Camping near Brent, Alabama
Camping near Brent, Alabama includes 1 public campground on record, 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Another 2 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Brent.
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Camping near Brent at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 1 (1 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Payne Lake Recreation Area: "Single Site: $18 per night"
- Distance from Brent
- 17 miles in a straight line
- Elevation
- 259 ft at Payne Lake Recreation Area (the only one on record)
- Drinking water
- 1 of 1
Distances are straight-line miles from Brent's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Brent
- Deerlick Creek, 26 miles from Brent in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Tuscaloosa.
- Paul Grist State Park, 26 miles from Brent in a straight line , National Park Service ; listed under camping near Dallas.
Things to do near Brent
Public land and water within 30 miles of Brent, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 9.8 miles from Brent; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Brierfield Ironworks Historical State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 15 miles from Brent; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- National Forests in Alabama, Payne Lake Recreation Area (17 miles from Brent) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 22 miles from Brent; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Paul M. Grist State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 27 miles from Brent; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Brent
Nearest emergency room
Bibb Medical Center
208 Pierson Ave, Centreville, AL, 1.4 miles from Brent . (205) 926-4881
Next nearest: Dch Regional Medical Center, 809 University Blvd E, Tuscaloosa, AL, 27 miles , (205) 759-7111.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .
- Groceries
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- Kent Kwik
- Citgo
- Kent Kwik
- Fuel
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- Texaco
- Citgo
- Chevron
- Propane
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- Suburban Propane
- Ferrellgas
- RV dump station
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- Tuscaloosa County Rest Area - I 59 Northbound
- Tuscaloosa County Rest Area (Southbound)
- Chilton County Rest Area
- Pharmacy
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- Amedisys
- CVS Pharmacy
- Jack's Discount Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Suds R Us Coin Op
- Suds R Us Coin Op
- Suds R Us
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Brent: potable water fill and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-10-01; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Brent, AL?
1 public campground is on record near Brent. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Payne Lake Recreation Area (17 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.
Is there free camping near Brent, AL?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Brent charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where can I camp near Brent with drinking water?
Payne Lake Recreation Area has potable water on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Brent, AL?
Bibb Medical Center, 208 Pierson Ave, Centreville, AL, is 1.4 miles from Brent in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (205) 926-4881. In an emergency, call 911.
Every campground in the state: camping in Alabama ; by agency: National Forest campgrounds in Alabama .