The Woods RV Park & Campground

This place is now called "The Backyard RV Resort". Gravel roads and pull-thru sites. Stayed overnight while passing through. Convenient to I-65. Can hear Highway and trains outside but didnt bone inside my RV. A little pricey ($69) versus the amenities offered. Staff was very friendly on the phone when I called to reserve a spot. Excellent coverage from AT&T. Didnt connect to their WiFi. Would stay here again if visiting the area. Might look for cheaper alternative if just passing through. We camped at The Backyard RV Resort in a Travel Trailer.

The campground itself is nice but there was a lot of crime in the neighboring area (saw a robbery across the street during the day and lots of police lights during night) and lots of homeless asking for money. Couldn’t get the wifi to connect to mobile devices. The games were nice. The sites are good pull thrus but tend to get swampy. Didn’t have the best customer service. They didn’t want to fill propane and were rude about it. The office doesn’t open til 12 which is when checkout is and we were scolded for checking out late because we were waiting to fill propane and they were late. Strong Verizon and Att.

Honestly, wasn't sure when we first turned in the driveway. However, very happy with the park! We were lucky enough to score a site on the water. Spots are level and decent sized. Booking was a breeze, staff was very friendly. We didn't use the bathrooms or laundry room but they look very clean and recently updated. Also has a very nice fenced in dog park for off leash play time.

Our AT&T had 5 bars and streamed videos with no problem. Verizon had 4 bars as well.

We stayed 2 nights and enjoyed our stay as much as you could for this type campground. It’s not for camping, just overnights. It has laundry. The sites are gravel and level. No playground. It’s located nicely for Montgomery activities like the zoo, but it’s not so nice been by a run down motel and an abandoned gas station. Also, a lot of homeless in the area. It does have a nice pavilion to have your kids play in out of the sun. We would stay again if we needed somewhere close to the interstate.

The friendly employee I spoke with here told me that this park just changed hands and the new owners have big plans to modernize this older park.

When they do it may be worth the $50 per night they are charging now before discounts, particularly for those who reviewed this place and were only spending the night before jumping back on I 65, which is very close. All the sites are conveniently pull through and have water, sewer and electric, as well as cable.

Sites are fairly close together with no picnic tables. The restroom is large and clean. I did not hear noise from the road but we have the air conditioner running in summer heat.

Until those changes are made, and perhaps afterwards, this is an expensive campground for an overnight stay.

However, we didn’t use it that way. Montgomery has some extraordinary, new, must-see museums on the subject of slavery, racism, lynching, the birth of the civil rights movement and the freedom riders. Rosa Parks wouldn’t give up her seat here. Martin Luther King Jr was a 26-year-old preacher new to town whose soaring rhetoric helped lead the bus boycott here that led to the end of segregation on the bus line and creation of the civil rights movement.

Everyone should experience those attractions and this is a very convenient location with friendly staff from which to do so (10 min away).

This location was convenient to get onto I65, but it was not an ideal camping spot. I would say this location was like a truck stop for RVs and campers. We got in at dark, set up, went to sleep, and got back on the road the next day. It looked like a lot of other campers did the same because a few other rigs were pulling in when we were setting up and were gone before we left the next day.

The convenience of being by the highway also meant we could hear the highway and main road during the night.

Our site was level with full hookups but I would say $52 I would expect a little more from the lot. We were basically on a gravel driveway close to our neighbors. I also was not too sure about the location. The front office had bars on the door, the businesses out front of the lot seems somewhat run down. It just did not give off a safe and secure feeling. Like is said before, this lot seemed more like a truck stop for RVs and campers. Fine for an overnight stay and move on, but not for $52.

In defense of the campsite their website does say they are doing renovations and we did not go expose the lot. For the above listed reasons there was not much motivation, just and overnight stopping point that seemed high on price. Had the price been lower my review would be better, just really don’t see the justification for $52 a night.

Very nice overnight spot. Good Sam discount. Friendly professional staff. Our ONE negative comment is that there is noise from surrounding area, which we blocked by leaving a fan running at night. This was Saturday night, so probably better on weekdays. Otherwise it is extremely nice, clean, concrete patios, good hookups, clean and accessible shower house, shelter house, playground. Level pull through sites with plenty of room to maneuver. No picnic tables, and management cautions you to use a water pressure regulator because they have high pressure. Close to highway. Free wifi.

Nice stopover for one night, right off of I-65, takes Good Sams, we stayed in April, the park wasn't full. Beautiful lake at the back of the park. Well maintained, playground looked dated. Full hookups, and as others noted, high water pressure! The wifi is free and worked for what we needed with zero issues. No rugs allowed on grass. I could hear traffic noise while outside, but didn't bother me at night. No left turn allowed coming out of park to get back on highway so we turned right and then left into a gas station before we hit the road the next morning.