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What a nice lake Lake Helen is. Lake Helen sees pretty high levels of rainfall; of all the months in a year March is the one with the most rain, and October meanwhile is the driest month. If you're interested in hydro structures, you can take a look at Lake Dixie Dam; Marriott Birmingham is a brilliant place to get some rest. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Lake Helen; the nighttime is slightly cooler of course, commonly in the 60's. The winter brings
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| | highs down to the 50's, and after the sun is down during the winter temperatures at Lake Helen dip into the 30's.
Coal Branch is a stream that you may run into while here; camping is available at City of Hoover RV Park. If you came for an overnight stay Pelham Koa Kampground is a glorious location to camp; if you need a place to stay Drury Inn And Suites Birmingham is a glorious choice. A round of golf at nearby Greystone Golf and Country Club is a nice | |
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way to kill some time; most likely you're looking for close by lakes? Sure, Elmore Lake is just a very short distance away.
This lake is so wonderful. Not sufficient hours in a day to enjoy this place. While you're here at Lake
Helen you will meet lots of folks from nearby Birmingham-Hoover, and get wet paddling on Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork. This lake is so wonderful. Paddling on Cahaba River is so much fun, and you're probably hooked on lakes, Lake Dixie is one of those nearby.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.45278
Longitude: -86.71639
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 5 miles away
Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill) |
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 14 miles away
Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10) |
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Cahaba River
| ...lats. 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 and the take out to get a better idea if you can. The Cahaba is a great river to paddle it just isnt forgivin... |
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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.... |
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