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Fall Colors in Huntsville

Difficulty: Easy – Moderate
Distance: Depends on hike. Details for each hike below
Fee: Free except for Monte Sano
Leave no trace.

Here is an interactive map to show the BEST times to hike to see fall foliage.

Huntsville, Alabama is home to one of the prettiest falls in America. Get out and explore local hikes with some fall colors!

This guide is JUST a TASTE of what you can find in the fall in Huntsville. Be sure you check out other Local Hikes in the area!

Everything in this guide is located in or around Huntsville. Parking is tagged for each location below.

Blevin’s Gap

Blevins Gap
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: 3 Miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Guide: Follow “Certain Trail” and you’ll be fine. You can read this guide, but not necessary.

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Monte Sano Pavilion Overlook

Monte Sano Pavilion Overlook
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: less than 100 yds
Difficulty: (Depends) Easy
Guide: No Guide. Overlook located here.

Monte Sano has entry fees you can see here

Monte Sano North Plateau Overlook

Monte Sano North Plateau Overlook
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: No Hike
Difficulty: Easy
Guide: No Guide Necessary

Monte Sano has entry fees you can see here

Broken Road

Broken Road
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: 2.5 Miles
Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Not Necessary

Following the Broken Road you will end up at the Monte Sano North Plateau Overlook above.

Monte Sano has entry fees you can see here

Bethel Springs

Bethel Springs
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: (Depends) 1.6 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Guide: Should read

Beaverdam Swamp Boardwalk

Beaverdam Swamp Boardwalk
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: 1 Mile
Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Not Necessary

Green Mountain Nature Trail

Green Mountain Nature Trail
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: 1 mile
Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Not Necessary

Wildflower Trail

Wildflower Trail
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: 1.25 Miles
Difficulty: Easy
Guide: No Guide

Three Caves Loop

Three Caves Loop
Parking: Directions
Hike Distance: 0.25 Miles
Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Not Necessary

Maple Hill Cemetary

Picture Source: Wikipedia
Picture taken by Scott Allman

Parking: Directions – Parking is along the street
Hike Distance: Stroll through the cemetery as far as you’d like
Difficulty: Easy
Guide: No Guide

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Cloudland Canyon

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 1.5 miles
Cost: $5 Parking fee

Cloudland Canyon is a beautiful state park in Northwest Georgia. It is a heavily trafficked state park but offers beautiful views and several waterfalls. This park is kid-friendly, though the hike down to the waterfalls is tough. The views are accessible but ONLY by a cane.

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Cloudland Canyon is located a little over 1.5 hours east of Huntsville. It is a major state park in Georgia.

Google Maps Cloudland Canyon or look at our map above!

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You can find the park map here. Be sure to find the park signs and follow them!

Parking

There’s plenty of parking in this state park with bathrooms nearby.

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Trail

The trail down to the waterfalls is steep but has stairs. There are 600 stairs in this canyon and it is very strenuous. You can find the stairs following the ridgeline back towards to entrance of the park (staring at the view, to the left).

Cherokee Falls

Cherokee Falls is the first waterfall you come to heading down the stairs. There is a trail fork where you can go down to the right and continue down the stairs or to the left to the waterfall. This is the second fork you come to. If you do not know if you have hit the second split, look for the signs. The second split tells you there is a waterfall to the left. When you are done at the waterfall, come back up the path until you hit the split and continue to follow the path down the opposite direction.

Hemlock Falls

Continue to follow the path down. You’ll hit another fork. Take the left path to get to Cherokee Falls!

When you’re done here turn around and find your way back up to the fork. You can continue down the trail and find another smaller waterfall or you can head back out.

Cherokee Falls

The view at the top is no slouch either. You can get here from the parking area just by following the ridgeline all the way to the end!

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Splash Pads

Here are a few of the splash pads and waterparks around North Alabama.

Blue – Free
Green – Paid

Throw on those outdoor sandals for the spash pads and waterparks! Here’s the one we recommend

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Kid-Friendly

Bridge Street Town Center: Free – Website

Bicentennial Park: Free – Website

Everyone Can Play: Free – Website

Dr. Richard Showers: Free – Website

Hogan Family YMCA: $10 per Person or $30 per Family – Website

Huntsville Botanical Gardens: $14 adults, $9 for ages 3-18, $12 for Military/Students/Seniors, Free for 2 and under – Website

Delano Park (Decatur): Free – Website

SNAP Playground (Hartelle): Free, Donations accepted – Website

Scottsboro Rec Center (Scottsboro): Free – Website

River Heritage Park Splash Pad (Florence): Free – Website

Gattman Park (Muscle Shoals): Free – Website

Sportsman Lake Park (Cullman): Free – Website

Sloss Lake Splash Pad (Russellville): Free – Website

Sand Mountain Outdoor Aquatics Park (Sand Mountain) – $15 for ages 4 and up, Free for children under 4 – Website

Point Mallard (Decatur) – $28 for ages 12 & up, $23 ages 3-11, $23 ages 62+, Free ages 2 & under – Website

Spring Valley Beach (Blountsville) – $30 over 4ft tall, $24 Age 3 to 4ft tall, $24 ages 62+, Free for ages 2 & under ($15 parking charged for parking inside or free parking) – website

Fayette Aquatic Center (Fayette) – $12 ages 2+, $8 ages 65+, free under 2 – website

Red Bay Water Park (Red Bay) – $8 per person (Mon – Sat), $6 per person (Sun) – $3 for Splash pad is for children under 48″ ONLY – website

Cullman Wellness and Aquatics Center (Cullman) – $30 over 4ft tall, $24 ages 3 to 4ft tall, $24 ages 65+, Free for ages 2 and under – website

Hartselle Aquatic Center (Hartselle) – $10 ages 13+, $8 ages 6-12, $5 ages 3-5, $8 ages 62+, Free ages 2 and under, – website

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Bankhead Waterfall Tour

Difficulty: Easy to difficult
Distance: 6.5 miles
Fee: Free
Leave no trace.

Bankhead is full of beautiful Waterfalls. This guide is dedicated to helping you find an easy way to tour several waterfalls in 1 trip. In this guide we will explore 8 named waterfalls with about 6.5 miles of hiking.

This is JUST a TASTE of Bankhead. Be sure you check out other Waterfalls in the area!

This area is part of dispersed recreation in Bankhead National Forest. There is NO MAINTAINED TRAIL. Please note that dispersed recreation sometimes has a “social trail” that you can follow. Some of these are easy to follow and some of them you cannot follow. Please note that these trails can change very quickly and may be easy to follow one season and completely overgrown the next. Always bring a map, compass, and GPS with you while hiking Bankhead National Forest.