Lock 8
Its sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs Site: $25 per night, and it is open from 01-01 to 12-31. Lock 8 is a Army Corps of Engineers campground near Hale, Alabama.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Managed by
Getting a site
- Managed by
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Site: $25 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 109 ft
32.8952, -87.7806 in Hale. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Lock 8 is open from 01-01 to 12-31 , at 109 ft.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30; epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-10-01
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Lock 8?
Sites at Lock 8 are reserved through Recreation.gov (https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10101317).
How much does it cost to camp at Lock 8?
Camping at Lock 8 costs Site: $25 per night.
When is Lock 8 open?
Lock 8 is open from 01-01 to 12-31.
Who manages Lock 8?
Lock 8 is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Around Lock 8
Finches Ferry - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 01-01 to 12-31
- Fee
- Site: $25 per night
Jennings Ferry - Sites
- 50
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Lock 6 - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 01-01 to 12-31
- Fee
- Site: $25 per night
More campgrounds: camping near Hale and campgrounds in Hale.
Sources
- recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager, fee, season.open, season.close), accessed 2026-09-30
- recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager, reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01
Photo credits
- Photo 1: USACE, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 2: USACE, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)