CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – 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:
Gatewood Boat Ramp; Gatewood Campground; Boling Park; Fields Landing Park; Cherokee Mills Park; Bartow Carver Park; Red Top Mountain State Park; Acworth Beach Day Use; Cobb Regional Park; Allatoona Creek Park; Blankets Creek Bike Trails; Rope Mill Park; J.J. Bielo Park; Wilderness Camp Marina; Little River Marina; Victoria Harbour Marina; Harbor Town Marina; Park Marina; Glade Marina; Holiday Marina; Alllatoona Landing Marina; Allatoona Wildlife Management Area.
USACE-operated parks that will remain open:
McKinney Campground; Coopers Branch Day Use #1; Laurel Ridge Trail Head; Bethany Bridge Access
USACE-operated closed parks:
Blockhouse #2 Boat Ramp; Payne Boat Ramp; Blockhouse #1 Fishing Jetty; Project Management Office; Galt’s Ferry Day Use; Victoria Day Use; Stamp Creek Day Use; Cooper’s Furnace; Riverside Day Use Area. 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: | 550590 |
| Location: | MOBILE, ALABAMA, US |
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