OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK ACTIVITIES VISITORS’ ATTRACTIONS SPORTS & OUTDOORS
Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham draws more than 600,000 people annually into its gates. Just one reason why is its Flip Side Watersports cable wakeboard park, the only one of its kind in the state, and its adjacent inflatable obstacle course. The park also draws visitors to its The Oaks golf course, cabin rentals, camping and more. alapark.com/parks/oakmountain-state-park/
LAKE RENTALS Stop by The Marina on Terrace Drive to rent a canoe, kayak, peddle boats or paddle board, and try some yoga while you are at it. There’s also a beach and designated swimming area on Terrace Drive for visitors, picnicking pavilions there and other spots in the park, and plenty of fishing spots throughout its lakes.
MOUNTAIN BIKING & MORE
In addition to the park’s 50 miles of worldfamous hiking trails traversing parts of its 10,000 acres of land, there’s 30 miles (and growing) of terrain with just about every condition imaginable for mountain bikers to explore—plus a BMX track too.
ARCHERY Oak Mountain isn’t just trails and lakes either. While there you can do archery, as well as visit the Demonstration Farm (home to goats, chickens and roosters, pigs, peacocks, donkeys, a sheep, Shetland Ponies, a rabbit, cats and miniature horses!), go horseback riding, geocache or play on the Double Oak Lake playground. 24
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