Pine Glen Recreation Area
Pine Glen Recreation Area offers camping sites for 21 campsites, cooking grills, sanitary facilities, fishing, hiking, and access to the Pinhoti Trail. Use of It’s a favorite with hunters because it is centrally located in the Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area.
More like this: first-come in Alabama · tent only in Alabama
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
| Fees | Recreation Fee Schedule |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Season | All year |
| Forest | National Forests in Alabama |
| Fees | Recreation Fee Schedule |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 33.7252° N, 85.6018° W · Directions ↗ |
Supplies & services
| RV sales & service | Camping World of Oxford ↗ | 12.5 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Rusted Arrow Outdoors ↗ | 49.8 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 2.3 miHenry Creek Shooting Range ↗OHV / range
- 2.3 miHenry Creek Shooting Range ↗OHV / range
- 4.1 miWarden Station Trailhead - Day Use ↗Trailhead
- 4.8 miColeman Lake Day Use Area ↗Day use
- 13.7 miCalhoun County Chamber Of Commerce ↗Visitor center
- 14 miAnniston Greyhound Bus Depot ↗Visitor center
Trails nearby
- 3.9 miYellow Horse Trail ↗13.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 4.1 miRed Horse Trail3.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 4.1 miWhite Horse Trail4.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 4.1 miBlue Horse Trail ↗17.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge begins about 6.4 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 6.4 miMountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge · Fish and Wildlife Service · 9,010 acres
- 7.7 miDugger Mountain Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 8,947 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Shoal Creek ChurchBuilding · Edwardsville · 4.1 mi
- Cleburne County CourthouseBuilding · Heflin · 5.3 mi
- John Morgan HouseBuilding · Heflin · 5.4 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to camp at Pine Glen Recreation Area?
Recreation Fee Schedule
Source: Forest Service
Is Pine Glen Recreation Area open right now?
Open as of Oct 26, 2026. Season All year.
Source: Forest Service status
How many sites does Pine Glen Recreation Area have?
21 sites.
Source: Forest Service
Can I bring an RV to Pine Glen Recreation Area?
Pine Glen Recreation Area is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Pine Glen Recreation Area is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Warden Station Horse Camp (4.2 mi, first-come), Coleman Lake Recreation Area (4.7 mi, first-come), and Turnipseed Campground (23.8 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby