Lake Gorman, Shelby County, Alabama

Lake Gorman, Shelby County, Alabama

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     Penitentiary Mountain is a peak you can observe from Lake Gorman, and the good people of Birmingham-Hoover like to hang out close by. Coosa River Camp Retreat Alabama is a pleasant local campground; Baker Point is around here and always fine to check out. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Americas Best Value Inn Leeds/Birmingham, and you can run the rapids of Cahaba River. This lake is so wonderful. Do explore Finger Lake in the vicinity
of Lake Gorman, it's a lovely lake; it's a perfect idea to take a look at Anders Branch.
The high level of rain makes Lake Gorman a reasonably wet place; March is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month is October. If you need a place to stay Days Inn Leeds is a great choice, and a tremendous location close by is Devils Gap.
While you're here at Lake Gorman, you could also visit picturesque Alpines Lakes, and why not camp at Holiday Travel

             Park since you're here at Lake Gorman. Whohoo, so many cool things in one place! Lake Gorman is so good! You can take a little spree to Finger Lake Dam since you're here at Lake Gorman, and there's whitewater on Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork for all you adrenaline people. Summertime highs at Lake Gorman generally tend to be in the 80's. Summer overnight lows sink down to the 60's. Highs during the wintertime are regularly in the 50's, and nighttime lows through the wintertime for Lake Gorman tend to be in the 30's.

Americas Best Value Inn Leeds/Birmingham, Leeds
6 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn Leeds/Birmingham is conveniently located off of AL-4/Bankhead National Highway/US-78. We are only a few minutes away from Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, Barber Motorsports ...

Days Inn Leeds, Leeds
8 miles away
* Near all the attractions and advantages of Birmingham - business, race tracks, restaurants and shopping * Barber Motor Sport Park - 4 miles * Talledega Super Speedway - 29 miles...

Current weather conditions at Lake Gorman, Shelby County, Alabama
Local climate location: BIRMINGHAM FAA AP 9 miles away

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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.43528
Longitude: -86.56167

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Outdoors Recreation Near Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama
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Hotels Near Lake Gorman:

Americas Best Value Inn Leeds/Birmingham, Leeds, 6 miles away

Days Inn Leeds, Leeds, 8 miles away

Oak Mountain Lodge, Birmingham, 8 miles away

Best Western Bass Hotel & Suites, Leeds, 8 miles away

Comfort Inn & Suites, Leeds, 8 miles away

Camp Grounds Near Lake Gorman:

Holiday Travel Park, Leeds, 6 miles away

Coosa River Camp Retreat Alabama, Harpersville, 10 miles away

Alabama WMU Camp, Cook Springs, 14 miles away

City of Hoover RV Park, Hoover, 17 miles away

Whitewater Near Lake Gorman:

Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork, -blank- CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class III+ - 1.5 miles long (Ivy Branch to Old Highway 280)

Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill)

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

Lakes Near Lake Gorman:

Finger Lake, Shelby CountyCounty, 2 miles away

Alpines Lakes, Shelby CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Cahaba River

...ced 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 trip though. The take out is ...

KOA Birmingham South

19 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....