Hotels near De Soto Caverns Park, Alabama:
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.
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Lake Louise
 | This area was controlled by the comer family in 50's and 60's... |
Talladega Taz RV Park & Campground
 | 19 miles away
New campground on right on Speedway Blvd., 1 mile east of Talladega Superspeedway.ÿ Open for 2 weeks of racing for Fall and Spring races at Talladega Superspeedway.ÿ RV Parking, Tent Camping, Some Full Hook-ups, Electric & Water Hook-ups, and Primitive camping as well.ÿ Showers will be available as well.ÿ Call for reservations now. 256-832-4200 or 866-594-6200... |
Weogufka Creek
 | 22 miles away
I am planning a trip to Weogufka Creek in a couple of weeks. Any info. regarding trees down or other obstructions would be helpful. We will do County Rd. 15 to Low Water Bridge only....Put in at coosa county management 119 and get out at the bridge is a good short trip with lots of sights...... |
Salt Creek
| 27 miles away
Paddling Salt Creek crosses private land and in Alabama if you can't navigate it in a craft of somekind you are tresspassing as soon as you step out of the craft. The last 2 miles before Henderson Lake road is all private land. It is so low and narrow with dead falls everywhere there is no way to navigate it in any kind of craft.... |
Cahaba River
| 29 miles away
...ps 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 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 t... |
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Other campgrounds near De Soto Caverns Park, Alabama:
Logan Landing Campground, Alpine, 8 miles away 
Sundance Marina and Campground, Cropwell, 11 miles away
Coosa River Camp Retreat Alabama, Harpersville, 12 miles away 
Lakeside Landing, Cropwell, 13 miles away
Cedar Creek Campground, Talladega County, 13 miles away 
Memory Lane RV Park and Campgrounds, Talladega, 14 miles away 
Shadyoaks Campground and RV Park, Talladega, 14 miles away
Old Shocco RV Park and Campsite, Talladega, 14 miles away
Wazoo Campgrounds, Talladega, 14 miles away
Knox Landing Campgrounds, Pell City, 16 miles away
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Paddling Rivers Near De Soto Caverns Park, Alabama:
Choccolocco Creek, TalladegaCounty, 18 miles away | | Class I(II) - 2.5 miles long (Jackson Trace to Highway 77)
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Talladega Creek, TalladegaCounty, 19 miles away  | | Class III - 7.25 miles long (Skyway Mtwy to Waldo Bridge State Route 77)
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Hatchet Creek, CoosaCounty, 20 miles away  | | Class I(II) - 13 miles long (Highway 280 to Highway 231)
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Weogufka Creek, CoosaCounty, 22 miles away | | Class I-II - 9.6 miles long (Low Water Bridge to Ford)
...Weogufka Creek in a couple of weeks. Any info. regarding trees down or other obs...
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Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork, -blank-County, 27 miles away | | Class III+ - 1.5 miles long (Ivy Branch to Old Highway 280)
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Lakes Near De Soto Caverns Park, Alabama:
Harkins Lake, Talladega CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Jones Lake, Talladega CountyCounty, 1 miles away
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