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Cheaha State Park

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Overnight stays: The park has 73 modern campsites and a smaller number of semi-primitive campsites. Accommodations also include a 30-room hotel, chalets, and cabins. The Bald Rock Group Lodge is used for conferences and
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Scenic overlooks: Cheaha Mountain is topped with Bunker Tower, a stone building with an observation deck on top. A wheelchair-accessible wooden walkway on the Bald Rock Trail provides another
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was active in the park creating Cheaha Lake and building numerous structures including a stone bathhouse, eleven stone cabins, two stone pavilions,
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and crashed into Bald Rock. A machine gun was recovered from the crash site and was subsequently donated to the park museum in 2023.
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In September 2020, Cheaha State Park was one of eleven Alabama State Parks awarded
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Day-use: The park has day-use areas for picnicking, swimming, and fishing.
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The park opened to the public in 1933. From 1933 to 1939, the
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In 2020, the park's Doug Ghee Accessible Trail was named a
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warplane, piloted by 2nd Lieutenant Chester R. Gunkel of
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Hiking: The park features the Cheaha Trailhead of the
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Map showing the location of Cheaha State Park
Clay County
Cleburne County
Alabama
33°28′28″N 85°48′35″W / 33.47444°N 85.80972°W / 33.47444; -85.80972
Cheaha State Park
Clay
Cleburne
Alabama
Cheaha Mountain
highest point in the state
Talladega National Forest
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
state park
Civilian Conservation Corps
Bunker Tower
chalets
P-38 Lightning
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Love Field
Dallas, Texas
Atlanta, Georgia
National Recreation Trail
Tripadvisor
overlook
Pinhoti Trail
Talladega National Forest
Appalachian Trail
Cheaha Wilderness

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