We arrived at Foscue Creek Campground
on Tuesday, November 24. This is another Corp of Engineer(COE) Park and is located near Demopolis, Alabama at
the confluence of the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers.
The campground has 54 sites with 48 sites having full hook-ups of
electric, water, and sewer. Camp sites 49-52 are located directly on the
Tombigbee River. The campground is carefully laid out and each campsite
designed similar to other COE campgrounds. Sites are very level with a deep
concrete or asphalt driveway. The driveway is joined with a large 50ft x 25ft
pad with packed small pea gravel. The hook-ups are easily accessible and well
maintained. Here is a photo of a typical campsite.
The majority of the sites are located along Foscue Creek which is about
50-75 yards wide in most places. The creek empties into the Tombigbee River a
large navigable waterway about 150 yards wide. Yesterday, we observed a large
tug pushing barges down the river. There is a system of locks on this property
that permit small to medium sized yachts and tugs to egress. Also on the property
is a U.S. Coast Guard Station as part of their Navigable Rivers and Lakes
section. There is a public boat ramp in the day use area part of the COE
facility. The gentleman camped next to us with his young son have been fishing
the river since the day before we arrived. They are fishing from a 16ft Express
duck boat, which he has tied to his campsite, and have returned to camp caught
fish every evening. Here is a photos taken from campsite 51.
Unlike Miller’s Ferry or where we are headed next, Isaac Creek (another
COE), this campground is located about 4-5 miles from the Walmart (a brand new
one with fuel), located in Demopolis. We have good Verizon cell signal here.
T.V. reception is terrible. We are receiving 3 stations, all PBS. Most of the
campers here have the tailgater from Dish. As I have been interested in the
tailgater, yesterday evening I talked with our next door neighbor, the
fisherman, about his tailgater system and feel like there will probably be one
in our future especially before we depart for our trip out West. Meanwhile we
are enjoying the quiet, catching up on reading, doing a little writing, and
watching a movie from our DVD collection at night.
Like other COE facilities we have camped or conducted a recon of, there are
several campground hosts that take extraordinary care of the facility. A
reoccurring theme throughout the park facility is the rock used to construct
bridges and the restroom/shower/laundry facility. Here is a photo of the building near our camp
loop.
And one of the bridge in the campground.
One final note is that we can hear trains several times a day and into
the evening in the distance. It is not bothersome to us and kind of unique to
hear a train horn in the distance especially during the evening after dark. I
have not heard them at night while in the camper, so the sound of the horn as
the train passes through crossings, has not kept me from sleeping.
Well it is Thanksgiving Day and I need to get off this computer and
focused on finishing up our meal on this special holiday. We are enjoying our
trip, but missing friends and family especially on this holiday. Everyone…..please
have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
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