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State park in Alabama, United States

Chewacla State Park
Chewacla Falls
Chewacla State ParkLocation in Alabama
Location	Auburn, Alabama, United States
Coordinates	32°32′55″N 85°28′42″W / 32.54861°N 85.47833°W / 32.54861; -85.47833
Area	696 acres (282 ha)
Elevation	407 ft (124 m)
Established	1939
Administered by	Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Website	Official website

Chewacla State Park is a public recreation area occupying 696 acres (282 ha) below Interstate 85 on the far south side of Auburn, Alabama. The state park's central feature, 26-acre (11 ha) Lake Chewacla, provides opportunities for fishing, swimming, and non-motorized boating.

History

In the late nineteenth century, Wright's Mill occupied a site in the park where swimmers could find a place to splash about in the mill's surrounding pool. In the 1930s, workers with the Civilian Conservation Corps developed roads, foot trails, and park buildings. Their efforts can be seen in the park's stone cabins and arched masonry bridge. They also constructed the dam that created Chewacla Lake. The state took possession, opening the grounds as Chewacla State Park, in 1939.

Awards

In June 2011, The United States Department of the Interior presented Chewacla State Park with a National Recreation award. Chewacla was one of 41 parks to receive this honor. In September 2020, Chewacla State Park was one of eleven Alabama state parks awarded Tripadvisor’s Traveler’s Choice Award, which recognizes businesses and attractions that earn consistently high user reviews.

Activities and amenities

In addition to water activities, the park features a system of trails for hiking and for mountain biking. Its trail system was designated as a National Recreation Trail in 2011. The park has facilities for RV and tent camping in addition to its renovated CCC–era cabins. In 2018, Chewacla received roughly 75,000 day passes along with 1,500 cabins rentals and 6,500 camping permits.

References

^ "Moores Mill Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
"Chewacla State Park". Alabama State Parks. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
"Chewacla Lake". Chewacla State Park. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
Cameron J. (December 29, 2016). "Anatomy of a Park: The Story of Chewacla". Be Well. Auburn University Campus Recreation. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
Thomas V. Ress (August 11, 2015). "Chewacla State Park". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
Anthony, Chris (June 2, 2011). "Chewacla State Park trails earn national recognition". Opelika-Auburn News (AL). p. 2. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
"Trip Advisor Awards 2020". Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
"Multi-Use Trails". Chewacla State Park. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
"Mountain Biking". Chewacla State Park Alabama State Parks. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
"Chewacla State Park Trail System". National Recreation Trail Database. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
"Cabins". Chewacla State Park. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
Taylor, Chris T. (June 9, 2020). "The Vascular Flora of Chewacla State Park, Lee County, Alabama". Castanea. 85 (87475 19384386): 169–184. doi:10.2179/0008-7475.85.1.169. S2CID 219560354 – via Science Citation Index Expanded.

External links

Chewacla State Park Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Protected areas of Alabama

Federal

National Parks and Historic Sites	Horseshoe Bend Tuskegee Airmen Tuskegee Institute
National Monuments	Birmingham Civil Rights Freedom Riders Russell Cave
National Forests	Conecuh Talladega Tuskegee William B. Bankhead
National Wildlife Refuges	Bon Secour Cahaba River Choctaw Eufaula Fern Cave Key Cave Mountain Longleaf Sauta Cave Watercress Darter Wheeler
National Wilderness areas	Cheaha Wilderness Dugger Mountain Wilderness Sipsey Wilderness
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Sipsey Fork
National Natural Landmarks	Beaver Creek Swamp Cathedral Caverns Dismals Canyon Mobile-Tensaw River Bottom Lands Newsome Sinks Karst Area Red Mountain Expressway Cut Shelta Cave
National Historic Landmarks	USS Alabama Apalachicola Fort Barton Hall Bethel Baptist Church, Parsonage, and Guard House Bottle Creek Indian Mounds Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church Mobile Old City Hall Henry D. Clayton House J.L.M. Curry Home Dexter Avenue Baptist Church USS Drum Episcopal Church of the Nativity First Confederate Capitol Fort Mitchell Fort Morgan Fort Toulouse and Fort Jackson Foster Auditorium Gaineswood Government Street Presbyterian Church Ivy Green Kenworthy Hall Old Monroe County Courthouse Montgomery (snagboat) Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed Moundville Archaeological Site Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator Edmund Pettus Bridge Propulsion and Structural Test Facility Redstone Test Stand St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Saturn V Dynamic Test Stand Saturn V Dynamic Test Vehicle 16th Street Baptist Church Sloss Blast Furnaces Swayne Hall Tuskegee Institute United States Post Office and Courthouse–Montgomery Wilson Dam Yuchi Town Site
Other protected areas	Little River Canyon National Preserve Natchez Trace Trail Pinhoti National Recreation Trail Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Trail of Tears National Historic Trail Weeks Bay Reserve

