Cochrane Campground - Located On Gainsville Lake Waiting For You
Cochrane Campground
is on the banks of Gainsville Lake in Aliceville, Alabama. It is part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. There is a Day Use Area that is separate from the campground.
There is a fee to use the Day Area. There is a wonderful picnic area. Makes a great place for gatherings.
Once you get into the campground area, you will begin to see the majesty of God's creation. This is an awesome testimony of beauty.
Sites 1 - 10 are not on the water bank. Sites 11 - 60 are along the water bank. All 60 of these excellent sites have concrete pads.
Each site has:
picnic table
grill
lantern posts
fire ring
electrical connection
water connection
shade trees
Facilities Include:
disability access sites
disability restrooms
sanitary dump station
laundry facilities
restrooms with hot showers
playgrounds
picnic shelters
two game courts
Cochrane Campground is just a hop and a jump from Aliceville, Alabama. In Aliceville, you will find grocery and hardware stores, restaurants, pharmacies and shopping centers.
Additional attractions include the Aliceville POW Museum and the Cultural Arts Center.
Directions to the Aliceville Museum
From Birmingham – Take Interstate 20/ 59 to Exit 40 ( Eutaw/Aliceville Exit) take a right off the exit ramp onto State Highway 14. Continue on Highway 14. You will come to a . stop sign in Aliceville. Turn left onto Memorial Parkway. Travel 3 blocks and turn right onto Broad Street. The museum is located on the corner of Memorial Parkway and Broad Street.
From the South – Take Highway 14 from Selma north to Aliceville. You will come to a stop sign. Turn left onto Memorial Parkway. Travel three blocks and turn right onto Broad Street. The museum is located on the corner of Memorial Parkway and Broad Street.
From Columbus, MS – Take Highway 69. 69 changes to Highway 14 in Alabama. You will pass through Pickensville, and be 10 miles from Aliceville. You will come to a red light in Aliceville. Take a left, go two blocks to the 4-way stop sign and turn right onto Broad Street. The museum is the last building on the left on Broad Street. Look for the green awning.
You can also find a Historical Bed and Breakfast along with some outstanding restaurants. Most are withing driving distance.
You will be pleased to see the abundance of grocery stores, shopping facilities, restaurants, diners and lodging for your guests.
The outstanding views from the river will keep you coming back year after year, especially during the Fall when the leaves are turning colors. The beauty alone will draw photographers into a Kodak paradise.
I have listed some of the surrounding places you may need to find.
The restaurant and eating facilities are:
Plantation House Restaurant
102 Memorial Parkway SE
Aliceville, Al. 35442
205-373-8121
Pearson’s Diner
116 NE Broad Street
Aliceville, Al. 35442
205-373-1003
Piggly Wiggly Deli
Memorial Parkway
Aliceville, Al. 35442
205-373-6396
Food Fare Deli
517 5th Street SW
Aliceville, Al. 35442
205-373-8734
Lodging in and around Aliceville include:
Myrtlewood Bed & Breakfast
602 Broad Street NE
Aliceville, Al. 35442
205-373-2623
www.bbonline.com/al/myrtlewood
The Riverview Getaway B & B
33 Cypress Lake Drive
Pickensville, Al. 35477
205-373-0721
The Voyager Inn
150 Mobile Road NW
Aliceville, Al. 3542
205-373-6344
Cameron’s Lodge
1001 Brockway Road
Aliceville, Al. 35442
205-455-2499
www.cameronquailpreserve.com
Pickensville Campground
US Army Corps of Engineers
3606 West Plymouth Road
Columbus, MS 39701-9504
662-327-2142
205-373-6328
www.ReserveUSA.com
Cochrane Campground
US Army Corps of Engineers
3606 West Plymouth Road
Columbus, MS 39701-9504
662-327-2142
205-373-8806
www.ReserveUSA.com
You will find these Churches to visit:
Aliceville First Baptist Church
205/373-8151
323 Broad Street
Aliceville, Al. 35442
Worship Service: Sunday 11 am
First Presbyterian Church
205/373-2133
324 Broad Street
Aliceville, Al. 35442
Worship Service: Sunday 11 am
First United Methodist Church
205/373-2263
3rd Avenue NE
Aliceville, Al. 35442
Worship Service: Sunday 11 am
Church of Christ
629 3rd Avenue
Aliceville, AL 35442
205/373-8226
Worship Service: Sunday 10 am and 5 pm
Visit Cochrane Campground if you are in the area. You will want to return again and again.
Cochrane Campground (AL)
707 TENNTOM PARK RD
Aliceville AL 35442
From Aliceville, Alabama, take Highway 17 south 10 miles. Approximately 2 miles from the Hyuck Bridge, turn right at the sign for the Cochrane Recreation Area. Follow the paved road approximately 2 miles. The campground is located to the left.
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