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If you are traveling by, why not stop by Alton Lake. Just can't get enough of Alton Lake. If you came for an overnight stay Holiday Travel Park is a great place to camp, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try McCombs Branch. You're almost certainly into lakes, Drummond Lake is one of those close by, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Cahaba River. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Alton Lake you can play some golf at Roebuck Golf Course,
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All the water falling down from the sky makes Alton Lake a wet place; March is the wettest month with most rain; October on the other hand is the driest. People from Birmingham-Hoover love to come to Alton Lake; a delightful nearby hotel is Courtyard Birmingham Trussville. Jefferson Memorial Gardens Dam is not far at all from Alton Lake, | |
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and City of Hoover RV Park is a good local campground.
For the period of the warm months, highs usually are in the 80's at Alton Lake. During the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 60's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 50's, and winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Alton Lake.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.57917
Longitude: -86.63417
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| | Whitewater Near Alton Lake:
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 4 miles away
Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill) |
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 5 miles away
Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10) |
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Gurley Creek, Blount / Jefferson CountyCounty, 12 miles away
Class II-III - 3.5 miles long (Narrows Road to State Route 79) |
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2 miles away
