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Lakes? Sure, Lake Dewitt is in the neighborhood, and Alabama WMU Camp is a great campground nearby. Just can't get enough of Jackson Lake. Linder Mountain is a peak you can spot from Jackson Lake, and if you're a golfer then a pleasant nearby course is Meadows Golf Course. This lake is so wonderful. Jackson Lake sees pretty high levels of rain; March is when you get the most rain here while October is usually the driest month.
There are some brilliant whitewater
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| | spots on Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork; swing by Blue Spring Branch it's a good location to have a look at. This lake is so wonderful. If you come at the right time of year, Cahaba River offers some great whitewater, and if you need a location to stay Key West Inn-Childersburg is a great choice. People from Talladega-Sylacauga love to come to Jackson Lake, and if you came for an overnight stay Coosa River Camp Retreat Alabama is a great place to camp.
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at Jackson Lake arrives with high temperatures in the 80's, and through the night it cools down to the 60's. During the winter the highs are generally in the 50's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Jackson Lake. A glorious nearby hotel is Days Inn Childersburg; there are other places here than Jackson Lake, for example Acton Lake.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.41667
Longitude: -86.43361
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 15 miles away
Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10) |
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 17 miles away
Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill) |
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Cahaba River
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...ky 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 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 wat... |
Lake Louise
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This is private land is it not?...This area was controlled by the comer family in 50's and 60's... |
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9 miles away
10 miles away