State

State Parks	Bladon Springs Blue Springs Buck's Pocket Cathedral Caverns Chattahoochee Cheaha Chewacla Chickasaw Confederate Memorial Park DeSoto Florala Frank Jackson Gulf Joe Wheeler Lake Guntersville Lake Lurleen Lakepoint Meaher Monte Sano Oak Mountain Paul M. Grist Rickwood Caverns Roland Cooper Tannehill Ironworks Wind Creek
State Forests	Choccolocco Hauss Geneva Little River Macon Weogufka
Wildlife Management Areas	Charles D. Kelley Autuaga County Barbour Black Warrior Blue Spring Boggy Hollow Choccolocco Coosa Dallas County David K. Nelson Freedom Hills Geneva State Forest Grand Bay Savanna Hollins Jackson County Waterfowl Management Areas and Refuges James D. Martin-Skyline Lauderdale Little River Lowndes Martin Community Hunting Area W.L. Holland and Mobile–Tensaw River Delta Mulberry Fork Sam R. Murphy Oakmulgee Perdido River Red Hills Riverton Community Hunting Area Seven-Mile Island Swan Creek Mallard-Fox Creek Upper Delta William R. Ireland Sr. - Cahaba River Yates Lake
Special Opportunity Areas	Blackwater River Cedar Creek Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge Crow Creek Fred T. Simpson Little River State Forest Portland Landing Prairie Glades Thigpen Hill Uchee Creek Upper State
Forever Wild Land Tracts (may not include tracts that are part of other larger protected areas)	M. Barnett Lawley - State Cattle Ranch Field Trial Area Big Canoe Creek Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve Bon Secour Swift School Nature Preserve Cahaba River Park Certain Nature Preserve and Recreation Area Coldwater Mountain - Doug Ghee Nature Preserve Coon Creek Coon Gulf - Glawson D’Olive Bay Forever Wild Trails at Beaver Creek Heron Bay Wetlands Hinds Road Outcrop Lillian Swamp Complex Live Oak Landing Old Cahawba Prairie Preserve Pike County Pocosin Portersville Bay Wetlands Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve Billingsley-McClure Shoal Creek Preserve Ruth McClellan Abronski Splinter Hill Bog Preserve Turkey Creek Nature Preserve Upper Wolfe Bay Savannah and Marsh Wehle
Canoe Trails	Bartram Canoe Trails System Perdido River Canoe Trail
Alabama Historical Sites	Alabama State Capitol Belle Mont Historic House Bottle Creek Indian Mounds State Archaeological Site Confederate Memorial Park Fendall Hall Historic House The Forks of Cypress State Archaeological Site Fort Mims State Historic Site Fort Morgan State Historic Site Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson State Historic Site Freedom Rides Museum Gaineswood Historic House Historic Blakeley State Park Magnolia Grove Historic House Middle Bay Lighthouse Historic Lighthouse Moundville Archaeological Park Old Cahawba Archeological Park Pond Spring Historic House
Other protected areas	Barton's Beach Preserve Blevins Gap Nature Preserve Buttahatchie River Watershed Landscape Conservation Area Cahaba River Landscape Conservation Area Chitwood Barrens Preserve Coosa Bog Preserve Dennis Cove Preserve Dry Creek Preserve Fenvkvcēkv Creek Preserve Gulf Islands Landscape Conservation Area Kathy Stiles Freeland Bibb County Glades Preserve Keel Mountain Preserve Lower Perdido Islands Landscape Conservation Area Mobile-Tensaw Delta Landscape Conservation Area Paint Rock River Landscape Conservation Area Perdido River Preserve Perry Lakes Park Prairie Grove Glade Preserve Pratt's Ferry Preserve Rabbit Island Preserve Roberta Case Pine Hills Preserve Roy B. Whitaker Preserve Walls of Jericho Preserve Wheeler Mountain

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