SPORTS & RECREATION / PARKS & NATURE

ALABAMA STATE PARKS

Huntsville & Northern Alabama

Buck’s Pocket State Park
393 County Road 174
Grove Oak 256-659-2000
www.alapark.com/parks

Cathedral Caverns
637 Cave Road
Woodville 256-728-8193
www.alapark.com/parks

DeSoto Resort State Park
13883 County Road 89
Fort Payne 256-845-0051
Campground 256-845-5075
www.alapark.com/parks

Joe Wheeler State Park
4401 McLean Drive
Rogersville 256-247-5466
www.alapark.com/parks

Lake Guntersville State Park
1155 Lodge Drive
Guntersville 256-571-5440
www.alapark.com/parks

Monte Sano State Park
5105 Nolen Avenue
Huntsville 256-534-3757
www.alapark.com/parks

Greater Birmingham & Central Alabama

Brierfield Ironworks Historic State Park
240 Furnace Parkway
Montevallo/Centreville
205-665-1856
http://www.brierfieldironworks.com

Cheaha Resort State Park
19644 Highway 281
Delta 256-488-5111
Campground 800-610-5801
www.alapark.com/parks

Chewacla State Park
124 Shell Toomer Parkway
Auburn 334-887-5621
www.alapark.com/parks

Chicasaw State Park
26955 U.S. Highway 43
Gallion 334-295-8230
www.alapark.com/parks

Cullman County Parks & Recreation
17645 US Hwy 31
Cullman 256-590-2667
www.cullmancountyparks.com

Lake Lurleen State Park
13226 Lake Lurleen Road
Coker 205-339-1558
www.alapark.com/parks

Oak Mountain State Park
200 Terrace Drive
Pelham 205-620-2520
www.alapark.com/parks

Paul M. Grist State Park
1546 Grist Road
Selma 334-872-5846
www.alapark.com/parks

Rickwood Caverns State Park
370 Rickwood Park Road
Warrior 205-647-9692
www.alapark.com/parks

Smith Lake
416 County Road 385
Cullman 256-739-2916
www.cullmancountyparks.com/smithlake.html

Tannehill Ironworks Historic State Park
12632 Confederate Parkway
McCalla 205-477-5711
www.tannehill.org

Wind Creek State Park
4325 Alabama Highway 128
Alexander City 256-329-0845
www.alapark.com/parks

Gulf Coast & Southern Alabama

Bladon Springs State Park
3921 Bladon Road
Bladon Springs 334-754-9207
www.alapark.com/parks

Blue Springs State Park
2595 Highway 10
Clio 334-397-4875
www.alapark.com/parks

Chattahoochee State Park
250 Chattahoochee State Park Road
Gordon
334-522-3607
www.houstoncounty.org/parks/chattahoochee

Florala State Park
Lake Jackson Area
Florala 334-858-6425
www.alapark.com/parks

Frank Jackson State Park
100 Jerry Adams Drive
Opp 334-493-6988
www.alapark.com/parks

Gulf State Resort Park
20115 State Highway 135
Gulf Shores 251-948-7275
www.alapark.com/parks

Lakepoint State Resort Park
104 Lakepoint Drive
Eufaula 334-687-8011
Reservations 800-544-5253
www.alapark.com/parks

Meaher State Park
5200 Battleship Parkway East
Spanish Fort 251-626-5529
www.alapark.com/parks

Roland Cooper State Park
285 Deer Run Drive
Camden 334-682-4838
www.alapark.com/parks

NATIONAL RECREATION LAND

National Forest Land

Alabama National Forests
Headquarters
334-832-4470
www.fs.fed.us/r8/alabama

Bankhead National Forest
205-489-5111
Highlights: Clear Creek Recreation Area, Brushy Lake Recreation Area, Corinth Recreation Area, Houston Recreation Area
Northern Alabama (Lawrence, Winston and Franklin Counties)
www.fs.fed.us/r8/alabama

Conecuh National Forest
334-222-2555
Highlights: Open Pond Recreation Area
Southern Alabama (Covington and Escambia Counties)
www.fs.fed.us/r8/alabama

Talladega National Forest
Oakmulgee District
205-926-9765
Highlights: Payne Lake Recreation Area
Central Alabama (Hale, Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Perry, Chilton and Dallas Counties)
www.fs.fed.us/r8/alabama

Talladega National Forest
Shoal Creek District
256-463-2272
Highlights: Coleman Lake Recreation Area, Pine Glen Recreation Area, Warden Station Horse Camp
Northeastern Alabama (Cherokee, Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega and Clay Counties)
www.fs.fed.us/r8/alabama

Talladega National Forest
Talladega District
256-362-2909
Highlights: Lake Chinnabee Recreation Area
Northeastern Alabama (Cherokee, Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega and Clay Counties)
www.fs.fed.us/r8/alabama

