Alabama River Lakes · Alabama
Overview Chilatchee Creek Campground is located on its namesake at scenic Dannelly Reservoir in Alabama's Black Prairie Belt. The reservoir sits on the Alabama River and covers roughly 27 square miles, boasting more than 500 miles of shoreline. Boating, fishing, hunting and hiking are popular activities.
Sites at Chilatchee Creek are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 52 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Alberta, AL |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
ItOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Chilatchee Creek around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Gunter Hill | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Millers Ferry Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Prairie Creek (Al) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Isaac Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Six Mile Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Elm Bluff Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Holy Ground Shelters | Cancellation alerts available |
| Isaac Creek Shelters | Cancellation alerts available |
| East Bank Beach Shelters | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bridgeport Beach Shelter | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gees Bend Park | Cancellation alerts available |
| Training Dike Park | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Chilatchee Creek; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.