City, County & Regional Parks · Alabama
Van de Graaff Park Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · Alabama, United States
- Sites
- 30
- Hookups
- 10 with water, 20 no hookups
- Cost
- $15-$20 RV; $10-$25 tent nightly (2026 rates)
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Elevation
- 141 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 6
- Nearest town
- Northport
- Address
- 3231 Robert Cardinal Airport Road, Northport, AL 35476
- Phone
- 205-799-4038
About
Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority campground at Van de Graaff Arboretum & Historic Bridge Park. 30 sites - 20 without hookups. Restrooms. Reservations: online. Coordinates are for the Van de Graaff arboretum and historic bridge in the same park, not the campground entrance.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 35° | 13° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 63° | 42° | 20° | 76° | 7 of 11 |
| March | 69° | 51° | 28° | 83° | 4 of 11 |
| April | 73° | 54° | 39° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 84° | 66° | 53° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 71° | 59° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 75° | 68° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 92° | 75° | 69° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 89° | 71° | 57° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 74° | 56° | 39° | 89° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 67° | 48° | 25° | 80° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 60° | 40° | 23° | 73° | 5 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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