Located in the Tennessee Valley Lake Guntersville overlooks the 69,000-acre Guntersville Reservoir stretching 75 miles from Nickajack Dam to Guntersville Dam. The whole lake is surrounded my Public boat ramps and private marinas. The lake is Property of the T.V.A. and was created in 1939 by a Damn.
Guntersville State park has 6,000 acres of Natural Woodlands. There is an 18-hole championship Golf Course, a beach complex, hiking trails, and plenty of swimming areas! You can also find Cabins, Camping and all the fishing you could ever handle! There are 321 camping sites some with power and some primitive! They have a hot shower house, Grills, tables, a country store and plenty of Places to play.

Guntersville has 3 sites on the North Alabama Birding Trail. The area is home to Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Grebes, Lesser Scaup, Red-necked Grebes, Gadwalls, Common Loons, oublecrested Cormorant, the Bald Eagle, and the D Osprey. There are many area to look off of so be sure to bring your camera!
There are Deer, Raccoons, possums, mountain lions, Snakes, squirrels, mink, duck, as well as other Critters around the lake! IT provides the perfect Habitat and great source of water for the animals. Much of the lake area […]

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Growing up in Geraldine Alabama I was lucky to have an awesome park in my Back yard. Buck’s Pocket State Park is located only two miles North of Grove Oak Located in North East Alabama. Once you see your first 1,000-foot overlook you will come back again and again! It is truly one Of Alabama’s Treasures.
With over 18 miles of hiking trails along the beautiful South Sauty Creek there are plenty of paths to keep you busy. Great Camping, Kayaking, Horseback Riding Trails, picnicking, fishing, plenty of Wildlife and native plants also. The 2,000-acre nature treasure is one of my favorite places to visit and get connected back to nature again! Sitting on the Point Rock you can see an awesome view and if you’re lucky you may get to see an Eagle or an Owl. You can also hike from the bottom to the top!
Located in three counties (Jackson, Dekalb and Marshall) Buck’s Pocket was once home to the Cherokee Indians before the Trail of Tears. The area was used for growing coffee and olives by the French during the 1700’s Also!
Buck’s Pocket is a Natural Pocket of the Appalachian Mountains and it Located 7 miles down stream from […]

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