Hargis Lake, Shelby County, Alabama

Hargis Lake, Shelby County, Alabama

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     Coosa River Camp Retreat Alabama is a good local campground, and if you come at the right time of year, Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork offers some nice whitewater. Lots of people from Birmingham-Hoover come to Hargis Lake; whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend Cahaba River. For the duration of the months of summer here at Hargis Lake, high temperatures frequently get into the 80's, and through the night it cools down to
the 60's. Throughout the wintertime this place gets highs in the 50's while the cold winter nights at Hargis Lake are in the 30's. This lake is so wonderful. Do stop by Cahaba Girl Scout Council Lake in the vicinity of Hargis Lake, it's a beautiful lake, and a pleasant nearby hotel is Oak Mountain Lodge.
So much enjoyable stuff to do here at Hargis Lake, too nice to be true. If you came for an overnight stay Holiday Travel Park is a magnificent location

             to camp, and Lake Hargis Dam is a pretty location, positively worth checking out. While you're here at Hargis Lake, you could also have a look at beautiful Chelsea Game Preserve Lake, and after a long day outdoors Wingate by Wyndham Birmingham is a nice site to spend a night or two. Eagle Point Golf Club is a great golf course nearby.
A lot of precipitation falls at Hargis Lake; most of the rain falls all through March, and the driest of the months is October.

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6 miles away
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7 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Hargis Lake, Shelby County, Alabama
Local climate location: BIRMINGHAM FAA AP 10 miles away

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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.36583
Longitude: -86.595

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These outdoors activities are available near Hargis Lake.

Hotels Near Hargis Lake:

Oak Mountain Lodge, Birmingham, 6 miles away

Wingate by Wyndham Birmingham, Birmingham, 7 miles away

Candlewood Suites BIRMINGHAM, Birmingham, 7 miles away

Residence Inn Birmingham Inverness, Birmingham, 8 miles away

Homewood Suites by Hilton BirminghamSouth/Inverness, Birmingham, 8 miles away

Camp Grounds Near Hargis Lake:

Holiday Travel Park, Leeds, 10 miles away

Coosa River Camp Retreat Alabama, Harpersville, 11 miles away

City of Hoover RV Park, Hoover, 15 miles away

Pelham Koa Kampground, Pelham, 15 miles away

Whitewater Near Hargis Lake:

Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork, -blank- CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class III+ - 1.5 miles long (Ivy Branch to Old Highway 280)

Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill)

Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10)

Golf Courses Near Hargis Lake:

Eagle Point Golf Club, Birmingham, 5 miles away

Lakes Near Hargis Lake:

Cahaba Girl Scout Council Lake, Shelby CountyCounty, 1 miles away

Chelsea Game Preserve Lake, Shelby CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Cahaba River

...ur 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 NEED to go look at the take out before you go on your...

KOA Birmingham South

15 miles away
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....