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The beauty of Rutherford Lake Number Two is reason enough to stop by. This lake is so wonderful. Rutherford Lakes is a nearby lake that you could take a look at; in case you don’t mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork. Little Valley is a glorious spot to go to close by, and swing by Acton Creek it's a magnificent location to visit. Summertime brings highs in the 90's to Rutherford Lake Number Two. Summer
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| | nighttime lows plunge down to the 60's. Highs throughout the wintertime are mostly in the 50's with temperatures at Rutherford Lake Number Two dipping down into the 30's all through winter nights.
Highland Spring is a perfect local attraction; since you're here, you could also explore beautiful Rutherford Lake Number One. Rutherford Lake Number Two in fact is in the middle of a beautiful outdoors paradise. Pelham Koa Kampground is a perfect campground | |
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nearby; you'll meet a lot of people from Birmingham-Hoover here. City of Hoover RV Park is a delightful local campground; Cahaba River has a nice whitewater paddling spot close by.
This lake is so wonderful. If you need a place
to stay La Quinta Inn & Suites Birmingham Hoover/Riverchase is a great choice, and a pleasant close by hotel is Holiday Inn Express Birmingham I-65 South (Pelham). Why not stop by Tulleys Real Estate Lake Dam while you're here, and
while you're here and you like golf, you can take a look at Greystone Golf and Country Club.
Rutherford Lake Number Two generally gets lots of rainfall; through March this area sees the most rain, and the driest month of the year is October.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.36333
Longitude: -86.77167
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 12 miles away
Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill) |
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 20 miles away
Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10) |
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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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.... 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 you really have to back paddle to make the docking pa... |
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The La Quinta Inn and Suites Birmingham Hoover - Riverchase is located just minutes from fun in the sun at Alabama's largest State Park, Oak Mountain (hiking, biking, fishing, golf, and horseback ridi...
