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There's some out of the ordinary stuff to catch a sight of at Osborne Lake Dam near Osborne Lake, and if you get bored of Osborne Lake you could also pop by nearby Drummond Lake. All the water falling down from the sky makes Osborne Lake a wet place; March is the wettest month with most rain while October is frequently the driest month. Through the warm months at Osborne Lake highs are commonly in the 80's while nighttime lows are generally in the 60's. The wintertime
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Near Osborne Lake you find a golf course called Roebuck Golf Course, and Osborne Lake is not the only place nearby, Overton Lake is a nearby lake. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Quality Inn Birmingham is a great place to spend a night or two, and Osborne Lake is great enough to spend more than a day at, City of Hoover RV Park is a great local campground. If | |
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you need a site to stay Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites BIRMINGHAM-IRONDALE (EAST) is a wonderful choice. There's so much to do here at Osborne Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Holiday Travel Park is a fine spot for
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This place is great, just look at all the cool things to do close to Osborne Lake. Cahaba River has a splendid whitewater paddling spot close by, and there are plenty of people from Birmingham-Hoover here.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.52
Longitude: -86.685
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill) |
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 9 miles away
Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10) |
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Cahaba River
| ... 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 and the take out to get a better idea if you can. The Cahaba is a great ... |
KOA Birmingham South
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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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