Hallmark Lake, Jefferson County, Alabama

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     You'll meet a lot of people from Birmingham-Hoover here; Mulberry Fork has a splendid whitewater paddling spot close by. This is a good vicinity for people who like lakes. Skyview Lake is a lake close at hand, and Microtel Inn and Suites Gardendale is a wonderful place to get some rest. This lake is so wonderful. Cane Creek is in close proximity to Hallmark Lake and is always a delight to stop at; in case you don’t have a problem getting drenched, you can always  
   go whitewater paddling on Mill Creek. You don’t have to go far from Hallmark Lake to catch a glimpse of the water at Hallmark Lake Dam, and Hallmark Lake is good enough to spend more than a day at, Country View RV Park is a good local campground.
All through the warm months at Hallmark Lake temperatures are generally in the 80's. Summer overnight lows fall down to the 60's. Highs during the winter are commonly in the 50's with temperatures at Hallmark Lake
 
               dipping down into the 20's during winter nights. And if that's not enough, there's a heap more to do next to Hallmark Lake. A journey to Sharit Shoals is always fun; you're perhaps hooked on lakes, Flat Creek Lake is one of those nearby. Dry warm beds await you at Best Western Gardendale, and a great place to camp here at Hallmark Lake is Bremen Lakeview Resort.
All the water falling down from the sky makes Hallmark Lake a wet place; the month of March is the wettest with most of the rain, and October is when it's the driest. This lake is so wonderful.

 
Microtel Inn and Suites Gardendale, Gardendale
8 miles away
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Best Western Gardendale, Gardendale
8 miles away
The Best Western Gardendale Inn is located in a nice quiet area, away from the busy traffic, overlooking Interstate 65 and minutes away from downtown Birmingham, the convention center and Interstate 2...

Current weather conditions at Hallmark Lake, Jefferson County, Alabama
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Local climate location: JASPER 26 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.77667
Longitude: -86.82833

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These outdoors activities are available near Hallmark Lake.
 Hotels Near Hallmark Lake:
Microtel Inn and Suites Gardendale, Gardendale, 8 miles away
Best Western Gardendale, Gardendale, 8 miles away
Hampton Inn Fultondale AL, Fultondale, 10 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites FULTONDALE, Fultondale, 10 miles away
Fairfield Inn & Suites Birmingham Fultondale/I-65, Fultondale, 10 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Hallmark Lake:
Country View RV Park, Hanceville, 10 miles away
Bremen Lakeview Resort, Bremen, 19 miles away
M and J RV, Birmingham, 20 miles away
Good Hope Campground, Cullman, 20 miles away
 Whitewater Near Hallmark Lake:
Mill Creek, Blount CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class III - 0.5 miles long (Rt. 31 to Dirt Road off CR 5)
Mulberry Fork, Cullman/Blount CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class I-II - 10.8 miles long (Old US Route 31 to bridge above I-65)
Gurley Creek, Blount / Jefferson CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class II-III - 3.5 miles long (Narrows Road to State Route 79)
 Lakes Near Hallmark Lake:
Flat Creek Lake, Jefferson CountyCounty, 4 miles away
Skyview Lake, Blount CountyCounty, 5 miles away

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... 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 water. You ...

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