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A visit to Caddell Lake is always a good idea. And that's not all you can do here at Caddell Lake. After a long day outdoors Value Place Pelham is a wonderful location to spend a night or two. There's so much to do here at Caddell Lake that you need to camp here for a while, KOA Birmingham South is a good place for that. Caddell Lake is a place with many visitors from Birmingham-Hoover, and Caddell Lake is not the only location close by, Holtzclaw Lake is a
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| | close by lake. Caddell Lake gets a large amount of water; the month with most of the rain is March, and the driest of the months is October. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Caddell Lake has to offer, you can camp at Pelham Koa Kampground, and the view of pretty Johnson Mountain is nice. Summertime highs at Caddell Lake mostly tend to be in the 90's, and the overnight is a tad cooler of course, typically in the 60's. The cold days of the | |
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winter come with highs in the 50's with temperatures at Caddell Lake dipping down into the 30's through winter nights. This lake is so wonderful. Fungo Hollow is a nice place to have a look at near Caddell Lake; in case you don’t
mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork. If you get bored of Caddell Lake, you could also check out close by Williams Lake; you can take a little spree to Caddell Lake
Dam since you're here at Caddell Lake. Birmingham/Pelham Travelodge is a perfect place to get some rest, and Cahaba River has a fine whitewater paddling spot close by. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Caddell Lake you can play some golf at Ballantrae Golf Club, and some nearby water includes Big Sucker Brook.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 33.28667 Longitude: -86.79167
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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
 | 16 miles away ...y 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 go look at it at the put in and the take out to get a better idea if you can. The Cahaba is a great river to paddle it just isnt forgiving if its hig... |
Tannehill Historical State Park
 | 19 miles away Our motorhome had a breakdown & a sheriff showed me the campground, I was able to limp up there, spent the weekend, come Monday got MH hauled to rev repair. This place is awesome! I posted pic' www.webshots.com/user/beierj... |
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