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Joe Wheeler State Park is a public recreation area with resort features located on Wheeler Lake, an impoundment of the Tennessee River, 18 miles (29 km) east of Florence in northwest Alabama. [3] The state park contains 2,550 acres (1,030 ha) of land in three separate parcels and adjoins Wheeler Dam .
State parks under direct state management Name County Size Estab-lished River / lake Image Remarks acres ha Blue Springs State Park: Barbour: 103 42: 1963: Blue Springs: Near Clio; swimming in natural spring, camping, picnicking Buck's Pocket State Park: DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall: 2,000 810: 1971: Lake Guntersville
Lake Guntersville State Park is a public recreation area located on the far north side of the city of Guntersville in Marshall County, Alabama.The state park occupies 5,909 acres (2,391 ha) on the eastern shore of Guntersville Lake, a 69,000-acre (28,000 ha) impoundment of the Tennessee River.
The department's primary responsibility is to manage the wildlife and public lands of Alabama. This includes: 22 state parks, 23 public fishing lakes, three freshwater fish hatcheries, 34 wildlife management areas, two waterfowl refuges, two wildlife sanctuaries, a mariculture center with 35 ponds, and 645,000 acres (2,610 km 2) of trust lands managed for the benefit of several state agencies ...
The park is located on land formerly owned by U.S. Steel and devoted to ore mines. The last mine closed in 1971. Planning for a park on the site began by 2004. In 2005, the Freshwater Land Trust announced a campaign to raise funds to purchase and develop the park, and an organization called the Friends of Red Mountain Park was formed.
It is the state's largest state park at 9,940 acres (4,020 ha) and is home to the Alabama Wildlife Center, Oak Mountain Interpretive Center, and Oak Mountain BMX Track. Park activities include hiking, running, mountain biking, swimming, camping, fishing, horseback riding, and golf.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Fitness Trail at University Lake, University of Montevallo, 1.3 miles (2.1 km); Montevallo; Blue Ridge Park Trails, 1 mile (1.6 km); Hoover; Buck Creek Greenway, 1.5 miles (2.4 km); Alabaster; Cahaba Lily Park Nature Trail, 1.5 miles (2.4 km); Helena; Cahaba River Park Trail System, 17 miles (27 km); Helena
Paul M. Grist State Park is a public recreation area located 17 miles (27 km) north of Selma operated by the government of Dallas County, Alabama. The park offers water activities on a 100-acre (40 ha) lake as well as facilities for camping and picnicking. [2]