Riggins Pond, Jefferson County, Alabama

Riggins Pond, Jefferson County, Alabama

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     Riggins Pond Dam is a place that is near Riggins Pond. Lakes? Sure, Wild Acres Lake is around here. This lake is so wonderful. A golf course in close proximity to Riggins Pond is Trussville Country Club, and if you came to camp Holiday Travel Park is a great place to do that. High temperatures at Riggins Pond through the summertime months are in the 80's while night lows are regularly in the 60's. For the period of the wintertime highs are usually in the 50's, and
overnight lows in the 30's for Riggins Pond. Here at Riggins Pond there are plenty of people from Birmingham-Hoover, and the summit of Talladega Hill can be spotted from Riggins Pond.
You just can't envision the amount of outdoors entertaining things the area close to Riggins Pond has to offer. Not far from Riggins Pond, you'll hit upon Windsong Lake which is a picturesque lake; hey, Dry Creek is a great local stream. This lake is so wonderful. Get your heart

             pumping on the delightful whitewater of Cahaba River. Jameson Inn Trussville is a great location to get some rest; Riggins Pond is magnificent enough to spend more than a day at, Alabama WMU Camp is a magnificent local campground.
Riggins Pond is a wet place that gets a good deal of rainfall; March is the wettest month with most rain, and October on the other hand is the driest. If you need a site to stay Comfort Inn & Suites is a brilliant choice; Happy Hollow is around here, and is a delightful location.

Comfort Inn & Suites, Trussville
2 miles away
Walking distance to restaurants. All rooms have micro/fridge. Hotel has elevators and fitness room....

Jameson Inn Trussville, Trussville
2 miles away
At Jameson Inn Trusville, guests experience the conveniences of a contemporary hotel with the charm of a country inn. Along with our award-winning service, guests also can enjoy a complimentary breakf...

Current weather conditions at Riggins Pond, Jefferson County, Alabama
Local climate location: BIRMINGHAM FAA AP 19 miles away

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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.63333
Longitude: -86.58167

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Hotels Near Riggins Pond:

Comfort Inn & Suites, Trussville, 2 miles away

Jameson Inn Trussville, Trussville, 2 miles away

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites TRUSSVILLE, Trussville, 2 miles away

Courtyard Birmingham Trussville, Birmingham, 4 miles away

Americas Best Value Inn Leeds/Birmingham, Leeds, 5 miles away

Camp Grounds Near Riggins Pond:

Holiday Travel Park, Leeds, 6 miles away

Alabama WMU Camp, Cook Springs, 13 miles away

Coosa River Camp Retreat Alabama, Harpersville, 19 miles away

Whitewater Near Riggins Pond:

Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 1 miles away
      Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10)

Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill)

Gurley Creek, Blount / Jefferson CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class II-III - 3.5 miles long (Narrows Road to State Route 79)

Golf Courses Near Riggins Pond:

Trussville Country Club, Trussville, 2 miles away

Lakes Near Riggins Pond:

Windsong Lake, Jefferson CountyCounty, 2 miles away

Wild Acres Lake, Jefferson CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Cahaba River

...n 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 nice but its positioned weirdly. You come down river to it after your last rapid and if the water is up or...