Gunter Hill Campground

We stayed for a week in early November and found this to be a great COE campground. Sites are large and well spaced, some of the longest cement pads we’ve seen! We stayed in the Catoma loop (the other loop was closed but we rode our bikes over there to check it out). Catoma sites are definitely larger and also has full hookups. Bathrooms and laundry were dated, but okay and about what you would expect.

We stayed in site 13, which we lived as it was waterfront but mainly as very private as there is a small inlet and bridge so no other site on the front side. Sites 28/29 looked like great options for size and having riverfront. Roads getting to campground and in park itself were fine, definitely no issues for bigger rigs. T-Mobile and ATT were spotty.

Our site in the Catoma Campground at Gunter Hill was probably the best ACOE experience we've ever had. The site was enormous, it was surrounded by tall trees and felt quite private, the concrete pad was level, and all utilities worked perfectly. Note that the entry to the site is a bit uphill -- nothing too dramatic but it adds a little challenge. The site is on a bluff above the water so there is no direct water access and water views are peek-a-boo views through the trees. It was still lovely and we were so close to the water we could hear the fish jumping. The bathhouse was in fair condition, and lightly used because most of the big rigs take advantage of the full hookups here. The campground is ideally situated for visiting the many historic sites in Montgomery - most were within a 20 minute drive. We found the Legacy Museum and Rosa Parks Museums to be particularly powerful.

The only dig on the site is the relatively poor internet and OATV. On ATT we had 1 bar LTE and speeds were poor (.37 Mbps up 3.59 Mbps down). There were dozens of OATV channels but most of them were glitchy. None of that would stop us from staying here again.

First time camping here. We loved it so much that we made arrangements to stay again on our way back home. We had a riverfront site. The pads are concrete and very large among wooded setting. Quiet and very peaceful. Full hookups were a bonus. Campfire rings, grills and lampposts provided. Loops are great for walking or biking. Two playgrounds for kids. Laundry facilities available. Bathrooms and shower house was very clean. We look forward to staying here again.

The class standard for Army Corp campgrounds, well designed, spacious, clean, and organized. Everything you’d expect from the Army and Engineers and an example of government socialism at its best. We had a large site (as were they all) with all the utilities, including septic, our first ever, and thank you for one less dump station in my life.

Close enough to Montgomery for needs and attraction. Rode the bikes a few miles into the country and felt safe and respected by motorists. Nice and efficient hosts also.

A little light on data coverage, but still able to watch Bridgerton, nightly. Sigh….

Catoma Loop is the preferred Loop with long level concrete pads and full hookup. Our 14 day stay was within the Antioch Loop. This loop while very acceptable with plenty of privacy, hot showers, pavilion, playground and basketball area, it is very tired not having the upgrades as Catoma. Catoma would get 5 stars. The laundry area at Antioch has no washers but two unusable dryers and the utility sink leaks. Catoma has one washer and two dryers. The one way roads at Antioch are rough and can be confusing because the painted directional arrows are too worn away. Both loops lack convenient dumpsters. Antioch is .4 miles from the campground to the dumpster and has only one vs three on Catoma, so it gets obviously overfilled. If you enjoy boating, there is a nice boat launch area. There are no trails near the water and trails from one loop to the other are in such disrepair they are boarded off. The bathrooms are not consistently cleaned although done well when they are cleaned. The sites are not tended to between renters, and it appeared that people left their sites clean. While it is nice to be near waterfront the water is not inviting being brown and muddy looking. As I understand it, the clay makes southern waterways brown. Yes, I’d come again should I be able to get a spot in the Catoma loop.

We thought we had won the campsite lottery when we pulled into our site. Pad was150’+ and we were directly on the river.

Had difficulties with the electric … our surge protector kept showing “negative polarity”. We tried it on a couple of other pedestals and it read the same. Checked with other campers, but nobody seemed to use an SP (hmmmm). Custodian came out … showed us that the wiring was correct by taking off the cover & exposing the b&w wires & their hook ups. I wasn’t really comfortable after that and heard from another camper that they too had electrical issues at their site on a previous visit.

Also? Site 29, while good on paper … proved to be directly beside the sump pump. Ummmm …. That means we intermittently smelled poop every day! Not good. I would recommend the park shut this site down. Not really habitable.

Very, very quiet campground and a great home-base to explore Selma & Montgomery. Bathhouses were good enuf plus HEATED! That was nice. We also spent a straight 1.5hrs in one due to a tornado warning & it wasn’t awful. We would come back, but would select another site.

Very Nice CoE Park... 2 different loops, Catoma has sites 1-75 and Antioch 76-142. Catoma is FH and has been refurbished. That is not to say Antioch is not nice itself, just without sewer and few paved sites. Catoma is exactly what you want in a modern campground widely spaced and level spacious sites with easy access. A majority with nice views. Campground is fairly remote. There is a Dollar General right outside the entrance but for everything else you would need to head north 12 or so miles to the area around the RTJ golf resort area.

We stayed here 3 nights in March we had a water electric site, the site was fairly level and easy to back into with our 42 foot Fifth-Wheel. The people at the gate were extremely friendly and helpful gave us a map and drew out how to get to our site. Only problem with site was pedalstool was extremely loose in the ground to the point of almost falling over. The biggest draw back for us was the stench, smell, order in the campground we thought at first we had sprung a leak in our black tank but found that the odor was either the dump station or more likely the river. Not sure if it just a time of year thing or not but dought highly that we would be back even at the great price just because of the smell it was really bad.