Joe Wheeler State Park is a public recreation area with resort features located on

Wheeler Lake Wheeler Lake is located in the northern part of the state of Alabama in the United States, between Rogersville and Huntsville. Created by Wheeler Dam along the Tennessee River, it stretches from Wheeler Dam to Guntersville Dam. It is Alabama's ...

, an impoundment of the

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in northwest

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. The state park contains of land in three separate parcels and adjoins the

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Wheeler Dam Wheeler Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River between Lauderdale County and Lawrence County in Alabama. It is one of nine dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the mid-1930s as ...

History

The park was established when the state purchased land from the TVA in 1949. Resort features were added during a major upgrade begun in 1973. The park, the lake and dam all are named for

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general and U.S. Congressman

Joseph Wheeler Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and then a general in ...

Awards

In September 2020, Joe Wheeler State Park was one of eleven Alabama state parks awarded Tripadvisor’s Traveler’s Choice Award, which recognizes businesses and attractions that earn consistently high user reviews.

Activities and amenities

The Rogersville area of the park includes a resort lodge, convention facilities, restaurant, campground, 140-slip marina, 18-hole golf course, and loop trail for hiking and biking. The TVA maintains a dam overlook near the state park's cabin area.

References

External links

Joe Wheeler State Park
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources * {{authority control State parks of Alabama Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama Protected areas of Lauderdale County, Alabama Protected areas of Lawrence County, Alabama Protected areas established in 1949 1949 establishments in Alabama