{"id":316,"date":"2012-06-30T18:06:15","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T18:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=316"},"modified":"2019-09-12T16:52:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T16:52:12","slug":"parks-nature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Alabama3\/?page_id=316","title":{"rendered":"Parks & Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPORTS & RECREATION \/ PARKS & NATURE<\/strong><\/p>\n

ALABAMA STATE PARKS<\/p>\n

<\/strong> <\/strong>Huntsville & Northern Alabama
\n<\/strong>
\nBuck’s Pocket State Park
\n<\/strong>393 County Road 174
\nGrove Oak 256-659-2000
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Cathedral Caverns
\n<\/strong>637 Cave Road
\nWoodville 256-728-8193
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

DeSoto Resort State Park
\n<\/strong>13883 County Road 89
\nFort Payne 256-845-0051
\nCampground 256-845-5075
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Joe Wheeler State Park
\n<\/strong>4401 McLean Drive
\nRogersville 256-247-5466
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Lake Guntersville State Park
\n<\/strong>1155 Lodge Drive
\nGuntersville 256-571-5440
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Monte Sano State Park
\n<\/strong>5105 Nolen Avenue
\nHuntsville 256-534-3757
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Greater Birmingham & Central Alabama
\n<\/strong>
\nBrierfield Ironworks Historic State Park
\n<\/strong>240 Furnace Parkway
\nMontevallo\/Centreville
\n205-665-1856
\nhttp:\/\/www.brierfieldironworks.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Cheaha Resort State Park
\n<\/strong>19644 Highway 281
\nDelta 256-488-5111
\nCampground 800-610-5801
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Chewacla State Park
\n<\/strong>124 Shell Toomer Parkway
\nAuburn 334-887-5621
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicasaw State Park
\n<\/strong>26955 U.S. Highway 43
\nGallion 334-295-8230
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Cullman County Parks & Recreation
\n<\/strong>17645 US Hwy 31
\nCullman 256-590-2667
\nwww.cullmancountyparks.com<\/a>
\n
\nLake Lurleen State Park
\n<\/strong>13226 Lake Lurleen Road
\nCoker 205-339-1558
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Oak Mountain State Park
\n<\/strong>200 Terrace Drive
\nPelham 205-620-2520
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Paul M. Grist State Park
\n<\/strong>1546 Grist Road
\nSelma 334-872-5846
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Rickwood Caverns State Park
\n<\/strong>370 Rickwood Park Road
\nWarrior 205-647-9692
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Smith Lake
\n<\/strong>416 County Road 385
\nCullman 256-739-2916
\nwww.cullmancountyparks.com\/smithlake.html<\/a>
\n
\nTannehill Ironworks Historic State Park
\n<\/strong>12632 Confederate Parkway
\nMcCalla 205-477-5711
\nwww.tannehill.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Wind Creek State Park
\n<\/strong>4325 Alabama Highway 128
\nAlexander City 256-329-0845
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Gulf Coast & Southern Alabama
\n<\/strong>
\nBladon Springs State Park
\n<\/strong>3921 Bladon Road
\nBladon Springs 334-754-9207
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Blue Springs State Park
\n<\/strong>2595 Highway 10
\nClio 334-397-4875
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Chattahoochee State Park
\n<\/strong>250 Chattahoochee State Park Road
\nGordon
\n334-522-3607
\nwww.houstoncounty.org\/parks\/chattahoochee<\/a><\/p>\n

Florala State Park
\n<\/strong>Lake Jackson Area
\nFlorala 334-858-6425
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Frank Jackson State Park
\n<\/strong>100 Jerry Adams Drive
\nOpp 334-493-6988
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Gulf State Resort Park
\n<\/strong>20115 State Highway 135
\nGulf Shores 251-948-7275
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Lakepoint State Resort Park
\n<\/strong>104 Lakepoint Drive
\nEufaula 334-687-8011
\nReservations 800-544-5253
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Meaher State Park
\n<\/strong>5200 Battleship Parkway East
\nSpanish Fort 251-626-5529
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Roland Cooper State Park
\n<\/strong>285 Deer Run Drive
\nCamden 334-682-4838
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

