Alabama Park List

Featuring a total of four small lakes ranging in size from 670 to 4200 surface acres and scenic floatways, the Bear Creek watershed area offers excellent recreation opportunities. Come boating on the lakes or relax on the sandy beaches. The education center offers numerous programs for all ages. At ...

The Black Warrior-Tombigbee Lake system is home to six beautiful lakes. They include Bankhead, Holt, Oliver, Warrior, Demopolis, and Coffeeville. The lakes stretch from the headwaters near Birmingham, AL, south through Tuscaloosa and Demopolis to the southernmost Corps facility located below Coffeeville. The Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers ...

Centering around four mineral springs, this 357-acre park in Choctaw County in southwest Alabama provides modern campsites, shelters, tables and grills for daytime and nighttime family outings. The Park is located one mile north of Bladon Springs in southwest Alabama. Opened as a spa in 1838, guests traveled from ...

Fed by a crystal-clear underground spring, the park's spring pool is the center of attention in this 103-acre park in southeast Alabama. Facilities include modern and primitive campgrounds, picnic shelters, tables, grills, comfort stations, and playground. Open year-round, Blue Springs has many options for outdoor exploration. Equipped with free ...

Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge contains 7,000 acres of wildlife habitat for migratory birds, nesting sea turtles and the endangered Alabama beach mouse. The refuge was established by Congress in 1980 to preserve the coastal dune ecosystem, to protect threatened and endangered species, to provide compatible recreational opportunities, and ...

As legend goes, Buck's Pocket State Park is where all the defeated public officials go to lick their wounds after an unsuccessful election. This 2,000-acre park in northeast Alabama is secluded in a natural pocket of the Appalachian Mountains, so it's easy to escape the city and get lost ...

Cahaba River NWR is one of nation's newest National Wildlife Refuges, the 540th in fact. Established May 13, 2002 for the purpose of protecting and managing a unique section of the Cahaba River and land adjacent to it. Cahaba River NWR is home to five federally listed ...

The first thing you notice about Cathedral Caverns is the massive entrance. The huge opening measures 126 feet wide and 25 feet high. And it gets even better. Inside the cavern, you will find Big Rock Canyon, Mystery River and some of the most beautiful formations Mother Nature has ...

Chattahoochee Park is located in Houston County in the southeast corner of Alabama. It takes its name from the nearby Chattahoochee River, and offers a scenic 596-acres. Recreational vehicles are allowed, there are picnic areas, hiking trails, horseback riding opportunities, biking trails and swimming areas. Fishing and camping is ...

Located in Clay and Cleburne Counties, Cheaha State Park is the pinnacle of natural beauty and awe in Alabama. Surrounded by the Talladega National Forest, this foothill of the Appalachian Mountains holds the reputation of the highest point in Alabama. Standing 2,407-feet above sea level, it is no wonder ...

Chewacla State Park's 696 scenic acres are a delightful pause from nearby interstate traffic. There are many activities to do here, including swimming at the 26-acre lake, playgrounds and picnicking pavilions, hiking trails, camping, grilling, and fishing. Open year-round, there are enough options to accommodate any outdoor enthusiast. Stay ...

A 520-acre roadside park, Chickasaw State Park in Alabama is complete with campsites, a wading pool, hiking trails, a barbecue grilling pavilion and other large pavilions and picnic areas. This small park is perfect for group-sized cookouts and gatherings. The Park is also located adjacent to an accessible, state-operated ...

Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge is located in southwest Alabama along the Tombigbee River, approximately 80 miles north of Mobile. The Refuge was established in 1964 on lands aquired by the Corp of Engineers in conjunction with the Coffeeville Lock and Dam project. The 4,218 acre refuge encompasses approximately 1,802 ...

Claiborne Lake is the most primitive of the Alabama River Lakes. Nestled in Alabama's southwest hill country, the lake encompasses over 60 miles of the Alabama River, stretching from the Claiborne Lock and Dam to Millers Ferry Lock and Dam. Although the lake remains mostly within the original river ...

