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An out of the ordinary thing to have a look at close to Indian Valley Lake is Tulleys Real Estate Lake Dam, and not far from Indian Valley Lake you'll discover Rutherford Lakes which is a beautiful lake. There's so much to do here at Indian Valley Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Pelham Koa Kampground is a delightful site for that; after a long day outdoors Holiday Inn Express Birmingham I-65 South (Pelham) is a delightful site to spend a night
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| | or two. This lake is so wonderful. Highland Spring is an inspiring place to visit during your stay, and why not take a little tour to Acton Creek if you're here. This lake is so wonderful. If you come at the right time of year, Cahaba River offers some good whitewater, and a good site is Little Valley.
Get yourself into a kayak and hit Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork, and a pleasant nearby hotel is La Quinta Inn & Suites Birmingham Hoover. Not enough hours in | |
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a day to enjoy this site. Playing golf is lots of fun at Greystone Golf and Country Club, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always check out nearby Rutherford Lake Number One.
Indian Valley Lake regularly
gets much precipitation; through March this area sees the most rain while October is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Stay the night at City of Hoover RV Park; people from Birmingham-Hoover love to come here. For
the duration of the summertime at Indian Valley Lake temperatures are regularly in the 90's, and through the night it cools down to the 60's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 50's while the cold winter nights at Indian Valley Lake are in the 30's.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.36833
Longitude: -86.77333
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 12 miles away
Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill) |
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 20 miles away
Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10) |
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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
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...ains. 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 back paddle to make the dockin... |
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The La Quinta Inn & Suites Birmingham Hoover - Riverchase is located just minutes from fun in the sun at Alabama's largest State Park, Oak Mountain (hiking, biking, fishing, golf, and horseback riding...
