White Oak Creek Campground

White Oak Creek Campground is located in Eufaula, AL on the banks of the Walter F. George Lake (locals call it Lake Eufaula). The campground is operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers which is the “Nation’s number one federal provider of outdoor recreation” according to their web-site. With 640 miles of shoreline and beautiful historic Eufaula, Alabama just minutes up the road, this a wonderful place to spend a couple of days.

They offer 129 sites with electric and water hookups. Flushing toilets, laundry facilities and showers were conveniently located on each loop.  We stayed here in a pop-up camper in April. The weather was warm during the day but got cold at night. We even put the heater on in the camper to take the chill out of the air.

Site #103 White Oak Creek Campground

Reservable sites were located in the Oakwood and Creek View section of the campground. We had initially reserved site #29 hoping to get a nice, private site. The site was private but we saw so many other sites that we would prefer. We requested to move sites to a non-reservable site. We were granted permission to move only because we were checking in on a Wednesday. They do not allow switching of sites closer to the weekend.  We headed to the Mallard Point loop first.  These sites seemed smaller and wide open to each other with little privacy. These would be great sites for families and groups that want to camp close to each other.  Most of the sites were full and appeared to have boats anchored off shore. Lots of boats! 

We then headed over to the River Chase loop.  Instantly feel in love with this section! Large sites on the lake with a lot more privacy between them.  We settled on site #103. It was set further up into the tree line but still had a view of the lake. It seemed like the perfect combination of privacy and view. The site was equipped with a wooden work table in addition to a picnic table. Ants seem to be everywhere! I sprayed the legs of the picnic table with bug spray… slowed the ants down a little… but we might have eaten a few by accident…  The loop roads were paved making it easy for biking and walking. The bathrooms and showers were clean the entire visit.

Site #103 White Oak Creek Campground

White Oak Creek Campground, Alabama

There was a large grassy area between our site and the lake that was used by a couple of the sites to play ball. Beyond the grass was a small sandy beach. We set up beach chairs here and enjoyed the view while our boys swam. The water was extremely shallow during our visit. I cannot speak of how safe the swimming is here when the water level is higher… use extreme caution and good judgment when letting kids swim here as there are no lifeguards. There were a lot of boats and jet skis anchored here as well. Did I mention there were a lot of boats at this campground!

If you walk around to the other side of River Chase loop, behind sites 121-115, you will find a beautiful, grassy area set up as a fishing spot.  The fishing area did not have benches but did have fishing pole holders! We fished but did not catch anything. We used worms which we purchased from a small general store right outside the park entrance.

 

 

We also purchased firewood outside of the park from a super nice guy in the area.  If you turn right when exiting and follow signs for firewood, you will stumble upon a small trailer.  We pulled in and quickly had our truck loaded and loaded and loaded with firewood! Way more then we could burn in one trip! We paid the man double $ for the wood because we felt he should have charged more for the amount of wood he gave us. Not sure if this is a seasonal service he runs so you will need to check when you visit this park.

Highlights of this trip: super clean campground, lake views, lake access, historic downtown Eufaula.

Phone to Campground: 334-687-3101 Reservations: 877-444-6777 website: www.recreation.gov

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