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Cahaba River has a great whitewater paddling spot close by, and Acton Lake Dam has tremendous water scenery. For the duration of the warm days of summer at Acton Lake highs are generally in the 80's, and the overnight is slightly cooler of course, commonly in the 60's. Highs during the wintertime are ordinarily in the 50's, and overnight lows in the 30's for Acton Lake. In the event that you don’t have a problem getting drenched, you can always go whitewater
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| | paddling on Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork; after a long day outdoors Key West Inn-Childersburg is a good location to spend a night or two. If you're visiting Acton Lake from Talladega-Sylacauga, you won't be the only one.
Acton Lake gets a lot of water; all through the month of March you get the most rain around here, and the driest month is October. This lake is so wonderful. If you want to play some golf, you're in luck because Meadows Golf Course is in | |
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the neighborhood, and if you need a spot to stay Days Inn Leeds is a glorious choice. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Acton Lake has to offer, you can camp at Holiday Travel Park, as expected you could also pop by
Lake Dewitt while you're here; it's not far at all.
This is no place for people who don’t like to enjoy themselves. Acton Lake is a delightful place to visit for more than one day, Coosa River Camp Retreat Alabama is a delightful place to camp nearby; if you've had enough of Acton Lake, Hall Lake is nearby.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.395
Longitude: -86.47167
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 14 miles away
Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10) |
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 15 miles away
Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill) |
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Cahaba River
| 14 miles away
...t. Although it does have a class II rating I only encountered four areas where the river produced what I would call true rapids. Most of these areas were short two to three foot falls followed by a run produced by the current. And one was just a long series of wide wave trains. I did enjoy the rapids but even a novice paddler with a few trips under their belt could handle this section. The only bad part was the long flats inbetween the rapids. I was lucky in that I timed my trip two days after a heavy rain so the current was nice and steady. If not for that I would have been exhausted from paddling across the flats. Luckily the scenery is good and there is plenty of wildlife to enjoy. The put in at Lovic bridge is tricky. Its a pretty steep grade and full of mud and sand. I ended up just getting in my canoe and slidding down the hill into the water. Thats a good way to flip so take a friend and you could rope your boat down much easier. The take out at Grants Mill is alot nicer. It has a nice gravel parking lot and a concrete ramp down to the river with a concrete docking pad in the ... |
Lake Louise
 | 18 miles away
This is private land is it not?...This area was controlled by the comer family in 50's and 60's... |
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10 miles away
10 miles away
