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Lake Lurleen State Park

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Lake Lurleen State Park is a publicly owned recreation area located on U.S. Highway 82 approximately 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Northport in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The state park's 1,625 acres (658 ha) include 250-acre (100 ha) Lake Lureen and a 23-mile (37 km) trail system. It is operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.[1]

History

After purchasing the site of the park in 1952, the state began construction of a dam on a tributary of Big Creek[2] to create a 250-acre (100 ha) lake. Various concessionaires operated the park under the name Tuscaloosa County Public Lake from 1956 until 1970, when the state took control and added new facilities. In 1972, the park was renamed after Lurleen Wallace, a native of Tuscaloosa County and Alabama's only female governor, who had died in office four years earlier.[3]

Activities and amenities

Lake Lurleen is used for swimming, boating and fishing, and is stocked with largemouth bass, bream, catfish and crappie.[1] The state park offers 91 campsites along the lake shoreline.[4] The lake is encircled by a 23-mile (37 km) system of trails for hiking and mountain biking.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lake Lurleen State Park". Alabama State Parks. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lake Lurleen". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Thomas V. Ress (April 20, 2012). "Lake Lurleen State Park". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Camping Map: Lake Lurleen State Park" (PDF). Alabama State Parks. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Trails: Lake Lurleen State Park". Alabama State Parks. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
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