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Lake Lurleen State Park

State park in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States

Summary

State park in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States

Field	Value
name	Lake Lurleen State Park
photo	Lake_Lurleen_Tuscaloosa_Alabama_from_lakeside_trail.jpg
photo_width	250
location	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
map	Alabama
map_caption	Location in Alabama
relief	1
label	Lake Lurleen State Park
coords
coords_ref
area	1625 acre
elevation	223 ft
established	1952
administrator	Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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Lake Lurleen State Park is a publicly owned recreation area located on U.S. Highway 82 approximately 9 mi northwest of Northport in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The state park's 1625 acre include 250 acre Lake Lurleen and a 23 mi trail system. It is operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

History

After purchasing the site of the park in 1952, the state began construction of a dam on a tributary of Big Creek to create a 250 acre 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 first female governor, who had died in office four years earlier.

Activities and amenities

Lake Lurleen is used for swimming, boating and fishing, and is stocked with largemouth bass, bream, catfish and crappie. The state park offers 91 campsites and a 23 mi system of trails for hiking and mountain biking that encircles the lake. The trail system was designated as a National Recreation Trail in 2011.

References

{{cite gnis. 152173. Lake Lurleen
"Lake Lurleen State Park". Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Thomas V. Ress. (March 8, 2019). "Lake Lurleen State Park". Alabama Humanities Foundation.
"Lake Lurleen". Alabama Humanities Foundation.
"Lake Lurleen State Park Trail System".

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