The highest point in Alabama is
2,407 feet above sea level. Cheaha Resort State Park is located on top of
Cheaha Mountain in a 2,799-acre mountaintop retreat, named by the Creek Indians
“Chaha” meaning high place.
In 1933 the
Civilian Conservation Corp began construction of Cheaha State Park as parks
across the nation were built. President Franklin D. Roosevelt provided jobs and
stability as well as parks for future generations. The 2,799 acre Cheaha State
park is surrounded by the Talladega National Forrest.
“Thousands of
tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going
to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity; and that
mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating
river, but as fountains of life” - John Muir
The three CCC
companies that built Cheaha State Park were Co 465, Co 468 and Co 2420. They
built numerous parts of the park; including: the road to the park, cabins, the
tower, Bald Rock Lodge, the lake pavilions, the lake bathhouse, and trails. These
boys became men as they worked on public lands, created parks, planted trees,
fought forest fires, and helped to stabilize a nation. Cheaha is proud to carry
the honor of being the oldest state park in Alabama; an honor made possible by
the CCC.
View walking to Bald Rock.
Walkway with trail on the left to Bald Rock and view of the valley. This walkway was not built by the CCC.
One of the stone cabins built by the CCC.
View from the cabin.
Located in the middle of the
Talladega National Forest, the park is ideal for access to the Kentuck ORV-ATV
Trail. Additionally, the park is home to the Cheaha Trailhead of the Pinhoti
Trail, which connects with the Appalachian Trail and accesses the Odum Scout
Trail, and the Chinnabee Silent Trail.
Moss and lichens in the park.
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