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A lake close by is Wild Acres Lake; you're sure to come across some wonderful folks from Birmingham-Hoover here. For you golfers we recommend nearby Trussville Country Club; why not a little side visit to Knox Branch. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Jameson Inn Trussville is a great site to spend a night or two, and Cahaba River has a splendid whitewater paddling spot close by. Windsong Lake is a good location to visit for more than one
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| | day, Holiday Travel Park is a good location to camp nearby.
Windsong Lake sees pretty high levels of precipitation; March is the wettest month with most rain while October is the month with the least amount of precipitation. For the period of the warmest time of the year highs here at Windsong Lake reach the 80's, and the night is somewhat colder of course, regularly in the 60's. Highs throughout the wintertime are regularly in the 50's; during the dark hours | |
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in the wintertime at Windsong Lake temperatures dip to the 30's. You could also pop by Holcomb Lake if you're here at Windsong Lake; it's close by, also Wild Acres Lake Dam is worth going to while you're here.
So many cool things
to do here at Windsong Lake, too perfect to be true. Comfort Inn & Suites is a great location to get some rest. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Windsong Lake has to offer, you can camp at Alabama WMU Camp.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.63139
Longitude: -86.55639
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10) |
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 10 miles away
Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill) |
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Gurley Creek, Blount / Jefferson CountyCounty, 12 miles away
Class II-III - 3.5 miles long (Narrows Road to State Route 79) |
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Cahaba River
| ...ed 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 moving ... |
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