Jackson Lake Island
Campground
Write a Review Cypress Ln Millbrook, AL 36054 334-430-7963 Official WebsiteGPS: 32.4485, -86.3337
Overview of Jackson Lake Island
Last Price Paid: $15
Reported by sangelini on 3/10/2022
Longest RV Reported: 34 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by Liz & Jake on 2/22/2019
Monthly Rate Yes
Pad Type grass
Elevation 131 ft / 39 m
Tent Camping Yes




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Reviews of Jackson Lake Island 9 people have reviewed this location.
“Such a unique place! ”
Reviewed 3/10/2022
Nightly rate: | $15 |
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Stopped in for a night and am so glad I did! This place is peaceful and super cool. We hung out with the goats and loved watching them roam around. 10/10 would recommend.
sangelini would stay here again
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“One Of A Kind”
Reviewed 12/22/2021
Nightly rate: | $30 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
This place is awesome. 15 dollars per person to dry camp. We stay at the furthest point on the island. Our camp had a large concrete picnic table. Fire ring. Swinging chair. All overlooking the lake. Goats and lambs foam free on the island. The movie Big Fish was filmed here. The town of Spectre movie set is still here. Just a gre... more
This place is awesome. 15 dollars per person to dry camp. We stay at the furthest point on the island. Our camp had a large concrete picnic table. Fire ring. Swinging chair. All overlooking the lake. Goats and lambs foam free on the island. The movie Big Fish was filmed here. The town of Spectre movie set is still here. Just a great place to camp. The owners were very nice. The grounds are kept immaculate by the grounds keeper.
Emmet Lewis would stay here again
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“Experience Spectre from movie Big Fish”
Reviewed 11/20/2021
Nightly rate: | $30 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 110 |
This is unique place to stay. The owners are really friendly and helpful. There are only a few sites with full hookup, 50 amp only so either bring converter if you need 30 or they will provide one for you. There were no available sites with full hookup but there was one site that had 110 and water. We had the needed converter as that... more
This is unique place to stay. The owners are really friendly and helpful. There are only a few sites with full hookup, 50 amp only so either bring converter if you need 30 or they will provide one for you. There were no available sites with full hookup but there was one site that had 110 and water. We had the needed converter as that is what we use at home as we are setting up for a trip. We were out in a field all by ourselves. It was awesome. Yes, the Big Fish set is there and you can’t walk all around. Sheep and goats freely roam the island as well.
Negatives: Three times during the night thetrain blared their horn. Woke us up, but didn’t take long to get back to sleep. They do not take reservations but if you call the day before they can tell you if they have anything available. If noting is available you can dry dock. They don’t have dump station. When you get prices, it is per person that was weird.
Steph7795 would stay here again
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“Great Unique Experience”
Reviewed 1/18/2021
Nightly rate: | $30 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
This place was such a great and unusual experience. They do not have a reservation system and ask if you call ahead and make sure they have a site open. Tent camping is $10/night but if you have an RV a full hook up 50 amp service site is $30/night. I was actually planning on dry camping and didn't have the need for a hookup but wit... more
This place was such a great and unusual experience. They do not have a reservation system and ask if you call ahead and make sure they have a site open. Tent camping is $10/night but if you have an RV a full hook up 50 amp service site is $30/night. I was actually planning on dry camping and didn't have the need for a hookup but with the camper they said the price was only minimally less. I'm actually glad that it turned out this way because my RV furnace messed up that night and it was 20 degrees. So it wouldn't have been fun without the electric heater. This is one of my wife's favorite spots, mainly because of the goats. I mean it's like a movie set and a petting zoo all in one.
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“Dry camped with the goats”
Reviewed 11/9/2020
Nightly rate: | $10 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Awesome island, well kept and peaceful. The goats seem to sleep by the church but wonder around during the day. You can camp anywhere on the island. We camped on the north side and the goats walked past us at least 6 times through out the day.
David would stay here again
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“peaceful”
Reviewed 9/3/2020
Days stayed: | 2 |
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Site Number: | - |
The other reviewers have pretty much said it all.
Vanamee would stay here again
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“Absolute gem, perfect place to enjoy a quiet little part of Alabama”
Reviewed 6/10/2020
Nightly rate: | $10 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | Chose your own |
This place lived up to it’s wonderful reviews! We were looking for something outside of the city and this was perfect. Jackson Lake Island was the set for the 2003 film Big Fish, by Tim Burton. You will still find the run down buildings on site. It’s a pleasant little island run by Bobby & Lynn. It is well maintained, Bobby said their ... more
This place lived up to it’s wonderful reviews! We were looking for something outside of the city and this was perfect. Jackson Lake Island was the set for the 2003 film Big Fish, by Tim Burton. You will still find the run down buildings on site. It’s a pleasant little island run by Bobby & Lynn. It is well maintained, Bobby said their morning exercise is to pick up any trash left behind by patrons. The day use fee is $3 a person and camping is $10 a person per night. There are a few full hook up sites but they are mostly taken unless you call ahead of time. Dry camping is perfectly acceptable and there are several great spots to chose from. The atmosphere is laid back, the owners are very friendly, and people come and go for fishing, swimming, photography, and of course the goats! Did I mention the goats!? They have about 30 or 40 goats milling around the property. They are adorable and friendly, they seem to be copasetic with all the guests. Pets are allowed but must be on a leash and the phone reception for T-Mobile isn’t that great. But you can literally pick a spot anywhere! Most spots are along the water with access to the river. We launched our paddle boards right from our campsite and had a great day paddling a section of the Alabama River. The nights are quiet except for the train every once in a while and the dang mockingbirds. We love this place, would definitely recommend, and will return when we find ourselves in this area again.
