Area 1,625 km² | Phone +1 205-339-1558 | |
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Address 13226 Lake Lurleen Rd, Coker, AL 35452, USA Similar Paul M Grist State Park, Wind Creek State Park, Bladon Springs State Park, Lake Tuscaloosa, Roland Cooper State Park Profiles | ||
Lake lurleen state park
Lake Lurleen State Park is a publicly owned recreation area located on U.S. Highway 82 approximately 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Northport in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The state park's 1,625 acres (658 ha) include 250-acre (100 ha) Lake Lurleen and a 23-mile (37 km) trail system. It is operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
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Lake lurleen state park
HistoryEdit
After purchasing the site of the park in 1952, the state began construction of a dam on a tributary of Big Creek to create a 250-acre (100 ha) lake. Various concessionaires operated the park under the name Tuscaloosa County Public Lake from 1956 until 1970, when the state took control and added new facilities. In 1972, the park was renamed after Lurleen Wallace, a native of Tuscaloosa County and Alabama's only female governor, who had died in office four years earlier.
Activities and amenitiesEdit
Lake Lurleen is used for swimming, boating and fishing, and is stocked with largemouth bass, bream, catfish and crappie. The state park offers 91 campsites along the lake shoreline. The lake is encircled by a 23-mile (37 km) system of trails for hiking and mountain biking.