Conecuh National Forest, created on July 17, 1936 by presidential proclamation once consisted of 54,177 acres of cut-over and burned-over lands. The forest is now almost twice that size and offers visitors scenic expanses of forests, interspersed with lakes loaded with bass, bream, catfish and striped bass. Hiking trails meander ...

In the rustic tradition of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), DeSoto Resort State Park is accented by rushing waterfalls and fragrant wildflowers. The lodge, restaurant, and cabins are all in the rustic tradition of the CCC. Nestled atop beautiful scenic Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama, this 3,502-acre park also ...

The Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1964 through community support and in cooperation with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is located on both banks of the Chattahoochee River in southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia. Named after the city of Eufaula, the refuge offers a ...

Fern Cave NWR was purchased in 1981 to provide protection for the federally endangered gray and Indiana bats. It consists of 199 acres of forested hillside underlain by a massive cave which provides habitat for bats. Fern Cave contains the largest wintering colony of gray bats in the ...

Stretching along the shores of beautiful 500-acre Lake Jackson, this compact 40-acre park offers swimming, paddleboat rentals, fishing and picnicking, as well as a complete community building and a modern lakeside campground. Water skiing and personal watercraft are allowed on the lake. Located on the Alabama/Florida state line, this ...

This 2,050-acre park is proud to serve as a premier fishing destination with its 1,000-acre stream-fed lake. As the primary park attraction, Lake Jackson, in addition to providing outstanding fishing and swimming opportunities, also features shoreline picnic areas. Lakefront RV camping sites with cable TV hookups and a nice ...

Located in the city of Gulf Shores on the coast of Alabama, white sun-kissed beaches, a surging surf, seagulls and seashells greet you at Gulf State Park. Consisting of 6,150 acres with two miles of sugar-white sand beaches, Gulf State Park has modern and primitive camping, cottages, trails and ...

Guntersville Lake is more than 75 miles long and provides 67,900 surface acres making it the second largest lake in the TVA system. The lake is located in Jackson and Marshall counties in Alabama and Marion County in Tennessee. Guntersville Lake is noted as one of the best ...

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park preserves an epic historical battle that helped bring Andrew Jackson national attention and got him to be elected the seventh President of the United States in 1828. On the morning of 27 March 1814, General Andrew Jackson and an army of 3,300 men consisting ...

One of six state park resorts, Joe Wheeler Resort State Park is located on beautiful Wheeler Lake, famous for fishing, sailing and boating. Near Rogersville, in northwest Alabama, the park offers a modern resort lodge, restaurant and meeting facilities, camping, championship golf course and full-service marina, among many other ...

Key Cave NWR, about 5 miles southwest of Florence, Alabama, was established in 1997 to ensure the biological integrity of Key Cave, Collier Cave, and the aquifer common to both. Key Cave has been designated as critical habitat for the endangered Alabama cavefish (Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni) and as a ...

Newly renovated, Lake Guntersville Resort State Park is located along the banks of the Tennessee River in NE Alabama. The park overlooks the majestic 69,000 acre Guntersville Reservoir, and ranges over more than 6,000 acres of natural woodlands. The park has an 18 hole championship golf course, a beach ...

Lake Lurleen State Park is a scenic lakeside retreat set on the banks of a 250-acre lake named after Alabama''s only female governor. Lurleen Wallace, the wife of former Governor George C. Wallace, was a native of Tuscaloosa County and as governor was instrumental in funding a major renovation ...

This picturesque 1,220 acre park is located on the banks of Lake Eufaula, otherwise known as the 'Bass Capital' of The World'. The park has a lodge, convention center, modern campground, vacation cabins and lakeside cottages, picnic areas, an 18-hole golf course, and a marina complete with launch facilities ...

Little River is unique because it flows for most of its length atop Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama. Forested uplands, waterfalls, canyon rims and bluffs, pools, boulders, and sandstone cliffs offer settings for a variety of recreational activities. Natural resources and cultural heritage come together to tell the story ...

Located near Spanish Fort, Alabama, in the wetlands of Mobile Bay, this 1,327-acre scenic park features day-use picnicking, modern camping, nature trails and boardwalks. Additionally, anglers can take advantage of premier freshwater and saltwater fishing in the Mobile Delta. The park is equipped with a boat ramp and fishing ...