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Cheaha State Park, located in both Clay and Cleburne counties in Alabama, boasts the highest point in the state at 2,413 feet. Cheaha has almost 2800 acres and is surrounded by another 392,567 acres of the Talladega National Forest. The park has a swimming pool (overnight guests only), a 6 acre lake for swimming, canoeing, kayaking and fishing, lots of hiking (a connecting trail to the Appalachian Trail), mountain biking, and some great areas for rock climbing & rappelling (This area requires trained or professional guides).
There are plenty of places to stay at Cheaha as they have a hotel, a lodge, cabins, chalets, two improved campgrounds and two primitive campgrounds.
There are plenty of places to stay at Cheaha as they have a hotel, a lodge, cabins, chalets, two improved campgrounds and two primitive campgrounds.
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Level 1 (hiking, RV camping, swimming), Level 2 (fishing, campfires), Level 3 (tent camping, kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking), Level 4 (rock climbing, rappelling, backpacking).
Cost
Adults 12+ $5.00, Seniors 62+ and Children 4-11 $2.00, Veterans, Active Military and children 3 and under are Free
Hours
Daily from 7:00AM until 30 minutes before sunset
Website
Phone
256-488-5111
Address
19644 Hwy 281
Delta, AL
36258
Delta, AL
36258
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DeSoto State Park, on Lookout Mountain in northeastern Alabama, has just about everything you could be looking for in a state park. The “must see” is 104 foot DeSoto Falls, located 7 miles north of the park and yet still a part of the park. For adventuring there is kayaking, canoeing, fly fishing, swimming, hiking, mountain biking, rappelling, and rock climbing. You can go horseback riding to DeSoto Falls with Shady Grove Dude Ranch (not affiliated with DeSoto State Park) or zip-lining with Screaming Eagle Zip Lines and Aerial Adventures (not affiliated with but is partnered with DeSoto State Park). The 3,502 acre park also has mountain chalets, log and rustic cabins, motel rooms, a restaurant, meeting rooms, pavilions, picnic area with playground, an Olympic-size swimming pool (seasonal), interpretive programs with live animals, a campground with 94 full-hookup tent and RV sites, primitive camping sites, as well as two back country campsites with shelters.
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Adventure Quotient
Level 1 (hiking, RV camping, swimming), Level 2 (fishing, campfires), Level 3 (tent camping, kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking, zip lines, horseback riding), Level 4 (rock climbing, rappelling, backpacking).
Hours
Dawn to dusk
Website
Phone
256-845-5380
Address
7104 DeSoto Parkway NE
Fort Payne, AL
35967
Fort Payne, AL
35967