List of Alabama state parks
This list of Alabama state parks covers state parks and reserves in the Alabama park system. The majority are run by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Current parks
Name | County | Size | Estab- lished |
River / lake / other |
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 | Near Grove Oak; scenic vistas, camping, hiking and equestrian trails | ||
Cathedral Caverns State Park | Marshall | 461 | 187 | 1987 | Located in Grant; cave tours, tent camping | ||
Cheaha State Park | Clay, Cleburne | 2,799 | 1,133 | 1933 | State's highest point; scenic views, hiking, camping | ||
Chewacla State Park | Lee | 696 | 282 | 1939 | Lake Chewacla | Located in Auburn; fishing, swimming, non-motorized boating, hiking, camping, cabins | |
DeSoto State Park | Cherokee, DeKalb | 3,502 | 1,417 | 1939 | Little River | Located on Lookout Mountain; camping, lodging, picnicking, hiking and biking trails | |
Frank Jackson State Park | Covington | 2,050 | 830 | 1970 | Lake Frank Jackson | Boating, fishing, swimming, picnicking, camping | |
Gulf State Park | Baldwin | 6,150 | 2,490 | 1939 | Gulf of Mexico | Fresh and saltwater fishing and swimming, 18-hole golf course, camping | |
Joe Wheeler State Park | Lauderdale, Lawrence | 2,550 | 1,030 | 1949 | Wheeler Lake | Near Rogersville; lodge, campground, marina, hiking and biking trail, 18-hole golf course | |
Lake Guntersville State Park | Marshall | 6,000 | 2,400 | 1947 | Guntersville Lake | Resort complex, cottages, campground, 18-hole golf course, hiking, fishing | |
Lake Lurleen State Park | Tuscaloosa | 1,675 | 678 | 1952 | Lake Lurleen | Boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, biking | |
Lakepoint Resort State Park | Barbour | 1,220 | 490 | 1968 | Lake Eufala | Convention center, 18-hole golf course, lodge, campground, cabins, cottages, marina, hiking, picnicking | |
Meaher State Park | Baldwin | 1,327 | 537 | 1989 | Mobile Bay | Nature trails with wetlands boardwalk through the wetlands, boat ramp, fishing pier, picnicking, camping | |
Monte Sano State Park | Madison | 2,140 | 870 | 1938 | Located in Huntsville; picnicking, hiking, cabins, campground | ||
Oak Mountain State Park | Shelby | 9,940 | 4,020 | 1927 | Double Oak Lake | Alabama Wildlife Center; golf, swimming, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, camping, fishing, hunting | |
Rickwood Caverns State Park | Blount | 380 | 150 | 1974 | Cave tours, swimming, picnicking, hiking, camping | ||
Wind Creek State Park | Tallapoosa | 1,445 | 585 | Lake Martin | Camping, swimming, boating, fishing, picnicking, hiking, biking |
Other parks
Name | County | Size | Estab- lished |
Management | River / lake / other |
Image | Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
acres | ha | |||||||
Bladon Springs State Park | Choctaw | 357 | 144 | 1939 | Choctaw County | Historic spa grounds with mineral springs | ||
Historic Blakeley State Park | Baldwin | 1,400 | 570 | 1981 | Historic Blakeley Authority | Tensaw River | Camping, picnicking, hiking trails | |
Brierfield Ironworks Historical State Park | Bibb | 486 | 197 | 1976 | Alabama Historic Ironworks Commission | Industrial ruins, historic buildings, trails, campsites | ||
Chattahoochee State Park | Houston | 596 | 241 | Houston County | Irwin's Mill Creek | Fishing, swimming, boating, picnicking, hiking, camping | ||
Chickasaw State Park | Marengo | 520 | 210 | 1935 | Marengo County | Closed in 2015; reopened 2016 | ||
Florala City Park | Covington | 40 | 16 | 1909 | City of Florala | Lake Jackson | Boating, fishing, swimming, picnicking, camping | |
Paul M. Grist State Park | Dallas | 1,080 | 440 | 1930s | Dallas County | Paul Grist Lake | Swimming, fishing, boating, camping | |
Roland Cooper State Park | Wilcox | 236 | 96 | 1969 | Private contractor | Dannelly Reservoir | Closed in 2015; reopened 2016 | |
Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park | Tuscaloosa | 2,063 | 835 | 1969 | Alabama Historic Ironworks Commission | Preserved industrial sites, museum, crafts cabins, hiking trails |
See also
References
External links
- Alabama State Parks Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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