Freedago would stay here again
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“So many goats, so little time!”
Reviewed 5/23/2020
Nightly rate: | $5 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Spectre/Jackson Island Lake is a special place. Camping here is either with hookups (both on the mainland & the island) or dry (on the island). The hookup sites are mostly filled by longer-term visitors - "no limit" the owner Bobby says, "as long as you follow the rules", which are pretty straight forward (be nice). Dry camping around ... more
Spectre/Jackson Island Lake is a special place. Camping here is either with hookups (both on the mainland & the island) or dry (on the island). The hookup sites are mostly filled by longer-term visitors - "no limit" the owner Bobby says, "as long as you follow the rules", which are pretty straight forward (be nice). Dry camping around the perimeter of the island offers great views, shade under the moss-draped trees, and water access for fishing or paddling. Freshwater fill is available at the shed by the main gate. Dump access depends on if a hookup site is unoccupied. The goats meander around during the day, coming and going in waves as goats do. Definitely watch Big Fish while there if you can. It's really cool to see the very spot you're camped on the screen.
Wandering Pulse would stay here again
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“Welcome to Goat Island, Home of 'the' Big Fish.”
Reviewed 2/22/2019
Nightly rate: | $20 |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
WARNING: This is not a typical campground or RV park - and the owners don't intend it to be. It is private land, shared with the community for fishing, photographing, petting goats, exploring, and yes, camping. While there are some sites with hook-ups, don't arrive expecting one. You may get lucky - but there are a slew of folks who re... more
WARNING: This is not a typical campground or RV park - and the owners don't intend it to be. It is private land, shared with the community for fishing, photographing, petting goats, exploring, and yes, camping. While there are some sites with hook-ups, don't arrive expecting one. You may get lucky - but there are a slew of folks who reside here longer term in their rigs who have staked out many of the full-hook-up spots. However, the owners of the island invite you to stake a tent or park a rig (self-contained) where you deem fit on the island - so long as you don't injure the land. It's a really neat place - and we lucked out and grabbed the last open FHU spot on the mainland (the causeway to the island was due to flood - but there were 3 more FHU sites over there too).
There are free roaming goats on Jackson Lake Island - which is also home to the slowly decaying movie set for the Town of Spectre from Tim's Burton's Big Fish.
Camping options: Tent/rig/motorhomes - whatever you want to camp in. FHU, Partial hook-up, or dry camping - depending on your tastes and what's available. A options involve goats.
Bobby and Lynn, the owners of the Island and all that the Island entails, are true gems of people for offering their sweet little goat island up for camping and exploring. The general rule is that you can camp anywhere on property in a self-contained or tent manner, or you can utilize the partial or full-hook-up sites that are both on the mainland (5 sites, FHU - 50A only) or on the island (a few more FHU sites) - if they are available.
We called about 45minutes prior to our arrival, with some trepidation on whether we could fit our big butt onto the property. Bobby answered and said, "well, we'll give it a shot. I think we can fit ya, and if not, you can just mosey along". He met us at the gate, and after a brief chat, and a warning that "this is more of a camping situation, not an RV park", he let us know that he foresaw the causeway to the island flooding over in the next few hours, but he had a FHU spot that he thought might fit us on the mainland overlooking the island. He lead us over to the spot, an after we assessed it, we thought we'd be fine. After chatting with Bobby and his wife (super interesting people with big community lives), and being offered to use their personal kayaks if we wanted to check out the island after it had been cut-off by flooding, they then left us to it. Ee spent some time jimmying ourselves into the site, but were ultimately successful. He checked back later, and let us know where we could deposit trash.
If require hook-ups, I'd recommend talking to Bobby (his number is listed on this page, or at the front gate) to get a feel for what's available and suggestions of best places to park yourselves. Otherwise, this island area is a 'self-pay' situation - $10/per person for per night of camping, or $3/per person to explore the island and old movie set or fish during the day. Just don't 'off road' or desecrate the land, and you're good.
We got the last spot involving hook-ups on the mainland and we parked head in so that we could view the river and Goat Island out of our front windshield, choosing to run our water hose under the rig for this view. The 5 mainland sites are pretty darned level, and graveled over. Again, 50A only - but also water and sewer hook-ups. The other 4 rigs on the mainland are mostly full-time placements, but they are fully capable of moving and are very well-kept.
The only downfall of this camping space is the train which runs close by. It's active, and it's loud - with a crossing (aka, horn blasting) several times each night. Otherwise, during the day you can hear some highway noise - but at night it's literally crickets - only interrupted by that blasted blasting train.
Like Bobby said - this is not an RV park - or really a campground. Do not expect pristine roads to your site. However, the roads are completely passable, and with some patience you can get a 40'er in any of the spaces on the mainland (if there is one available). And if you're willing to go self-contained, and the island is accessible - you can choose your fantasy of where to park your rig (or tent).
Verizon is decent enough - 3-6DOWN/.5-1UP
Liz & Jake would stay here again
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“First come first serve”
Reviewed 10/26/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 0 |
Site Number: | N-A |
Did not stay. But they don’t take reservations FYI.
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- water
- dry camping
- sewer
- Full Hookups
Recreation
- boat ramp
- fishing
- picnic area
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
Pets
- pets
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