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Little River Canyon National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located on top of Lookout Mountain near Fort Payne, Alabama, and DeSoto State Park.Created by an Act of Congress in 1992, the 15,288-acre (6,187 ha) preserve protects what is sometimes said to be the nation's longest mountaintop river, the Little River.
DeSoto State Park is a public recreation area located on Lookout Mountain, eight miles (13 km) northeast of Fort Payne, Alabama. [2] The state park covers 3,502 acres (1,417 ha) of forest, rivers, waterfalls, and mountain terrain. It borders the Little River, which flows into the nearby Little River Canyon National Preserve.
The ruins of the old Fort Payne are visible in the historic downtown of the city. The National Park Service has headquarters here for the nearby Little River Canyon National Preserve, a 14,000-acre (57 km 2) protected area established by Congress in 1992.
Western terminus of AL 176 State Route 176 inside the Little River Canyon National Preserve. State Route 176 only follows half of that route, beginning at State Route 35 south of Fort Payne continuing west for 11 miles (18 km) before forking off from Old State Route 275 at Eberhardt's Point west to the Dogtown community. In the Dogtown ...
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SR 176 west (Little River Canyon Rim Parkway) Eastern terminus of SR 176; northern terminus of Little River Canyon Rim Parkway: Fort Payne: 21.983: 35.378: US 11 north (Gault Avenue / SR 7) to I-59 north: South end of US 11/SR 7 concurrency: 23.038: 37.076: US 11 south (Gault Avenue / SR 7) – Attalla: North end of US 11/SR 7 concurrency: 24. ...
The Mushroom Rock, a landmark located in the middle of the parkway [1]. Little River Canyon Rim Parkway, also known as Alabama State Route 176, Dekalb County Road 148 and Cherokee County Road 275, forms a 22-mile (35 km) scenic drive following the 16-mile-long (26 km) Little River Canyon National Preserve in northeastern Alabama.
The Little River flows over the mountain in Little River Canyon National Preserve and the DeSoto Falls in DeSoto State Park. The Noccalula Falls Park, featuring a pioneer village showcasing several nineteenth-century homes, is at the southern terminus of Lookout Mountain, in Gadsden, Alabama. Local legend claims that the 90-foot falls' namesake ...