NATIONAL RECREATION LAND<\/strong><\/p>\n


\n<\/strong> <\/strong>National Forest Land
\n<\/strong>
\nAlabama National Forests
\n<\/strong>Headquarters
\n334-832-4470
\nwww.fs.fed.us\/r8\/alabama<\/a><\/p>\n

Bankhead National Forest
\n<\/strong>205-489-5111
\nHighlights: Clear Creek Recreation Area, Brushy Lake Recreation Area, Corinth Recreation Area, Houston Recreation Area
\nNorthern Alabama (Lawrence, Winston and Franklin Counties)
\nwww.fs.fed.us\/r8\/alabama<\/a><\/p>\n

Conecuh National Forest
\n<\/strong>334-222-2555
\nHighlights: Open Pond Recreation Area
\nSouthern Alabama (Covington and Escambia Counties)
\nwww.fs.fed.us\/r8\/alabama<\/a><\/p>\n

Talladega National Forest
\n<\/strong>Oakmulgee District
\n205-926-9765
\nHighlights: Payne Lake Recreation Area
\nCentral Alabama (Hale, Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Perry, Chilton and Dallas Counties)
\nwww.fs.fed.us\/r8\/alabama<\/a><\/p>\n

Talladega National Forest
\n<\/strong>Shoal Creek District
\n256-463-2272
\nHighlights: Coleman Lake Recreation Area, Pine Glen Recreation Area, Warden Station Horse Camp
\nNortheastern Alabama (Cherokee, Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega and Clay Counties)
\nwww.fs.fed.us\/r8\/alabama<\/a><\/p>\n

Talladega National Forest
\n<\/strong>Talladega District
\n256-362-2909
\nHighlights: Lake Chinnabee Recreation Area
\nNortheastern Alabama (Cherokee, Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega and Clay Counties)
\nwww.fs.fed.us\/r8\/alabama<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuskegee National Forest
\n<\/strong>334-727-2652
\nHighlights: Taska Recreation Area
\nNortheastern Alabama (Cherokee, Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega and Clay Counties)
\nwww.fs.fed.us\/r8\/alabama<\/a><\/p>\n

National Wildlife Preserves
\n<\/strong>
\nBon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
\n<\/strong>Gulf Shores 251-540-7720
\nwww.fws.gov\/bonsecour<\/a><\/p>\n

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge
\n<\/strong>Anniston 256-848-7085
\nhttp:\/\/www.fws.gov\/cahabariver\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge
\n<\/strong>Jackson 251-843-5238
\nwww.fws.gov\/choctaw<\/a><\/p>\n

Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge
\n<\/strong>Eufaula 334-687-4065
\nwww.fws.gov\/eufaula<\/a><\/p>\n

Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge
\n<\/strong>Gurley 256-353-7243
\nwww.fws.gov\/ferncave<\/a><\/p>\n

Gulf Coast National Wildlife Refuge
\n<\/strong>Moss Point 228-475-0765
\nwww.fws.gov\/grandbay<\/a><\/p>\n

Gulf Islands National Seashore
\n<\/strong>Gulf Breeze, FL 850-934-2600
\nwww.nps.gov\/guis<\/a><\/p>\n

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
\n<\/strong>11288 Horseshoe Bend Road
\nDaviston 256-234-7111
\nwww.nps.gov\/hobe<\/a><\/p>\n

Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge
\n<\/strong>Florence 256-353-7243
\nwww.fws.gov\/keycave<\/a><\/p>\n

Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge<\/strong>
\nFort McClellan
\n256-848-6833
\nwww.fws.gov\/southeast\/mountainlongleaf<\/a><\/p>\n

Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge
\n<\/strong>Scottsboro 256-353-7243
\nwww.fws.gov\/sautacave<\/a><\/p>\n

Watercress Darter NWR
\n<\/strong>Bessemer 256-848-6833
\nwww.fws.gov\/watercressdarter<\/a><\/p>\n

Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve<\/strong>
\nFairhope 251-928-9792
\nhttps:\/\/coast.noaa.gov\/nerrs<\/a><\/p>\n

Weeks Bay Reserve Foundation
\n<\/strong>Fairhope 251-990-5004
\nwww.weeksbay.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
\n<\/strong>Decatur 256-353-7243
\nwww.fws.gov\/wheeler<\/a><\/p>\n

REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n


\n<\/strong> Aldridge Botanical Gardens
\n<\/strong>3530 Lorna Road
\nHoover 205-682-8019
\nwww.aldridgegardens.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Arlington Gardens
\n<\/strong>331 Cotton Avenue SW
\nBirmingham 205-780-5656
\nwww.birminghamal.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Battle-Friedman Gardens<\/strong>
\n1010 Greensboro Avenue
\nTuscaloosa 205-758-2238
\nwww.historictuscaloosa.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Birmingham Botanical Gardens
\n<\/strong>2612 Lane Park Road
\nBirmingham 205-414-3950
\nwww.bbgardens.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Birmingham Zoo
\n<\/strong>2630 Cahaba Road
\nBirmingham 205-879-0409
\nwww.birminghamzoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Burritt on the Mountain
\n<\/strong>Monte Sano Boulevard
\nHuntsville 256-536-2882
\nhttps:\/\/burrittonthemountain.com<\/a><\/p>\n

DeSoto Caverns
\n<\/strong>5181 DeSoto Caverns Parkway
\nChildersburg 800-933-2283
\nwww.desotocavernspark.com<\/a><\/p>\n

EcoScape Gardens
\n<\/strong>900 Arkadelphia Road
\nBirmingham 205-226-4934
\nwww.bsc.edu\/sec<\/a><\/p>\n

Harmony Park Safari & Wild Animal Preserve
\n<\/strong>431 Clouds Cove Road
\nHuntsville 877-726-4625
\nwww.harmonyparksafari.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Huntsville Botanical Garden
\n<\/strong>4747 Bob Wallace Avenue
\nHuntsville 256-830-4447
\nhttp:\/\/hsvbg.org<\/a>
\n
\nLittle River Canyon
\n<\/strong>4322 Little River Trail NE
\nFort Payne 256-845-9605
\nhttps:\/\/www.nps.gov\/liri\/index.htm<\/a>
\n
\nLookout Mountain
\n<\/strong>1503 Glenn Boulevard SW
\nFort Payne 256-845-3957
\nhttp:\/\/visitlookoutmountain.com\/<\/a>
\n
\nMoss Rock Preserve & Boulder Field
\n<\/strong>Preserve Parkway
\nHoover 205-739-7141
\nwww.hooveral.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Moundville Archeological Park
\n<\/strong>Highway 69 South
\nMoundville 205-371-2234
\nhttp:\/\/moundville.ua.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Noccalula Falls Park
\n<\/strong>1500 Noccalula Road
\nGadsden 256-549-4663
\nwww.cityofgadsden.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Ruffner Mountain Nature Center
\n<\/strong>1214 81st Street South
\nBirmingham 205-833-8264
\nhttps:\/\/ruffnermountain.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Vulcan Park, Vulcan Center, Observation Tower
\n<\/strong>1701 Valley View Drive
\nBirmingham 205-933-1409
\nhttp:\/\/visitvulcan.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
\n<\/strong>Oak Mountain State Park
\n200 Terrace Drive
\nPelham 205-621-3333
\nwww.alapark.com\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Gulf Coast Area
\n<\/strong>
\nAlabama Gulf Coast Zoo
\n<\/strong>1204 Gulf Shores Parkway
\nGulf Shores 251-968-5732
\nwww.alabamagulfcoastzoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Bellingrath Gardens
\n<\/strong>12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road
\nTheodore 251-973-2217
\n800-247-8420
\nhttps:\/\/bellingrath.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Biophilia Nature Center
\n<\/strong>12695 County Road 95
\nElberta 251-987-1200
\nwww.biophilia.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Chickasabogue Park Wildlife Refuge
\n<\/strong>760 Aldock Road Eight Mile
\nMobile County 251-574-2267
\nwww.mobilecountyal.gov\/living\/parks_chickasabogue.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries
\n<\/strong>911 Bienville Boulevard
\nDauphin Island 251-861-2120
\nwww.coastalbirding.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Dauphin Island Park
\n<\/strong>109 Bienville Boulevard
\nDauphin Island 251-861-3607
\nhttp:\/\/dauphinisland.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Mobile Botanical Gardens
\n<\/strong>5151 Museum Drive
\nMobile 251-342-0555
\nwww.mobilebotanicalgardens.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
\n<\/strong>Fairhope 251-990-5004
\nwww.weeksbay.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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