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Campground Review
By Jack
Kean
Birmingham South Campground is
located, as the name would imply,
south of Birmingham, Alabama. Take
I-65 south to exit 242 and follow
the signs, and you will see that
it is actually in the suburb of
Pelham (222 Highway 33, Pelham,
AL 35124). This campground
was a KOA, and many of the locals
continue to refer to it as the KOA.
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Jack
picked out a shady spot
at the Birmingham South
Campground.
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You
can see why the locals
still call the campground
the “KOA.”
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It is a large campground with
paved roads and sites with a large
number of pull through sites available.
The sites seem to be generally level,
though we had to use levelers at
our site. The store has a good supply
of RV items as well as drinks, snacks
and some food.
The Birmingham South Campground
comes complete with free coffee,
free Wi-Fi, and free cable. By “free”
I mean that there is no extra charge
for these services. The Wi-Fi worked
reasonably well, though either it
or my computer was pretty slow at
times. I managed to get through
all of my e-mail so it was certainly
adequate. There were 17 cable channels
listed, but some of them did not
come in clearly. At several sites,
I noted the presence of a satellite
dish.
There is also a playground for
the young, or young at heart, a
pool and a picnic pavilion. All
of the employees were helpful and
quite friendly. There is certainly
plenty of southern hospitality.
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The pool at Birmingham South. |
The showers have lots of hot
water. They are cleaned daily and
are more than satisfactory.
We rented a car from Enterprise
and were picked up five minutes
after calling. At $18 per day plus
gas, that turned out to be a very
good deal.
The campground’s office hours
are generally from 8 am until 6
pm, though Sunday is a different
matter. I suggest checking on the
hours upon arrival. You can send
them an e-mail at: bscampground@aol.com
and make reservations by calling
800-772-8832.
This campground rates a “definitely
would return” on the Kean meter.
Happy camping.
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