Alabama Scenic River Trail

The Alabama Scenic River Trail is what adventure is all about. You'll find beautiful back-country river sections where creeks flow from protected lands and are tucked away around the river bends waiting for you to explore. Other sections of the Alabama Scenic River Trail flow past some of Alabama's best known cities. Parks and campsites border much of the trail, affording stopping places to rest. The Alabama Scenic River Trail includes many of the best known recreational river lakes in the state, many renown for their excellent fishing.

Alabama's great new river trail is the longest water trail in any single state of the country. At 631 miles, it starts at the Georgia state line and winds its way across nine beautiful lakes, with scenery ranging from magnificent wildlife preserves and steep stone cliffs to the tranquil beauty of the secluded bayous of the delta region, the second largest delta in the US. The trail follows seven rivers and two creeks through a wide variety of types of historic Fort Morgan.

Canoes and Kayaks
For the canoeist and kayaker, there are easy stretches with numerous well-maintained campsites. The Alabama Power Company has designed portages around all of their six dams and the three US Army Corps of Engineers-operated dams on the Alabama River offer all boaters the option of portage around these dams or a smooth, easy lock-through.

Powerboats
Most of the great canoe/kayak adventures can also be taken by those on motorboat. While the distance traveled in a day will be far greater, the experiences on the Alabama Scenic River by powerboat will be just as exciting. The trip from Montgomery to the Gulf of Mexico can be accomplished with ease, aided by the US Army Corps of Engineers' locks.

Trail Guides
The Alabama Scenic River Trail Association publishes four trail guide booklets, each describing in detail the route through a portion of the Trail, providing information regarding campgrounds, marinas, put in and take out locations and points of historic interest along the way. Although the Alabama Scenic River Trail Association suggests more detailed maps, especially in the Delta, maps outlining the Trail's route and key facilities including fuel stops for powerboats along the way are included in each of the Trail Guides.

This brochure is not intended to be a guide for your trip. Please visit www.alabamascenicrivertrail.com to begin planning your adventure down the Alabama River Trail.

Click here to download the complete Alabama Scenic River Trail brochure (2MB PDF).