COLUMBUS, Ms. – Due to the ongoing Federal government shutdown, specified USACE-operated parks and day-use areas in the Mobile District will close starting October 31, until further notice.
- Registered campers must depart by 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 1, unless directed otherwise by their local project office.
- A limited number of parks featuring water access points with stand alone boat ramps will remain open with restrooms and other facilities closed. Jointly managed campground and Day-use parks will remain open and operate normally.
- Minimal staffing will be available at project offices, but powerhouses and navigation locks will remain operational.
For more information please contact the Mobile District Operations Division at (251) 690-2499 or visit https://corpslakes.erdc.dren.mil/visitors/status.cfm for the status of parks.
USACE-leased parks that will remain open:
| Burnsville Access Area |
Walkers Levee Access Area |
Morgan’s Landing Recreation Area |
| Bayberry Access Area |
Old Highway 78 Access Area |
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| Charles Younger Boat Ramp |
Beans Ferry Access Area |
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| Gin Branch Access Area |
Ironwood Bluff Access Area |
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USACE-operated parks that will remain open:
| Fulton Boat Ramp |
Saucer Creek |
Smithville |
| Doskie |
Stennis Lock and Dam West |
Bever Lake |
| G.V. Sonny Montgomery Lock and Dam |
Becker |
West Damsite Recreation Area |
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Amory Recreation Area |
Piney Grove Campground |
USACE-operated closed parks:
| Bay Springs Site Office |
S.W. Taylor Ramp |
Pickensville Campground |
| Scruggs East Picnic Area |
Bevill Lock West |
Pickensville Day Use Area |
| Rankin Lock and Dam Fishing |
Tom Bevill Visitor Center |
Stennis Lock and Dam East |
| Jamie L. Whitten Campground |
Waverly Ferry Ramp |
Waverly Ferry |
| Howell Heflin Spillway East |
Aberdeen West Bank |
Dewayne Hayes |
| Ringo Bluff |
Raleigh Ryan Ramp |
Town Creek Campground |
| Barton’s Fery Access |
Howell Heflin Lock |
Aberdeen East Bank |
| Dewayne Hayes Day Use |
Sumter |
Blue Bluff Campground |
| Cochrane Boat Ramp |
Vienna |
Jamie L. Whitten Park Center |
| Blue Bluff Day Use |
Cochrane |
Old Bridge Beach |
| Howell Heflin Spillway West |
Bevill Lock East |
Scruggs West Boat Ramp |
| Paden Day Use |
Crows Neck Ramp |
Cotton Springs Water Access Point |
| Holcut Memorial Day Use |
McDougal Branch Day Use |
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With an area of operation across Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and northern Florida, and a vast military region that includes operations across Central and South America, the Mobile District’s award- winning teams of engineering, construction, regulatory and emergency management professionals are nationally recognized for their leadership in delivery of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ civil works and military programs missions to the Nation.
Release no. 25-030