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See the Alabama River Lakes website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: Claiborne Lake - From Grove Hill, Highway 84 east to 41 north to county road 17 to dam.
William Dannelly Reservoir - From Camden, Highway 28 west 9 miles to dam.
R.E. Bob Woodruff Lake - From Montgomery, US 80 30 miles to Benton.

Factoid: Claiborne Lake is the most primitive of the Alabama River Lakes. Nestled in Alabama's southwest hill country, the lake encompasses over 60 miles of the Alabama River, stretching from the Claiborne Lock and Dam to Millers Ferry Lock and Dam. Claiborne Lock and Dam was completed in 1971 but was opened for navigation in November 1969. It has no power installation. Although the lake remains mostly within the original river banks, Claiborne provides extensive opportunities for water-related recreation.
Bisecting Alabama's Black Prairie Belt, the William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir encompasses 105 miles of the Alabama River. Dannelly Reservoir boasts an area of about 27 square miles and a shoreline of more than 500 miles. Since opening in 1974, the lake and its surrounding parks have become a recreational center, offering excellent fishing, skiing, boating and hunting. With its great appeal to sportsmen, birders, naturalists and those who just want to "get away from it all," it's little wonder that almost 3 million people visit Dannelly each year.
Woodruff Lake offers such activities as fishing, boating, water-skiing, picnicking, camping, swimming and hiking. The project features 11 parks that are well-facilitated for visitors. Conveniences at the parks include beaches, campgrounds, picnic areas, trails and boat launching ramps. Since construction of the first park in 1975, annual attendance figures have soared to over 2 million.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

38 Recreation areas at Alabama River Lakes

	Area Status
Bells Landing								A			H
Benton   $								A
Black Creek					X
Bogue Chitto   $
Bridgeport Beach   $								A GS	X		H
Bridgeport Ramp					X			A GS
Chilatchee Creek   $				X			D C P	GS	X
Clifton Ferry								A
Cobbs Landing											W
Damsite East Bank							C P	A GS	X		B H
Damsite East Bank - Dannelly							P	A
Damsite East Bank - Woodruff							P	A
Damsite West Bank								A GS
Damsite West Bank - Dannelly								A
East Bank Beach   $								A GS	X
Ellis Landing   $								A
Elm Bluff   $								A
Ft. Toulouse		E G D		X	X			G GS	X
Gees Bend								A GS	X
Gullets Bluff					X			GS
Gunter Hill Campground   $				X				GS	X		B H
Haines Island								GS	X		H I
Holleys Ferry								A GS			H
Holy Ground Battlefield Park   $				X			D P	A GS	X		H I
Isaac Creek   $				X			D P	A	X		H
Lower Peachtree
Mcduffie
Millers Ferry Campground   $				X				A	X		H
Portland Access					X
Prairie Creek   $				X			C	GS	X		B
River Heritage Museum
Roland Cooper		E N D	X		X		C	A GS	X		H
Shell Creek   $								GS
Silver Creek								A	X		H
Six Mile Creek   $							D	A GS	X
Steeles Landing   $											W
Swift Creek   $							D	A
Training Dike   $								A GS	X
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected