Hwy 33 going toward Moulton, has maps of the Bankhead Forest and Sipsey Wilderness. The Bankhead Forest ranger station is south on Highway 33 just entering Double Springs.

[@kennethboatner8611]

Thanks for sharing, I didn’t know about those two camps. I am going on a trip from Ms to North Carolina in my old Jeep and overland trailer . I am camping free for most of the trip , the only camp that I’m paying for is Milehigh in NC near Maggie valley. I will stay near Payne Lake in Oakmulgee Wildlife Area AL just below Tuscaloosa . There’s several free camps there . I am traveling back roads , I find it very calming and more interesting. I’ll go up AL near Fort Payne and into TN where there is plenty of free camping, I picked the Tellico plains area near Indian Boundary Campground. . No cell service No Problem , I can’t wait

[@techiephil6921]

Thanks! Those are both nice. I’m still looking for some sites close to water with fishing in central Alabama. Planning to check out Payne Lake soon (not quite free, but cheap if no hookups).

[@kennethboatner8611]

That’s an awesome area , I’ve got the vehicle use map and we scouted while staying at Payne Lake. There’s free camping at the next road past Payne lake . As you turn on the next road there’s a board there with free maps . I’d stay at Payne lake one night and scout the area . Call the Ranger station and they will tell you the best ones to stay at and the ones to stay away from. Although none of the free sites are near water they are pretty neat . Payne Lake is very cheap and hard to pass by . Running water and showers are hard to say no to.

[@DeniseRhodes-pt8so]

Check out Lenoir Landing in Choctaw County Alabama Camping free and right on Tombigbee river

[@Thesaltymedic36]

I’m small (21’, lifted and 4wd) and free is my 2nd favorite 4 letter word 😂.

[@susanjeffries59]

I've been to McDougle Camp before. It's convenient to shopping and restaurants in Moulton. (About 10 miles north.) McDougle Camp may be hard to find because of lack of any signs on the road. Not far from here is Grassy Lake Campground which was $5 ($2.50 with Senior Pass) last time I was there. There is water in the day-use area near Grassy Lake Campground. Historic Pine Torch Church is also not far from here. It is a log-cabin construction which is still used occasionally.

[@susanjeffries59]

Sorry, I mislabeled the campground. It's Brushy Lake (not Grassy Lake) Campground. From McDougle Camp, go north on Hwy 33 to County Road 70. Pass Pine Torch Church. From Co Rd 70, turn left onto Co Rd 71. ( There's a sign for the campground.) You will see the day use area first and the campground is just beyond that on the right.

[@Ihike703]

Fair warning if you notice the sign says hunter camp meaning it’s meant for hunters. It does get busy during deer season, especially during gun deer season. I’ve been there during deer season, this camp was made for the intended purpose of giving hunters a place to stay so they can get up early in the morning and be hunting as the sun comes up. If this place fills up just because you want to make a video about “free camping” and totally ignore the fact it’s for hunters you are really doing them a disservice. Non hunters can camp anywhere because they’re not getting up at 4 am to hunt.

[@randy1203]

I heard you say free free camping. But i don't recall how long you could camp??? I have a class c, I like to campout for at least 30 days or more in arow!!!

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

If you camp for 30 days or more in a row using free camping locations, I'd like to know where. Most stay limits on federal public lands are limited to a maximum of 14 days.

[@mariasmith4699]

Are these two spots big rig friendly? 36ft 5th wheel

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

I would say no, but the judgment is yours to make.

[@susanjeffries59]

McDougle Camp is probably not going to work. I have never seen a big rig here. Grassy Lake Campground might be a bit better, but not all sites would work for a big rig.

[@mariasmith4699]

@@susanjeffries59 Hi Susan where is that Grassy Lake?

[@susanjeffries59]

@@mariasmith4699 Sorry, I did mislabel the campground. It's Brushy Lake Campground. County Road 70 is north of McDougle Camp. Pass Pine Torch Church and turn left on County Road 71. There is a sign for the campground approaching this intersection.