Discover North Baldwin: Landings
Boatyard Landing
Latitude: 31.172119
Longitude: -87.846384
County Road 80
Stockton, AL
This is a privately owned landing but the public is allowed access for a boat launch fee.
Byrne’s Landing
Latitude: N30o 47' 35"
Longitude: W87o 54' 00"
Location: From I-65 take Hwy 225 south between mile marker 9 and 10 turn right onto Byrnes Lake Road
Number of Lanes: 1
Lights: No
Courtesy Dock: One Stationary Dock
Accessible: Yes
Parking Lot Size: 110 Spaces; One acre
Restrooms: No
Interesting Fact: This location was used to film “Friday the 13th Part VII – The New Blood in October & November 1987 and released in 1988.
Cliff’s Landing
Latitude: N30o 51' 48.1"
Longitude: W87o 53' 43.5"
Location: From I-65, take exit 31 south on Highway 225 for 6.5 miles to County Road 7 (Cliff's Landing Road). Turn right and follow 2 miles to boat ramp
Number of Lanes: 4
Lights: Yes
Courtesy Dock: Two Stationary Docks
Parking Lot Size: 85 Trailers; One Acre
Restrooms: Yes
The River Pub is located atop the hill overlooking the landing. Locals say you'll find the "best view from a barstool" here.
Dixie Landing
Latitude: 31.2932258
Longitude: -87.7663831
15133 Dixie Landing Road
Little River, AL
Located on the beautiful banks of the Alabama River, Dixie landing boat launch provides great access to perhaps one of the best fishing destinations in Baldwin County. Great holes to catch bass, brim, mullet, blue cat and much more are located within yards of the landing.
The Boat Launch is open 24/7 and is privately owned. There is a $5.00 boat fee and a deposit box is located in an adjacent area.
Holly Creek Landing
Latitude: 31.1812854
Longitude: -878544401
County Road 80
Stockton, AL
Distance: 30 miles
Start: French Lake’s
End: Rice Creek Landing
Campsites: Spoonbill Sandbar, Two rivers Point
Type of trail: Old River channel, creek, lake and slough
Habitats: Bottom land hardwood swap, flowing creeks, side channel sloughs and backwaters
Reliability: Good
Optimal water levels: Claiborne Dam river stages ranging from 10 to 19 feet on tailrace readings provide optimum water levels for this route. Levels from 15 – 18 are the absolute best for the Globe and Bear Creek systems. For water level information at Claiborne Dam, call 1-888-771-4601
http://water.sam.usace.army.mil/ or http://al.water.usgs.gov/
Overnight Route #3 is a combination of routes #1 and #2, which begins at French’s Lake Coastal Access Kiosk, Holley Creek or Boatyard Landings. Both of the latter locations are privately owned but allow for public use in the form of fee associated boat launching and overnight vehicle parking. The map shows the trail begins in Majors Creek working its way to the old Alabama River Channel. Day one ends in Spoonbill Sandbar campsite. Day two proceeds down the Alabama River to Little Bear Creek, Bear Creek, Stiggins Lake and the Tensaw River and then in to Bottle Creek, connecting to Bayou Jessamine and then out to Rice Creek Landing crossing the Tensaw River and Briar Lake.
Hurricane Landing / Perkin’s Landing
Latitude: 30.8580994
Longitude: -87.7511007
7060 Hurricane Rd,
Bay Minette, AL 36507
251-580-0186
Hubbard’s Landing
Latitude: 31.0637
Longitude: -87.87028
Cabins & RV Campground
9100 Hubbard’s Landing Road
Stockton, AL 36579
251-937-5726
Live Oak Landing
Latitude: N 30.958147
Longitude: W -87.857577
Live Oak Landing in Baldwin County consists of 218 acres of floodplain forest land adjacent to the existing Forever Wild holdings in the Mobile Tensaw Delta and 180 acres of new Coastal Impact Assistance Program land. Additionally, local government agencies have acquired 206 acres adjacent to this tract to be developed as a recreation area and Delta access point.
Boat launch fee: $5.00
Bathrooms: Portable
For more information on the landing, rental inquiries, and more, visit: http://www.baldwincountyal.gov
Directions:
From Mobile, take I-65 North to exit 31. Turn left onto AL-225 and travel approximately 0.7 miles. The tract will be on your left.
Matthew’s Landing/Lower Bryant’s Landing
Latitude: 32.0318141
Longitude: -874208288
RV Campground
8900 Lower Bryant Landing Road
Stockton, AL 36579
251-294-0421
Enjoy camping, boating, fishing, waterskiing or tubing. The Pavilion is the perfect venue for a wedding, reunion, birthday party or business meeting. Also has a three bedroom trailer with a screened-in porch. It is fully furnished with bedding, towels and cookware. Also includes RV campsites, full size trailer spaces and houseboat slips for lease.
Directions from I-65: take Exit 31, turn north on to 225 and travel 2.2 miles, turn left right on to 8900 Lower Bryant Landing Rd.
Rice Creek Landing
Latitude: 31.0154584
Longitude: -87.879995
Distance: 9.1 miles
Start: Rice Creek Landing
End: Rice Creek Landing
Type of trail: creek, lake, and slough
Habitats: bottomland hardwood swamp, flowing creeks, side channel sloughs and backwaters
Reliability: excellent
Optimal water levels: Claiborne Dam river stages ranging from 6 to 19 feet on tailrace reading provide optimum water levels for this route. River stages above these values should be considered hazardous.
For water level information at Claiborne Dam, call 1-888-771-4601 or visit http://water.sam.usace.army.mil/. or http://al.water.usgs.gov/
The Indian Mound day trail begins at Rice Creek Landing, located on the Forever Wild Land Trust’s Delta Tract, 2.9 miles north of the Highway 225/59 split in Stockton, AL, on Baldwin County Rd. 21. The map shows the trail proceeding out of Rice Creek, around the south end of Richardson Island across Tensaw Lake, through Bayou Jessamine and into Bottle Creek to a sandbar landing where a foot trail leads to the Indian Mound. The return leg follows the same route. Paddlers have several options for selecting the length and duration of this day-trip, especially when incorporating side trips.
NOTE: For overnight trips, there is a $15.00 platform permit. For more information visit http://www.outdooralabama.com/bartram-canoe-trail
Upper Bryant’s Landing
Longitude: 31.046964
Latitude: -87.886775
8075 Bryant’s Landing Rd
Stockton, AL 36579
251-580-5206
