COLUMBUS, Ms. – Due to the ongoing Federal government shutdown, specified USACE-operated parks and day-use areas in the Mobile District will close starting October 31, until further notice. • Registered campers must depart by 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 1, unless directed otherwise by their local project office. • Most recreation area entrance gates will be secured, and ungated areas will be clearly marked as closed. • Minimal staffing will be available at project offices, but powerhouses and navigation locks will remain operational. For more information please contact the Mobile District Operations Division at (251) 690-2499 or visit https://corpslakes.erdc.dren.mil/visitors/status.cfm for the status of parks.
USACE-leased parks that will remain open:
Burnsville Access Area; Bayberry Access Area; Charles Younger Boat Ramp; Gin Branch Access Area; Walkers Levee Access Area; Old Highway 78 Access Area; Beans Ferry Access Area; Ironwood Bluff Access Area; Morgan’s Landing Recreation Area.
USACE-operated parks that will remain open:
Fulton Boat Ramp; Doskie; G.V. Sonny Montgomery Lock and Dam; Saucer Creek; Stennis Lock and Dam West; Becker; Amory Recreation Area; Smithville; Bever Lake; West Damsite Recreation Area; Piney Grove Campground.
USACE-operated closed parks:
Bay Springs Site Office; Scruggs East Picnic Area; Rankin Lock and Dam Fishing; Jamie L. Whitten Campground; Howell Heflin Spillway; East Ringo Bluff ; Barton’s Fery Access; Dewayne Hayes Day Use; Cochrane Boat Ramp; Blue Bluff Day Use; Howell Heflin Spillway; West S.W. Taylor Ramp; Bevill Lock West; Tom Bevill Visitor Center; Waverly Ferry Ramp; Aberdeen West Bank; Raleigh Ryan Ramp; Howell Heflin Lock; Sumter; Vienna; Cochrane; Bevill Lock East; Pickensville Campground; Pickensville Day Use Area; Stennis Lock and Dam East; Waverly Ferry; Dewayne Hayes; Town Creek Campground; Aberdeen East Bank; Blue Bluff Campground; Jamie L. Whitten Park Center; Old Bridge Beach; Scruggs West Boat Ramp; Paden Day Use; Holcut Memorial Day Use; Crows Neck Ramp; McDougal Branch Day Use; Cotton Springs Water Access Point. With an area of operation across Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and northern Florida, and a vast military region that includes operations across Central and South America, the Mobile District’s award- winning teams of engineering, construction, regulatory and emergency management professionals are nationally recognized for their leadership in delivery of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ civil works and military programs missions to the Nation.
| Date Taken: | 10.31.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.07.2025 08:01 |
| Story ID: | 550586 |
| Location: | MOBILE, ALABAMA, US |
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