Recreation
Thousands of people depend on the Black Warrior River for recreational opportunities as well as drinking water. People fish, flyfish, swim, boat, kayak, canoe, waterski, wakeboard and take advantage of many other recreational opportunities along the Black Warrior and its tributaries.
Boating Magazine called the Black Warrior one of America's best kept secrets for boating. Click here to visit Black Warrior Riverkeeper's webpage about boating in the Black Warrior River watershed.
The Black Warrior's Locust and Mulberry Forks provide excellent whitewater paddling opportunities, including the Alabama Cup Canoe and Kayak Races, and the North Alabama Whitewater Festival. Paddling is also popular in some smaller creeks, such as Five Mile Creek in Jefferson County, home of Five Mile Creek Canoe & Company. Visit the Alabama Whitewater website for more paddling information.
In Tuscaloosa, the Black Warrior River was the site of the Black Warrior Triathlon in 2007 and 2008, along with the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and the U.S. Collegiate Nationals. The Tuscaloosa News estimated that the April 19, 2008 contest would boost the local economy by $12 million -- approximately the same amount as an Alabama home football game against Tennessee! The triathlons take place near the famous docks of The Bama Belle.
Many riverside areas are excellent destinations for walking, fishing, observing wildlife, and visiting historic sites, such as Moundville Archaeological Park, Bankhead National Forest, Hurricane Creek Park, and the Horton Mill Covered Bridge, the highest covered bridge above any U.S. waterway.
With thousands of spotted bass per river mile, the Black Warrior River’s free-flowing Locust Fork is the best all-around fly-fishing river among the Black Warrior’s three major forks (Sipsey, Mulberry and Locust), surpassing its very scenic & biodiverse counterparts in both quality and quantity of fishing. Visit the Riverside Fly Shop website for more fishing info.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers links relevent to recreation in the Black Warrior River watershed:
Fishing
http://bwt.sam.usace.army.mil/fish.htm
Day Use Parks
http://bwt.sam.usace.army.mil/parks.htm
Camping
http://bwt.sam.usace.army.mil/camp.htm
Hiking Trails
http://bwt.sam.usace.army.mil/hikingtrails.htm
Boating Magazine called the Black Warrior one of America's best kept secrets for boating. Click here to visit Black Warrior Riverkeeper's webpage about boating in the Black Warrior River watershed.
The Black Warrior's Locust and Mulberry Forks provide excellent whitewater paddling opportunities, including the Alabama Cup Canoe and Kayak Races, and the North Alabama Whitewater Festival. Paddling is also popular in some smaller creeks, such as Five Mile Creek in Jefferson County, home of Five Mile Creek Canoe & Company. Visit the Alabama Whitewater website for more paddling information.
In Tuscaloosa, the Black Warrior River was the site of the Black Warrior Triathlon in 2007 and 2008, along with the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and the U.S. Collegiate Nationals. The Tuscaloosa News estimated that the April 19, 2008 contest would boost the local economy by $12 million -- approximately the same amount as an Alabama home football game against Tennessee! The triathlons take place near the famous docks of The Bama Belle.
Many riverside areas are excellent destinations for walking, fishing, observing wildlife, and visiting historic sites, such as Moundville Archaeological Park, Bankhead National Forest, Hurricane Creek Park, and the Horton Mill Covered Bridge, the highest covered bridge above any U.S. waterway.
With thousands of spotted bass per river mile, the Black Warrior River’s free-flowing Locust Fork is the best all-around fly-fishing river among the Black Warrior’s three major forks (Sipsey, Mulberry and Locust), surpassing its very scenic & biodiverse counterparts in both quality and quantity of fishing. Visit the Riverside Fly Shop website for more fishing info.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers links relevent to recreation in the Black Warrior River watershed:
Fishing
http://bwt.sam.usace.army.mil/fish.htm
Day Use Parks
http://bwt.sam.usace.army.mil/parks.htm
Camping
http://bwt.sam.usace.army.mil/camp.htm
Hiking Trails
http://bwt.sam.usace.army.mil/hikingtrails.htm
Campgrounds run by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: phone numbers
Burchfield Campground (205) 497-9828
Deerlick Campground (205) 759-1591
Rocky Branch Park (205) 554-1684
Jennings Ferry Campground (205) 372-1217
Forkland Campground (334) 289-5530
Foscue Campground (334) 289-5535
Service Park Campground (251) 754-9338
Deerlick Campground (205) 759-1591
Rocky Branch Park (205) 554-1684
Jennings Ferry Campground (205) 372-1217
Forkland Campground (334) 289-5530
Foscue Campground (334) 289-5535
Service Park Campground (251) 754-9338
World Champion Freestyle Kayaker Eric Jackson on the Locust Fork at the '08 North Alabama Whitewater Festival.
Photo by Elizabeth Scribner
