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Cheaha State Park, Delta, AL

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Cheaha State Park

19644 Hwy 281 · Delta, AL

Why you should go…

Cheaha State Park covers 2,799 acres around Cheaha Mountain, the highest point in Alabama, and has operated since 1933. You can climb Bunker Tower, a stone observation tower at the summit, or follow the wheelchair-accessible boardwalk to the Bald Rock overlook. The Civilian Conservation Corps built the stone bathhouse, cabins, trails and Cheaha Lake in the 1930s. Hiking and mountain biking trails start here, with a link to the Pinhoti Trail, and you can fish at the lake.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Cheaha State Park, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Attractions
    Iconic

    Talladega Superspeedway

    Under $25

    See NASCAR's 2.66-mile tri-oval with 33-degree banked turns, on race weekends or at the motorsports hall of fame next door.

    16 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Museums
    Rainy-Day Pick

    Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

    $25–$50

    See more than 1,000 motorcycles on display from over a century of production, plus a large collection of Lotus race cars.

    47 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    Sloss Furnaces

    Free

    Walk among the blast furnaces and machinery of a Birmingham pig iron plant that ran from 1882 to 1971.

    57 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Museums
    History Buff

    Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

    Under $25

    Walk through self-guided galleries that trace the Birmingham Campaign and the wider American civil rights movement.

    58 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    16th Street Baptist Church

    Under $25

    Tour the 1911 church where a 1963 Ku Klux Klan bombing killed four girls, a landmark of the civil rights era.

    58 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing