Frank Jackson SP - Opp, AL

FRANK JACKSON SP

RUN BY: State of Alabama

LOCATION: near Opp, AL

The view that greeted us in the morning

UTILITIES:  water, electric (30-50A), sewage 

COST: $35

OUR RATING (1-5): I-4.5

NOTES:  We were heading south with family and picked this Alabama State Park to stop for the night. Even in the dark we could tell that it was a class campground.  When we awakened we were greeted by a beautiful campground, with some trees. We were right on the lake. We wished that we had time to stay longer. We met some other campers who were all from Alabama and camped here routinely.  It was so clean and tidy that it looked more like a fancy campground from a movie set - rolling hills, wooded sites, immaculate bath-houses, playgrounds, etc. It is definitely on our list to visit again.   

Environment:  beautiful treed campground on a lovely lake.  

Amenities:  playground,  laundry and bath-houses 

Phone Service:  good Verizon 

Location:  Just a short distance north of Opp, AL 

Camping Population:  There were a number of locals who had left their units at the campground and use them on weekends. However, overall presentation was clean and safe. 

Sites:  Nice roomy sites not too near neighbors.  Some on the lake.   Paved

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RATING KEY: category - score

Categories:
I - established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days

II - boondocking, dry camping where there are no designated sites and no amenities but

one might choose to stay for more than a night.

III - over-night areas

You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities, location, safety, camping population, site, phone service