Camping near Clay, Alabama
Camping near Clay, Alabama includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Turnipseed Hunter Camp, is 47 miles from Clay in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles.
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Camping near Clay at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 2 (2 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Turnipseed Hunter Camp: "Single Site: $5 per night"
- Distance from Clay
- 47 miles (Turnipseed Hunter Camp) to 48 miles (Turnipseed Campground) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 1,135 ft (Turnipseed Hunter Camp) to 1,172 ft (Turnipseed Campground), 2 of 2 on record
Distances are straight-line miles from Clay'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.
Things to do near Clay
Public land and water within 30 miles of Clay, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 17 miles from Clay; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Rickwood Caverns State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 19 miles from Clay; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Oak Mountain State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 27 miles from Clay; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- National Forests in Alabama, all 2 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Turnipseed Hunter Camp at 47 miles from Clay; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Supplies and emergencies near Clay
Nearest emergency room
St. Vincent's East
50 Medical Park Dr E, Birmingham, AL, 7.9 miles from Clay . (205) 838-3122
Next nearest: St Vincent's Birmingham, 810 St Vincents Dr, Birmingham, AL, 17 miles , (205) 939-7000.
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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- Piggly Wiggly
- Marathon
- Publix
- Fuel
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- Shell
- Citgo
- Chevron
- Propane
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- Airgas
- AmerGas Propane | Birmingham, Alabama
- Airgas
- RV dump station
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- Rickwood Caverns Campground
- Pharmacy
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- Health Mart
- Walgreens
- Walmart Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Laundry Place
- Sun Wash Laundromat
- Joey's Coin Laundry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Clay: 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 Clay, AL?
2 public campgrounds are on record near Clay. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Turnipseed Hunter Camp (47 miles) and Turnipseed Campground (48 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Clay, AL?
St. Vincent's East, 50 Medical Park Dr E, Birmingham, AL, is 7.9 miles from Clay in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (205) 838-3122. In an emergency, call 911.
Every campground in the state: camping in Alabama ; by agency: National Forest campgrounds in Alabama .