Vestavia Lake, Jefferson County, Alabama

Vestavia Lake, Jefferson County, Alabama

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    If you are traveling by, why not stop by Vestavia Lake. Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always check out close by Birmingham Reservoir; there are some wonderful whitewater spots on Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork. Vestavia Lake mostly gets a lot of rainfall; the month with most of the rain is March; October meanwhile is the driest month. This lake is so wonderful.
This lake is so wonderful. Not far from Vestavia Lake, you'll stumble on
Batson Lake which is a striking lake. There's so much to do here at Vestavia Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Pelham Koa Kampground is a good site for that. While you're here at Vestavia Lake you can play some golf at Highland Park Golf Course, and do check out Vestavia Lake Dam since you're here. There are plenty of people from Birmingham-Hoover here at Vestavia Lake, and ST Regis Test Property Hotel is a good spot to get some rest.
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             period of the months of summer highs here at Vestavia Lake reach the 90's. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's typically in the 60's. All through the winter the highs are commonly in the 50's while the cold winter nights at Vestavia Lake are in the 30's. If you need a place to stay Courtyard By Marriott Birmingham Homewood is a brilliant choice, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Cahaba River. Yep, outdoors fun stuff to do are beyond doubt abundant here at Vestavia Lake. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Vestavia Lake has to offer, you can camp at City of Hoover RV Park; Little Valley Mountain is striking and can be made out from here.

Courtyard By Marriott Birmingham Homewood, Homewood
2 miles away
Set in a beautiful and convenient location, the Courtyard Birmingham Homewood is a fully reinvented Courtyard boasting 126 spacious rooms and 14 suites sparkling with fresh decor. Located near Samford...

ST Regis Test Property Hotel, Indian Shores
2 miles away

Current weather conditions at Vestavia Lake, Jefferson County, Alabama
Local climate location: BESSEMER 19 miles away

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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.44306
Longitude: -86.78306

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These outdoors activities are available near Vestavia Lake.

Hotels Near Vestavia Lake:

Courtyard By Marriott Birmingham Homewood, Homewood, 2 miles away

ST Regis Test Property Hotel, Indian Shores, 2 miles away

Quality Inn Birmingham, Birmingham, 2 miles away

Baymont Inn & Suites Birmingham/Vestavia, Birmingham, 2 miles away

Birmingham - Days Inn South/Hoover, Birmingham, 2 miles away

Camp Grounds Near Vestavia Lake:

City of Hoover RV Park, Hoover, 4 miles away

Pelham Koa Kampground, Pelham, 9 miles away

KOA Birmingham South, Pelham, 9 miles away

M and J RV, Birmingham, 10 miles away

Whitewater Near Vestavia Lake:

Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill)

Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork, -blank- CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class III+ - 1.5 miles long (Ivy Branch to Old Highway 280)

Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10)

Golf Courses Near Vestavia Lake:

Highland Park Golf Course, Birmingham, 4 miles away

Greystone Golf and Country Club, Birmingham, 5 miles away

Lakes Near Vestavia Lake:

Birmingham Reservoir, Jefferson CountyCounty, 2 miles away

Batson Lake, Jefferson CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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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

...and had a blast. Although it does have a class II rating I only encountered four areas where the river produced what I would call true rapids. Most of these areas were short two to three foot falls followed by a run 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 docki...