List of Alabama state parks
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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Alabama state parks map This list of Alabama state parks covers state parks in the Alabama park system. As of 2023, there were 21 official Alabama state parks run in part or exclusively by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources[1] and three historic state parks run by other authorities.
Current parks
| Name | County | Size | Estab- lished |
River / lake | Image | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | ||||||
| Blue Springs State Park | Barbour | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1963 | Blue Springs | Near Clio; swimming in natural spring, camping, picnicking | ||
| Buck's Pocket State Park | DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1971 | Lake Guntersville | Near Grove Oak; scenic vistas, camping, hiking and equestrian trails | ||
| Cathedral Caverns State Park | Marshall | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1987 | --- | Located near Grant; cave tours, tent camping | ||
| Cheaha State Park | Clay, Cleburne | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1933 | Cheaha Lake | State's highest point; scenic views, hiking, camping | ||
| Chewacla State Park | Lee | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1939 | Lake Chewacla | Located in Auburn; fishing, swimming, non-motorized boating, hiking, camping, cabins | ||
| DeSoto State Park | Cherokee, DeKalb | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1939 | Little River | Located on Lookout Mountain; camping, lodging, picnicking, hiking and biking trails | ||
| Frank Jackson State Park | Covington | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1970 | Lake Frank Jackson | Boating, fishing, swimming, picnicking, camping | ||
| Gulf State Park | Baldwin | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1939 | Gulf of Mexico, Lake Shelby | Fresh and saltwater fishing and swimming, 18-hole golf course, camping | ||
| Joe Wheeler State Park | Lauderdale, Lawrence | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1949 | Wheeler Lake | Near Rogersville; lodge, campground, marina, hiking and biking trail, 18-hole golf course | ||
| Lake Guntersville State Park | Marshall | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1947 | Guntersville Lake | Resort complex, cottages, campground, 18-hole golf course, hiking, fishing | ||
| Lake Lurleen State Park | Tuscaloosa | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1952 | Lake Lurleen | Boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, biking | ||
| Lakepoint Resort State Park | Barbour | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1968 | Lake Eufala | Convention center, 18-hole golf course, lodge, campground, cabins, cottages, marina, hiking, picnicking | ||
| Meaher State Park | Baldwin | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1989 | Mobile Bay | Nature trails with wetlands boardwalk through the wetlands, boat ramp, fishing pier, picnicking, camping | ||
| Monte Sano State Park | Madison | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1938 | --- | Wernher von Braun Planetarium; picnicking, hiking, cabins, campground | ||
| Oak Mountain State Park | Shelby | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1927 | Double Oak Lake | Alabama Wildlife Center; golf, swimming, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, camping, fishing, hunting | ||
| Rickwood Caverns State Park | Blount | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1974 | --- | Cave tours, swimming, picnicking, hiking, camping | ||
| Roland Cooper State Park | Wilcox | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1969 | Dannelly Reservoir | Boating, camping, fishing, hunting | ||
| Wind Creek State Park | Tallapoosa | Script error: No such module "convert". | unknown | Lake Martin | Camping, swimming, boating, fishing, picnicking, hiking, biking | ||
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| Name | County | Size | Estab- lished |
Management | River / lake | Image | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | |||||||
| Bladon Springs State Park | Choctaw | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1939 | Choctaw County | --- | Historic spa grounds with mineral springs | ||
| Chickasaw State Park | Marengo | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1935 | Marengo County | --- | Near David K. Nelson Wildlife Management Area | ||
| Paul M. Grist State Park | Dallas | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1930s | Dallas County | Paul Grist Lake | Swimming, fishing, boating, camping | ||
Historic state parks
| Name | County | Size | Estab- lished |
Management | River / lake | Image | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | |||||||
| Historic Blakeley State Park | Baldwin | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1981 | Historic Blakeley Authority | Tensaw River | Camping, picnicking, hiking trails | ||
| Brierfield Ironworks Historical State Park | Bibb | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1976 | Alabama Historic Ironworks Commission | Little Cahaba River | Industrial ruins, historic buildings, trails, campsites | ||
| Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park | Tuscaloosa | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1969 | Alabama Historic Ironworks Commission | --- | Preserved industrial sites, Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama, crafts cabins, hiking trails | ||
Former state parks
| Name | County | Size | Estab- lished |
Management | River / lake | Image | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | |||||||
| Chattahoochee State Park | Houston | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1930s | --- | Irwin's Mill Creek | Closed permanently after destruction by Hurricane Michael in 2018 | ||
| Florala City Park | Covington | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1909 | City of Florala | Lake Jackson | Reverted to local ownership in 2015 | ||
References
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External links
- Alabama State Parks Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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