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Big Black Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth a visit; there are plenty of folks from Birmingham-Hoover here. A golf course next to James Lake is Trussville Country Club. Dry warm beds await you at Super 8 Motel - Moody, and if you've had enough of James Lake, Windsong Lake is nearby. Summertime at James Lake comes with high temperatures in the 80's; the nighttime is a bit chillier of course, mostly in the 60's. Daytime highs through the
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| | winter are in the 50's, and overnight lows through the winter for James Lake tend to be in the 30's.
In case you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Cahaba River, and if you need a location to stay Comfort Inn & Suites is a great choice. James Lake is a reasonably wet place mostly with lots of rainfall; the month with most of the rain is March; October meanwhile is the driest month. If you want a great time in the great | |
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outdoors, just come on down to James Lake. Camping at Holiday Travel Park is always a good experience, and James Lake is not the only location close by, Wild Acres Lake is a close by lake.
This lake is so wonderful. A delightful location to camp here at James Lake is Alabama WMU Camp, and why not stop by James Dam if you're here.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.61167
Longitude: -86.54333
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10) |
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 10 miles away
Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill) |
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Gurley Creek, Blount / Jefferson CountyCounty, 13 miles away
Class II-III - 3.5 miles long (Narrows Road to State Route 79) |
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Cahaba River
| ...n 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 water level and better yet go look at it at the put in a... |
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