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Deerlick Creek Campground is located on Holt Lake on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway northeast of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The facility is in a beautiful forest along the shoreline, providing campers and day-use visitors with access to water sports, boating, fishing, swimming, hiking and biking.
Campers can explore the lakeshore using the campground's hiking trails as well as a paved bicycle trail. The waterway is popular for fishing for bass, crappie, bream, catfish and more.
Deerlick Creek has 46 campsites with water and electric hookups, six of which are designated tent only. There is also one group picnic shelter that can be reserved for day use. Families with children have the convenience of showers, a multi-use court and swimming beach.
Holt Lake was created by the damming of the Black Warrior River. The campground is situated amidst a mixed pine and hardwood forest, which displays colorful foliage along the riverbanks each fall. Deer, squirrel, wild turkey, migratory birds and blue birds, all live in the Holt Lake area. The Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway consists of six lakes with a total length of 457 miles and 39,800 surface acres of water. Temperatures range from the 80s to 90s from April through September, and annual rainfall averages about 60 inches.
For facility specific information, please call (205) 388-1111.
Deerlick Creek is 17 miles from the University of Alabama where you can find sporting events, museums, and other attractions. Deerlick Creek is also located 13 miles from Ol' Colony Golf Course home to the University of Alabama golf teams as well as a disc golf course.
From I-59 in Alabama, take Exit 73 (MacFarland Boulevard). Go west on MacFarland Blvd./Highway 82 for approximately 4.2 miles. Veer right onto Rice Mine Road. At the stoplight turn left onto Rice Mine Rd. Then, turn right at the stoplight onto New Watermelon Road and follow it for 3.4 miles. Turn right at the stop sign onto Lake Nicol Road, and follow Lake Nicol Rd. for 3.4 miles to Deerlick Road. Turn right onto Deerlick Rd. for approximately 3.2 miles to Deerlick Park.
This camping site is a very good one. You can come with your tent or house in their campers.
There are many deers and snakes around though. So beware. I didn't see any snake till I left but I saw a deer. So you have to watch out while driving. The deers here can be so brave. This particular one kept staring till we made a move to pass by it.
They have tree trails that tell you more about the trees.
The camp vonlunteers and workers are very nice and friendly. Campground is a very safe place, enough that I left my bike unattended several times and it was untouched. Small warning though, if you're illergic to bee stings then take safety measures becuase there are a lot of yellow jackets in the campground(at least the part where we were that was away from the water. The campground has nice swimming areas and bike trails. There are also hiking trails. There are at least 5 different places to swim including the beach area which accounts for 2 of those spaces. They have picnic areas near the beach with shaded benches and stand-up grills. The campgrounds has showers also. There is also an abundance of firewood thanks to a camp vollunteer that makes it his mission to saw up fallen trees into logs small enough for the fire pit. I enjoyed myself, can't wait to head back.
Absolutely beautiful park!! So well kept! Amazing people who work the camp area. Everyone was so attentive and caring. They genuinely want you to have a great experience here. Definitely a must see
We were on site #2. It was big and spacious had a cement picnic table, a fire pit and a lantern hook. The site wasn’t a problem the problem was the camp host across from us kept their lights on ALL night long! They never were outside at all. That was inconsiderate and rude to other campers. I think they are afraid of the dark!
I’ve lived in this area my whole life and it is a favorite place of mine. I like the size of the park, it’s not too overwhelming, very intimate. Great place for swimming and camping. Highly recommend if you want somewhere affordable and serene with out being too far from the city.
