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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Alabama

Talladega National Forest

4 federal campgrounds, 1 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

4Campgrounds
1With first-come sites
260–1,170 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 4 of these 4 campgrounds

Where they are

4 of 4 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 4

4 campgrounds
Open
Payne Lake Recreation Area
Talladega National Forest · AL
260 ft
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Coleman Lake Recreation AreaTalladega National Forest · AL1,150 ftOpenPine Glen Recreation AreaTalladega National Forest · AL950 ftOpenTurnipseed CampgroundTalladega National Forest · AL1,170 ftFirst-comeOpen
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Cheaha A236 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Cheaha B741 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Reed Brake621 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Blue Mountain4,986 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Oakey Mountain6,129 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Holtsville Fire fire · 24 mi from the nearest campground here · 102 acres · 81% contained
Wildfire
Williams Creek fire · 25 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,650 acres · 100% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Talladega National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Mike Rogers (R)AL 3rd · 3 campgrounds · grade F
Terri Sewell (D)AL 7th · 1 campground · grade A+
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly