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If you came for an overnight stay KOA Birmingham South is a great spot to camp, and almost certainly you're looking for close by lakes? Sure, Boyden Lake is just a very short distance away. Looking for something right next door to Bowden Lake? Kimberly-Clark Lake is nearby, and if you need a location to stay Holiday Inn Express CALERA-I-65 EXIT 231 is a magnificent choice. This lake is so wonderful. Bowden Dam is a site that is near Bowden Lake; do take a look
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| | at Thomas Branch since you're here at Bowden Lake. Drift down the rapids of Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork in a kayak, and Ballantrae Golf Club is a golf course nearby. For the duration of the summer, highs typically are in the 80's at Bowden Lake, and during summer nights temperatures are in 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 Bowden Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Get yourself | |
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into a kayak and hit Cahaba River. Bowden Lake regularly gets a great deal of rain; most of the rain falls all through March while October is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Camping is available at Pelham Koa
Kampground, and people from Birmingham-Hoover love to come here. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy this location. Bowden Lake is close to Thomas Gap which is undeniably worth checking out; a glorious nearby hotel is Hampton Inn Calera.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 33.24667 Longitude: -86.68167
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 16 miles away Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill) |
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KOA Birmingham South
 | Just stopped here on our way north from the Florida panhandle.? Great stopover spot, extemely convenient to I-65.? Clean, neat campground, great bathrooms and showers, friendly, well-informed staff, and the area has all the basics travelers like us are interested in---food, shopping, RV stores, food, food, etc.? I know this would also be a nice spot for a longer stay.... |
Cahaba River
 | 15 miles away ...ip 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 water. You NEED to go look at the take out before you go on your trip though. The take out is nice but its positioned weirdly. You come down river to it after your last rapid and if the water is up or moving along well then you really have to back paddle to make the docking pad. Also if you miss the pad the current picks up dead even with the pad and will take you on down river before you realize it. Just check the weather and the USGS sites for the water level and better yet ... |
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