Tuskegee National Forest
334-727-2652
Highlights: Taska Recreation Area
Northeastern Alabama (Cherokee, Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega and Clay Counties)
www.fs.fed.us/r8/alabama

National Wildlife Preserves

Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
Gulf Shores 251-540-7720
www.fws.gov/bonsecour

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge
Anniston 256-848-7085
http://www.fws.gov/cahabariver/

Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge
Jackson 251-843-5238
www.fws.gov/choctaw

Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge
Eufaula 334-687-4065
www.fws.gov/eufaula

Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge
Gurley 256-353-7243
www.fws.gov/ferncave

Gulf Coast National Wildlife Refuge
Moss Point 228-475-0765
www.fws.gov/grandbay

Gulf Islands National Seashore
Gulf Breeze, FL 850-934-2600
www.nps.gov/guis

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
11288 Horseshoe Bend Road
Daviston 256-234-7111
www.nps.gov/hobe

Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge
Florence 256-353-7243
www.fws.gov/keycave

Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge
Fort McClellan
256-848-6833
www.fws.gov/southeast/mountainlongleaf

Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge
Scottsboro 256-353-7243
www.fws.gov/sautacave

Watercress Darter NWR
Bessemer 256-848-6833
www.fws.gov/watercressdarter

Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Fairhope 251-928-9792
https://coast.noaa.gov/nerrs

Weeks Bay Reserve Foundation
Fairhope 251-990-5004
www.weeksbay.org

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Decatur 256-353-7243
www.fws.gov/wheeler

REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Aldridge Botanical Gardens
3530 Lorna Road
Hoover 205-682-8019
www.aldridgegardens.com

Arlington Gardens
331 Cotton Avenue SW
Birmingham 205-780-5656
www.birminghamal.gov

Battle-Friedman Gardens
1010 Greensboro Avenue
Tuscaloosa 205-758-2238
www.historictuscaloosa.org

Birmingham Botanical Gardens
2612 Lane Park Road
Birmingham 205-414-3950
www.bbgardens.org

Birmingham Zoo
2630 Cahaba Road
Birmingham 205-879-0409
www.birminghamzoo.com

Burritt on the Mountain
Monte Sano Boulevard
Huntsville 256-536-2882
https://burrittonthemountain.com

DeSoto Caverns
5181 DeSoto Caverns Parkway
Childersburg 800-933-2283
www.desotocavernspark.com

EcoScape Gardens
900 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham 205-226-4934
www.bsc.edu/sec

Harmony Park Safari & Wild Animal Preserve
431 Clouds Cove Road
Huntsville 877-726-4625
www.harmonyparksafari.com

Huntsville Botanical Garden
4747 Bob Wallace Avenue
Huntsville 256-830-4447
http://hsvbg.org

Little River Canyon
4322 Little River Trail NE
Fort Payne 256-845-9605
https://www.nps.gov/liri/index.htm

Lookout Mountain
1503 Glenn Boulevard SW
Fort Payne 256-845-3957
http://visitlookoutmountain.com/

Moss Rock Preserve & Boulder Field
Preserve Parkway
Hoover 205-739-7141
www.hooveral.org

Moundville Archeological Park
Highway 69 South
Moundville 205-371-2234
http://moundville.ua.edu/

Noccalula Falls Park
1500 Noccalula Road
Gadsden 256-549-4663
www.cityofgadsden.com

Ruffner Mountain Nature Center
1214 81st Street South
Birmingham 205-833-8264
https://ruffnermountain.org

Vulcan Park, Vulcan Center, Observation Tower
1701 Valley View Drive
Birmingham 205-933-1409
http://visitvulcan.com

Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Oak Mountain State Park
200 Terrace Drive
Pelham 205-621-3333
www.alapark.com/parks

Gulf Coast Area

Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
1204 Gulf Shores Parkway
Gulf Shores 251-968-5732
www.alabamagulfcoastzoo.com

Bellingrath Gardens
12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road
Theodore 251-973-2217
800-247-8420
https://bellingrath.org

Biophilia Nature Center
12695 County Road 95
Elberta 251-987-1200
www.biophilia.net

Chickasabogue Park Wildlife Refuge
760 Aldock Road Eight Mile
Mobile County 251-574-2267
www.mobilecountyal.gov/living/parks_chickasabogue.html

Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries
911 Bienville Boulevard
Dauphin Island 251-861-2120
www.coastalbirding.org

Dauphin Island Park
109 Bienville Boulevard
Dauphin Island 251-861-3607
http://dauphinisland.org

Mobile Botanical Gardens
5151 Museum Drive
Mobile 251-342-0555
www.mobilebotanicalgardens.org

Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Fairhope 251-990-5004
www.weeksbay.org