Joe Wheeler State Park

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Joe Wheeler State Park
Joe Wheeler State Park is located in Alabama
Location of Joe Wheeler State Park in Alabama
Type State park
Location Lauderdale / Lawrence counties, near Rogersville, Alabama
Coordinates 34°49′1″N 87°21′5″W / 34.81694°N 87.35139°W / 34.81694; -87.35139Coordinates: 34°49′1″N 87°21′5″W / 34.81694°N 87.35139°W / 34.81694; -87.35139
Area 2,550 acres (10.3 km2)
Etymology After Joseph "Joe" Wheeler
Operated by Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Website Joe Wheeler State Park

Joe Wheeler State Park is a state park located in northwest Alabama, USA, along Wheeler Lake. The park contains 2,550 acres (10.3 km2) of land. 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.[1]

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

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  1. ^ "Joe Wheeler State Park". Alabama State Parks. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2012-11-12. 

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