BUFORD, 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:
Aqualand Marina; Bald Ridge Creek Marina; Bethel Park; Big Creek Park; Charleston Park; Chestatee Park; Don-Carter State Park; Gainesville Marina; Hideaway Bay Marina; Holiday Marina; Holly Park, Lake Lanier Islands; Lanier Harbor Park; Laurel Park; Little Shoal Park; Lumpkin County Park; Mary Alice Park; Olympic Park; Port Royale Marina; River Forks Park; Sardis Creek Park; Shady Grove Campground; Shoal Creek Campground; Six Mile Creek Park; Sunrise Cove Marina; Wahoo Creek Park; War Hill Park; Young Deer Park.
USACE-operated parks that will remain open:
Mountain View Boat Ramp; Lula Boat Ramp; Simpson Boat Ramp; Nix Bridge Day Use Area; Thompson Creek Day Use Area; Old Federal Campground; Duckett Mill; Bolding Mill; Toto Creek; idwell Water Access Point; Sawnee Campground.
USACE-operated closed parks:
Lower Pool East; Upper Overlook Day Use Area; Burton Mill Day Use Area; Van Pugh South Campground; Old Federal Day Use Area; Belton Bridge Little River Day Use Area; Thompson Bridge; Robinson Day Use Area; Keiths Bridge Day Use Area; Long Hollow Day Use Area; Vanns Tavern Day Use Area; Two Mile Day Use Area; Little Ridge; West Bank Overlook; Lower Pool West Day Use Area; Lanier Park Day Use Area; Buford Dam Park; Van Pugh North Day Use Area; Balus Creek Water; Little Hall Day Use Area; West Bank Day Use Area; East Bank Water Access Point; Bald Ridge Creek Campground.
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.