The Forever Wild Land Trust - Alabama Department of Conservation ...

Traditional Recreational Opportunities
State Parks
Alabama’s State Park system represents the greatest concentration of conservation users
within Alabama. Located throughout Alabama in 28 counties, the State Park systems’
22 facilities host an annual visitation of 3 million people per year. Visitors to the parks
enjoy numerous recreational opportunities coupled with a variety of lodging options
that extend the outdoor experience.
State Park acquisitions may target land purchases that could create a new state park or
provide additional acreage to an existing state park. Many additions to existing state
parks offer new areas for recreational activities within the park, or simply serve as “green
space” buffering for the park from neighboring residential communities or adjacent
development. Parks benefitting from these acquisitions include:
Guntersville State Park
DeSoto State Park
Cathedral Caverns State Park
Monte Sano State Park
Fort Toulouse Historic State Park
Historic Blakeley State Park
Old Cahawba Archaeological Site
It has been a long time since Alabama received a new State Park. Forever Wild would
likely be the only mechanism for acquiring enough land to create such an opportunity.
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Dan Brothers, Outdoor Alabama