State parks offer a great way to enjoy the wonders of nature. Hiking, biking, horseback riding, and birdwatching are a few ways to spend a day visiting a local state park. With the cool weather approaching, state parks along the Alabama Bass Trail are calling your name! Alabama River: Roland Cooper State Park This park [...]
The weather is cooling off, the leaves are beginning to change, and the bass fishing has only just begun. The Alabama Bass Trail is surrounded by state parks offering RV parks and campgrounds that are ideal places to stay this fall. Let’s explore just three of these today. Lakepoint State Park, located near Lake Eufaula, [...]
If you are wanting to fish one of the Alabama Bass Trail Lakes to catch giant bass and see live eagles, then Lake Guntersville is where you want to go. For the past 35 years Lake Guntersville State Park has held annual Eagles Awareness Weeks. The park holds this event in 2-week sections in late [...]
In the mid-1980s, the United States population of the bald eagle was on the verge of extinction. This beautiful creature, the symbol of our country, had dwindled in numbers due to poaching and over-development of the bird’s natural habitats. An ever-growing need to help save the species prompted Alabama to create Eagle Awareness at Lake Guntersville State Park. Observe and admire the eagles during the January and February weekend viewings and [...]
In a state known for outstanding bass fishing, Lake Guntersville is at the top of the map and on top of the heap. It is Alabama’s largest lake and is a nearly 70,000 acres of heaven for fishermen. It’s been named one of the top 10 fishing lakes in the country and some consider it [...]
