MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District at Black Warrior-Tombigbee Lakes Demopolis Site Office closed several of its recreation areas until further notice due to high water levels.
These areas include:
Service Park & Campground
Spillway Falls Park
Jennings Ferry Campground
Old Lock 1 Park
Parts of Foscue Creek Park & Campground
Runaway Branch II
“Excessive rain and flooding have caused issues with some of the key services provided,” said Jason Cassity, supervisory natural resource specialist for the BWT Project. “These closures are necessary until issues in affected areas are resolved.”
Visit www.recreation.gov or call 1-877-444-6777 for information regarding notifications and refunds to affected reservations.
The BWT Project is home to six beautiful lakes: Bankhead, Coffeeville, Demopolis, Holt, Oliver, and Warrior.
Camping opportunities are still available at:
Parts of Foscue Creek Park & Campground Demopolis, Alabama
Forkland Park Forkland, Alabama
Contact the Demopolis Site Office at 334-289-3540 for more information.
USACE Mobile District manages more than a half million acres of land and water at 12 natural resources projects located throughout Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi.
For more information, visit www.sam.usace.army.mil and click Mobile District Recreation to find the nearest Mobile District-managed USACE lake project. Go to www.corpslakes.us to locate any USACE recreation site in the U.S.
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