Lauderdale County: Parks & Recreation

Parks & Recreation

Brush Creek Park, located on County Road 14 near Waterloo, will be open for camping Friday (May 2) at 9 a.m. There are some areas that have been roped off to keep the public out of until officials deem the area ready for use. Also, The Pines Disc Golf course should be playable but the The Wilderness course is still closed for now. For any more question call our office at 256-760-5878.

Lauderdale County Commission Parks & Recreation

Welcome! The Lauderdale County Commission will be opening the two County-maintained parks – Wheeler Campground (on Alabama 101 near Wheeler Dam) and Brush Creek Park (on Lauderdale 14 near Waterloo) on April 4.

Due to traffic concerns on Alabama 101, we will continue our practice of taking reservations at the Wheeler Campground during the first weekend the park is open. Anyone wishing to camp at the park during the first weekend must call the Solid Waste office and make reservations. This is ONLY for the opening weekend.

The campsites will be on a “first come basis” after the April 4-5 weekend. The Solid Waste office will start accepting reservations for the opening weekend (at Wheeler Campground) on April 1.

Anyone interested may call the Solid Waste office Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at 256-760-5878. A map of the campground showing the campsites can be found below.

Individuals can reserve ONLY ONE campsite. NO one can reserve multiple campsites.

Payment for the opening weekend must be made to the Wheeler Campground attendants by 4 p.m. on April 4. If payment for the reserved campsite is not made by that time, the site will be opened back up.

Wheeler Campground has water and electric hookups and a dumping station. The cost is $15 per night and $10 per night for senior citizens.

Brush Creek Park features primitive camping areas and pad camping for RVs and pull campers with water hookups only. There is a dumping station at the park. There is a $10 per night fee for campers using the pad camping area.

Camping stays at Wheeler Campground and Brush Creek Park are limited to a maximum of 14 days. Campers staying the maximum length of stay must leave the park for 10 days before returning. Tent camping is limited to a maximum of 10 days, then campers must leave the park for seven days before returning.

About

Lauderdale County offers two campground sites: Wheeler Campground and Brush Creek Park. Parks are open from late March until mid-October.

Wheeler Campground is located on Alabama 101 in Elgin near Wheeler Dam and overlooks Wheeler Lake. The park features 28 camping sites with water and electrical connections, a bathhouse with showers, a fishing pier and free waste disposal station for campers.

The cost of camping is $15 per night (tax included) and $10 per night for senior citizens (age 60 and over). There is a $5 fee per occurrence for use of the waste disposal station for non-campers. Maximum stay is 30 days.

Brush Creek Park is a 50-acre park located on Lauderdale County Road 14 near Waterloo along the Tennessee River. The park features a boat launch, picnic pavilions and individual picnic tables.

The campground offers limited-stay primitive camping with no electrical hookups. Public restroom facilities with cold showers and a waste disposal station are available. Maximum stay is 14 days for campers and 10 days for tent campers.

For information on either campground, please call (256) 760-5878. Sites are managed by the Lauderdale County Solid Waste office.

Visitors love our parks (and so do their pets)!!

Four men standing beside their disc golf gear before playing disc golf

Three men holding discs during the ribbon cutting of the disc golf course

A man throwing a disc at the disc golf course

Disc Golf Course at Brush Creek Park

The Lauderdale County Commission officially opened the Brush Creek Park Disc Golf Course in 2020. The park is located on Lauderdale County Road 14 just east of Waterloo.

The 18-hole course winds throughout the park and features amateur and professional/novice tee pads. Two courses are featured here and were designed by members of the Lawrence County (Tennessee) Disc Club.

The Disc Golf courses are open year round. Tournaments are held here, and visitors are always welcome to enjoy this addition to Brush Creek Park.

Six images of creeks around Lauderdale County

Contact Us

Office Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1059
Florence, AL 35631

Phone:
(256) 760-5878

Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 8-4

Manager:
Tom Smith
(256) 760-5878