Alabama
Recreational opportunities abound throughout Alabama, from the sugar-white sands of the Gulf Coast beaches to the majestic mountains of North Alabama. You'll find some of the best biking trails in the South and ample sites for camping, hiking, rock climbing and watching wildlife.The Alabama Bass Trail is a must for any avid angler. In addition, Alabama is one of the premier states in the nation for hunting white-tailed deer and Eastern wild turkey. Our state's generous hunting seasons and bag limits are the envy of other states. Or search for one of numerous sport shooting facilities.
Choose from dozens of splendid public and private gardens located in small towns and cities that will be open for tours during the special celebration of 2004: The Year of Alabama Gardens.
Alabama's rivers are a great place for you to enjoy canoeing or rafting and our pristine lakes are the ideal place for boating. You'll find more than one million acres of lakes, 1,600 miles of rivers and 53 miles of coastline ready for your enjoyment. If diving and snorkeling are your hobbies, then Alabama has some great locations to practice your art. The Gulf Coast along our southern border offers a variety of places to take a dip in the ocean. Whether you are exploring the bottom of the Gulf or simply enjoying the natural marine life, you will find an adventure!
Look no further than Alabama's abundant collection of museums to find the story of our great state and its people. From the birthplace of Helen Keller to birth of the Civil Rights Movement, discover struggles and accomplishments of our past. Visit the actual Civil Rights Movement sites in Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma and Tuskegee where events that galvanized the world also made a nation view its fellow men and women with equality and respect.
Alabama's grand homes also have many stories to tell in almost every corner of the state. You can find them in the Historic Sites/Homes section. Civil War heritage in Alabama is complex and diverse, with many historically significant sites and museums to visit.
Alabama is also rich in Native American history. The tribes and traditions of Alabama's Native Americans live on at many sites throughout the state.
Explore Alabama
Saddle Rock Golf Course
Saddle Rock Golf Course is a part of the one thousand-acre Cloudmont Resort complex. The course is open seven days a week, year around. Play is on nine holes from 18 tees and the first tee is uniquely lofted above a fairway on a 30-foot rock. Our par 63
Mentone, AL Golf CoursesDeerlick Creek Park
46 Sites, 40 with electrical (6 primitive sites without electric), water hookups, dump station available, coin laundry, hot showers, boat ramp, pay phone, playground, fishing piers, group shelter, swimming beach, hiking trails and paved bicycle trail. A park attendant is on duty.
, AL CampgroundsFoscue Creek Park
45 Sites, with electrical and water hookups, sewage (limited number of sites), dump station, coin laundry, hot showers, pay phone, playground, group shelter available for rent, boat ramp and hiking trail (in day use). A park attendant is on duty.
, AL CampgroundsBurchfield Branch Park
33 Sites, with electrical and water hookups, dump station available, coin laundry, hot showers, boat ramp, pay phone, playgrounds, fishing piers, group shelter, swimming beach. A park attendant is on duty.
, AL CampgroundsTigers For Tomorrow at Untamed Mountain
Tigers For Tomorrow at Untamed Mountain is home to over 80 animals specializing in Carnivores. Get up close and personnel with over 30
Attalla, AL Wildlife PreservesIndian Shell Mound Park - Ghostly Tours
GHOSTLY GETAWAY TO DAUPHIN ISLAND - Early French explorers were among the original tourists to visit Dauphin Island, Alabama more than 300 years ago. They dubbed it Massacre Island for the mounds of sun-bleached bones that they found there. What they didn'
Dauphin Island, AL ParanormalJule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art
Home to Auburn University's collection of American and European art. Nearly 40,000-sq.-ft. building offers 8 exhibition galleries, gift shop, restaurant, auditorium, formal sculpture gardens. Located less than 2 miles off I-85
Auburn, AL ArtBurritt on the Mountain-A Living Museum
Burritt on the Mountain has been referred to as a "Jewel on the Mountain." Start with Dr. William Henry Burritt's eclectic mansion, add a historic park with restored 19
Huntsville, AL MuseumsCamping on Coffeyville Lake
32 Sites, with electrical and water hookups, dump station, coin laundry, hot showers, and a boat ramp (in day use)
, AL CampgroundsDannelly Reservoir Camping
Millers Ferry Campground 66 sites(42 reservable, 24 non-reservable) with electrical and water hookups, dump station, 2 coin laundry, 2 hot showers, boat ramp, playground, shelter, swimming beach, multi-use court, fishing, water-skiing, attendant on duty. Open all year. 29
, AL CampingThe Mentone Springs Hotel
The Mentone Springs Hotel is listed on the National Register of Historical Places and is the oldest hotel in the state of Alabama. The Hotel was built in 1884
Mentone, AL Historic HotelsWoodruff Lake Hunting
The 9,465 acres at Alabama River Lakes is a good opportunity to enjoy the various kinds of game and non-game wildlife. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers manages approximately 5600
, AL Hunting