Wilson Lake, Jefferson County, Alabama

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    Wilson Lake is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. Summer brings highs in the 90's to Wilson Lake; the overnight is somewhat chillier of course, generally in the 60's. Highs during the winter are mostly in the 50's; night lows in the 30's for Wilson Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Cahaba Lake Dam is not far at all from Wilson Lake. The high level of precipitation makes Wilson Lake a quite wet spot; most of the rain falls during March,
and October is when it's the driest.
If only every location had this much outdoors entertaining things, what a great earth it would be. Do explore Indian Valley Lake next to Wilson Lake, it's a beautiful lake; camping is available at Pelham Koa Kampground. This lake is so wonderful. From Wilson Lake you acquire a magnificent vista of Little Valley Mountain, and you'll meet a lot of people from Birmingham-Hoover here. You'll find a striking lake called Cahaba

             Lake near Wilson Lake, and playing golf is lots of fun at Greystone Golf and Country Club.
If you come at the right time of year, Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork offers some magnificent whitewater, and if you need a place to stay ST Regis Test Property Hotel is a magnificent choice. There are some glorious whitewater spots on Cahaba River, and Quality Inn Birmingham is a fine site to get some rest. A great spot to camp here at Wilson Lake is City of Hoover RV Park, and Acton Creek is in close proximity to Wilson Lake and is always a pleasure to explore.

ST Regis Test Property Hotel, Indian Shores
2 miles away

Quality Inn Birmingham, Birmingham
2 miles away
The Quality Inn Vestavia is located only 6 miles from downtown Birmingham. The hotel features an outdoor seasonal pool, free wireless high speed Internet and free continental breakfast. Guests will e...

Current weather conditions at Wilson Lake, Jefferson County, Alabama
Local climate location: BESSEMER 18 miles away

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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.40083
Longitude: -86.77194

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These outdoors activities are available near Wilson Lake.

Hotels Near Wilson Lake:

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

Courtyard By Marriott Birmingham Hoover, Hoover, 3 miles away

Camp Grounds Near Wilson Lake:

City of Hoover RV Park, Hoover, 2 miles away

Pelham Koa Kampground, Pelham, 7 miles away

KOA Birmingham South, Pelham, 7 miles away

Holiday Trav-L-Park, Helena, 9 miles away

Whitewater Near Wilson Lake:

Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork, -blank- CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class III+ - 1.5 miles long (Ivy Branch to Old Highway 280)

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

Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10)

Golf Courses Near Wilson Lake:

Greystone Golf and Country Club, Birmingham, 4 miles away

Lakes Near Wilson Lake:

Cahaba Lake, Jefferson CountyCounty, 1 miles away

Indian Valley Lake, Shelby CountyCounty, 2 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

10 miles away
...lats. 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 down river before you realize it. Just check the weather and the USGS sites for the water level and better yet go look at it at the put in and the take out to get a better idea if you can. The Cahaba is a great river to paddle it just isnt forgivin...