Higginbothams Lake, Jefferson County, Alabama

Higginbothams Lake, Jefferson County, Alabama

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    A visit to Higginbothams Lake is always a good idea. If you need a place to stay Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Trussville, Al is a great choice. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Higginbothams Lake has to offer, you can camp at Holiday Travel Park. What a location this is for outdoors people. Hopewell Lake is not far at all from Higginbothams Lake, and if you get bored of Higginbothams Lake you could also take a look at close by Lake Sueann.
This lake is so wonderful.
At Higginbothams Lake during the summer highs are in the 80's. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures plunge down into the 60's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Higginbothams Lake. A large amount of precipitation falls at Higginbothams Lake; the month with most of the rain is March, and the driest of the months is October. A round of golf at nearby Cumberland Lake

             Country Club is a brilliant way to kill some time; dry warm beds await you at Jameson Inn Trussville.
Paddling on Warrior River - Blackburn Fork is so much fun, and unsurprisingly, A visit to Dean Gap is always fun. There's so much to do here at Higginbothams Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Country View RV Park is a pleasant spot for that, and you're sure to come across some smiling folks from Birmingham-Hoover here. This lake is so wonderful. Whitewater paddling is perfect on Gurley Creek, and a lake nearby is Spring Valley Lakes.

Jameson Inn Trussville, Trussville
8 miles away
At Jameson Inn Trusville, guests experience the conveniences of a contemporary hotel with the charm of a country inn. Along with our award-winning service, guests also can enjoy a complimentary breakf...

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Trussville, Al, Trussville
8 miles away
Great Service And Experience At Birmingham/Trussville Holiday Inn Express Hotel. The Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Birmingham/Trussville has the pleasure of welcoming you to Southern hospitality...

Current weather conditions at Higginbothams Lake, Jefferson County, Alabama
Local climate location: SAINT BERNARD 23 miles away

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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.765
Longitude: -86.67667

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Outdoors Recreation Near Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama
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These outdoors activities are available near Higginbothams Lake.

Hotels Near Higginbothams Lake:

Jameson Inn Trussville, Trussville, 8 miles away

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Trussville, Al, Trussville, 8 miles away

Comfort Inn & Suites, Trussville, 8 miles away

Courtyard Birmingham Trussville, Birmingham, 10 miles away

Americas Best Inns-Birmingham, Birmingham, 10 miles away

Camp Grounds Near Higginbothams Lake:

Holiday Travel Park, Leeds, 16 miles away

Country View RV Park, Hanceville, 16 miles away

Whitewater Near Higginbothams Lake:

Gurley Creek, Blount / Jefferson CountyCounty, 1 miles away
      Class II-III - 3.5 miles long (Narrows Road to State Route 79)

Warrior River - Blackburn Fork, Blount CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class I-III(V) - 4.5 miles long (Dirt Road off Route 15 to Route 1)

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

Golf Courses Near Higginbothams Lake:

Cumberland Lake Country Club, Pinson, 1 miles away

Lakes Near Higginbothams Lake:

Lake Sueann, Jefferson CountyCounty, 0 miles away

Spring Valley Lakes, Blount CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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Cahaba River

14 miles away
... 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 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 ...