Difficulty: Easy – Difficult
Distance: Depends on hike. Details for each hike below
Fee: Monte Sano State Park, Cheaha State Park, and Cherokee Rock Village both have fees for entry. See guides for details.
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North Alabama has some amazing “mountains” (or hills depending on where you’re originally from). No matter what you call them, North Alabama serves up some amazing views. Check out our list of the best views in North Alabama.
Everything in this guide is located in North Alabama. Parking is tagged for each location below.
Lake Guntersville State Park
Lake Guntersville State Park
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: No Hike
Difficulty: No Hike
Guide: No guide needed
Buck’s Pocket
Buck’s Pocket
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: .5 Miles
Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Not Necessary
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Pisgah Gorge
Pisgah Gorge
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: 1 Mile
Difficulty: Moderate
Guide: Should review the guide to find the overlook.
Weathington Park
Weathington Park
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: No hike
Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Not Necessary
Blevin’s Gap
Deer Skull Falls
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: 4 Miles
Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult
Guide: Should Read
Monte Sano State Park
Monte Sano State Park
Parking: Directions to location 1 and location 2
Hike Distance: 100 yards to location 1 and no hike to location 2.
Difficulty: Easy
Guide: This view costs to enter. Be sure to check out the guide for cost. This state park has 2 overlooks. Both are absolutely beautiful.
Cherokee Rock Village
Cherokee Rock Village
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: No hike
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Guide: This park costs to enter. The guide is helpful for finding all the views from Cherokee Rock Village.
Little River Canyon
Little River Canyon
Parking: This depends on where you go in the canyon. There are a ton of different overlooks.
Hike Distance: Most of the views you can drive up to or have a short walk to the view.
Difficulty: Easy to moderate depending on the hike
Guide: You can just drive the rim of the canyon and find views, but its worthwhile to look at my guide to preview what each view looks like so you can prioritize.
Cane Creek Canyon
Cane Creek Canyon
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: less than a mile to the overlook
Difficulty: Easy
Guide: This is a free park. There are miles of trails here. You can find the overlook (called the point) without the guide, but the guide might help find the waterfall as well.
Bonus – Mount Cheaha
Mount Cheaha
Mount Cheaha is not in “Visit North Alabama”s area, but depending on who you ask they still consider this North Alabama. I added it because it is the highest point in Alabama and is worth the trip!
Parking: Depends on the view you – see guide.
Hike Distance: Depending on the hike it is either 0.25 miles or a mile to a lookout
Difficulty: Easy to difficult depending on the lookout.
Guide: This view costs to enter. Be sure to check out the guide for cost. This state park has multiple overlooks. They are all absolutely beautiful. The guide will also help you find where to park for each lookout and were to go for each one.
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