Joe Wheeler State Park

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Joe Wheeler State Park
Type	State Park
Size	2,550 acres (10.3 km²)
Operated by	Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Joe Wheeler State Park is located on 2,550 acres (10.3 km²) along Wheeler Lake in Northwest Alabama, USA. The park includes a resort lodge, full service convention facilities, restaurant, campground, a marina with 140 boat slips, a 2.5 mile looped trail for hiking and biking, and an 18 hole championship golf course.

The park property adjoins that of the Tennessee Valley Authority's Wheeler Dam. TVA has an scenic overlook of the dam near the state park's cabin area.

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