Recon Trip Andalusia/Opp, Alabama area

     This past Saturday (Nov 14) Buddy and I conducted a Recon Trip for a group camping trip planned for April 2016. The fishers in our church group want to do some Jug Fishing, which is not permitted in Florida fresh waters. We wanted some good fishing but not too far to travel.
     We started our trip with a visit to Sweet Home Alabama Campground about 15 minutes northeast of Andalusia, Alabama situated on Gantt Lake (about 700 acre lake) on the Conecuh River. After touring through the campground we decided to push on and visit some other options. Next we visited Gantt Lake RV park about 28 minutes northeast of Sweet Home. After a brief look around, we pushed on. I would not recommend either of these facilities.
     Our next stop was Frank Jackson State Park just north of Opp, Alabama, about 30 minutes driving time east of Andalusia. Lake Jackson is a spring/stream fed lake covering 1,000 acres. I took this photo while standing on the hill in front of a large very clean, heated restroom/shower facility.

 The first 20 campsites are located right on the water. Here is a look at a typical site.

The view at the back of the site.

     Very nice! Each site has electric, water, sewer, cable, and I saw a sign that said they have Wi-Fi also. Sites are $30 a night Sunday night through Thursday night and $32 for Friday and Saturday nights. Non-residents 65 and older or those 100% disabled get 15% discount.
      A boat ramp is located about 1/2 mile from the campground. There are loads of walking/biking trails within the park. The entire lake boundary is state park so the shoreline is extremely pristine and without development. The nearest town with the typical grocery, hardware stores is Opp, Alabama, about a 10 minute drive away. But I have to say that with town so close it doesn't feel that way when you're in the park. It feels like your're in the middle of nowhere. Just exactly the way we like it when camping.
     This campground has been selected as our destination for our April trip. I'll post photos and follow-up after our trip.