Wind Creek State Park

Wind Creek State Park
Alabama State Park
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Tallapoosa

Elevation	617 ft (188 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	32°51′47″N 85°56′02″W / 32.86306°N 85.93389°W / 32.86306; -85.93389Coordinates: 32°51′47″N 85°56′02″W / 32.86306°N 85.93389°W / 32.86306; -85.93389 ^[1]

Area	1,445 acres (585 ha)

Established	Unspecified
Management	Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Location in Alabama
Website: Wind Creek State Park

Wind Creek State Park is a publicly owned recreation area located 7 miles (11 km) south of Alexander City, Alabama, on the western side of Lake Martin, a 41,000-acre (17,000 ha) reservoir on the Tallapoosa River. The state park occupies 1,445 acres (585 ha) and is managed by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.^[2]

Activities and amenities

The park offers boating, fishing, swimming, picnicking, hiking and equestrian trails, a large camping area, and rental cabins. A grain silo built in 1915 that sits on the edge of the lake is topped by a viewing platform and has a nature center in its base.^[3]

The park has equestrian trails totalling over 20 miles (32 km)^[4] and two hiking trails that total more than 5 miles (8.0 km) in length.^[5] The park has nearly 600 camping sites in one of the largest state-owned campgrounds in the United States.^[6] Park events include fishing competitions^[7] and skiing/wake-boarding shows. The park also has multiple playgrounds.

References

1 2 "Wind Creek State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "Wind Creek State Park". Alabama State Parks. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
↑ Thomas V. Ress (December 9, 2011). "Wind Creek State Park". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
↑ "Horse Trails: Wind Creek State Park". Alabama State Parks. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
↑ "Hiking Trails: Wind Creek State Park". Alabama State Parks. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
↑ "Campground: Wind Creek State Park". Alabama State Parks. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
↑ "Fishing Tournaments: Wind Creek State Park". Alabama State Parks. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

External links

Wind Creek 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	Russell Cave National Monument

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

Other Protected Areas	Little River Canyon National Preserve Natchez Trace Trail Pinhoti National Recreation Trail Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Weeks Bay Reserve

Wilderness Areas	Cheaha Wilderness Dugger Mountain Wilderness Sipsey Wilderness

State

State Parks	Bladon Springs Blue Springs Buck's Pocket Cathedral Caverns Chattahoochee Cheaha Chewacla Chickasaw DeSoto Florala Frank Jackson Gulf Joe Wheeler Lake Guntersville Lake Lurleen Lakepoint Meaher Monte Sano Oak Mountain Paul M. Grist Rickwood Caverns Roland Cooper Wind Creek

State Forests	Choccolocco Hauss Geneva Little River Macon Weogufka

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (web)

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