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Rutherford Lake is a nice lake to visit. A delightful close by hotel is Birmingham/Pelham Travelodge, and there's whitewater on Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork for all you adrenaline junkies. There are plenty of folks from Birmingham-Hoover here at Rutherford Lake, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Coales Branch. This lake is so wonderful. There are other places here than Rutherford Lake, for example Dobbin Brothers Lake; camping at KOA Birmingham South
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This lake is so wonderful. Get your heart beating on the great whitewater of Cahaba River. For the period of the summer at Rutherford Lake highs are commonly in the 90's, and the overnight is a little chillier of course, regularly in the 60's. High temperatures throughout the winter are normally in the 50's while the cold winter nights at Rutherford Lake are in the 30's. Williams Lake is a great lake close to Rutherford Lake, and | |
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an afternoon playing golf at Ballantrae Golf Club is always a diversion.
Rutherford Lake sees pretty high levels of rainfall; the month of March is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest of the months is October. Fungo
Hollow is close to Rutherford Lake and is absolutely a great location to stop at, and a pleasant place to camp here at Rutherford Lake is Pelham Koa Kampground. Life's too short to enjoy all the fun stuff in close proximity to Rutherford
Lake. Rutherford Dam is a beautiful place near Rutherford Lake; Value Place Pelham is a glorious site to get some rest.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.255
Longitude: -86.805
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 18 miles away
Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill) |
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KOA Birmingham South
 | 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.... |
Cahaba River
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...t. 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 moving along well then ... |
Tannehill Historical State Park
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Our motorhome had a breakdown & a sheriff showed me the campground, I was able to limp up there, spent the weekend, come Monday got MH hauled to rev repair. This place is awesome! I posted pic' www.webshots.com/user/beierj... |
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4 miles away
