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Days Inn Leeds is a tremendous site to get some rest; you're most likely into lakes, James Lake is one of those nearby. And if that's not enough, there's a lot more to do near Palmers Lake. Camping at Holiday Travel Park is always a good experience, and Trussville Country Club is a golf course close by. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a place to stay Super 8 Motel - Moody is a great choice, and if you're here, you could have a look at Big Black Creek.
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| | Palmers Lake sees pretty high levels of rain; March is when you get the most rain here, and the driest of the months is October.
At Palmers Lake through the summer highs are in the 80's. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 60's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 50's; nighttime lows all through the wintertime for Palmers Lake tend to be in the 30's. Lakes are good; Wild Acres Lake is a lake that's in the vicinity | |
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of Palmers Lake. A perfect spot to camp here at Palmers Lake is Alabama WMU Camp, and Palmers Lake is not far at all from Birmingham-Hoover.
Sulphur Springs Dam is an exciting thing to check out, and Cahaba River has a perfect whitewater paddling spot nearby.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.59833
Longitude: -86.56167
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10) |
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 8 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
| ...le 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 up dead even with the pad and will take you on do... |
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