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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 .
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.
Roland Cooper State Park is a public recreation area located six miles north of Camden, Alabama, on the eastern shore of Dannelly Reservoir, a 22,000-acre (8,900 ha) impoundment of the Alabama River known locally as the Millers Ferry Reservoir. [2] The park features cottages, campground, fishing, and boating facilities. [3]
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.
Fishing tournaments are regularly held on Lake Frank Jackson, a 1,037-acre (420 ha) impoundment of Lightwood Knot Creek. Bass, bream and crappie are abundant. [4] The park has 3 miles (4.8 km) of easy walking trails that include a loop trail around an island in the lake that is accessed from a boardwalk/bridge.
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]
State parks of Alabama (27 P) Z. Zoos in Alabama (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Parks in Alabama" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.