Deerlick Creek

Deerlick Creek Campground is located on Holt Lake on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway northeast of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The facility is in a beautiful forest along the shoreline, with access to water sports, boating, fishing, swimming, hiking and biking. Campers can explore the lakeshore using the campground's hiking trails as well as a paved bicycle trail, and the waterway is popular for bass, crappie, bream and catfish. Deerlick Creek has 46 campsites with water and electric hookups, six of them designated tent only, plus a group picnic shelter for day use. Families with children have showers, a multi-use court and a swimming beach. Holt Lake was created by the damming of the Black Warrior River. The campground sits amidst a mixed pine and hardwood forest, which displays colorful foliage along the riverbanks each fall. Deer, squirrel, wild turkey, migratory birds and blue birds all live in the Holt Lake area. The Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway consists of six lakes with a total length of 457 miles and 39,800 surface acres of water. Temperatures range from the 80s to 90s from April through September, and annual rainfall averages about 60 inches. Deerlick Creek is 17 miles from the University of Alabama, with its sporting events and museums, and 13 miles from Ol' Colony Golf Course, home to the University of Alabama golf teams as well as a disc golf course.