Mirror Lakes, Shelby County, Alabama

Mirror Lakes, Shelby County, Alabama

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     Dry warm beds await you at Americas Best Value Inn Leeds/Birmingham; you're in all probability keen on lakes, Crystal Lake is one of those nearby. All the water falling down from the sky makes Mirror Lakes a wet place; most of the rain falls throughout March, and the driest month is October. So many fun things close to Mirror Lakes, absolutely mind-blowing. If you need a place to stay Days Inn Leeds is a glorious choice, and camping is available at Coosa River
Camp Retreat Alabama. This lake is so wonderful. Nearby Lowry Gap is a perfect spot to go if you're at Mirror Lakes, and camping at Holiday Travel Park is always a brilliant experience.
If you don't mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Cahaba River; folks from Birmingham-Hoover love to come here. Through the warm days of summer highs here at Mirror Lakes reach the 80's; throughout summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. Through the

             winter this place gets highs in the 50's while Mirror Lakes night low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 30's. Spouting Spring Branch is a fine spot to pop by.
Very perfect water scenery is available at Lake Wehapa Dam close to Mirror Lakes, and if you've had enough of Mirror Lakes, Little Deer Lakes is nearby.

Americas Best Value Inn Leeds/Birmingham, Leeds
4 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
6 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 Mirror Lakes, Shelby County, Alabama
Local climate location: BIRMINGHAM FAA AP 10 miles away

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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.46972
Longitude: -86.56389

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Outdoors Recreation Near Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama
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Hotels Near Mirror Lakes:

Americas Best Value Inn Leeds/Birmingham, Leeds, 4 miles away

Days Inn Leeds, Leeds, 6 miles away

Best Western Bass Hotel & Suites, Leeds, 6 miles away

Comfort Inn & Suites, Leeds, 6 miles away

Super 8 Motel - Moody, Moody, 7 miles away

Camp Grounds Near Mirror Lakes:

Holiday Travel Park, Leeds, 4 miles away

Coosa River Camp Retreat Alabama, Harpersville, 11 miles away

Alabama WMU Camp, Cook Springs, 13 miles away

City of Hoover RV Park, Hoover, 17 miles away

Whitewater Near Mirror Lakes:

Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill)

Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10)

Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork, -blank- CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class III+ - 1.5 miles long (Ivy Branch to Old Highway 280)

Lakes Near Mirror Lakes:

Little Deer Lakes, Shelby CountyCounty, 0 miles away

Crystal Lake, Shelby CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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Cahaba River

...ler 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 docking pad. Also if you miss the pad the current picks u...

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....