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My son and I had the opportunity to visit Chattahoochee State Park on a church outing a few weeks back. Take a minute and read about this park just a short drive from Dothan. Chattahoochee State Park
Location – southeastern Houston County, right on the Chattahoochee River and the Florida state line. Drive time from Dothan – around 30–40 minutes from just about anywhere around town Cost – $2 per person, $1 for kids and seniors. $2 per person for fishing, kids 12 and under free. Camping and RV hook-up available, as well as a small charge for horses Amenities – Swimming and fishing, lots of picnic and play areas Best advice – if you go during the summer, take some bug spray. Watch out for poison ivy! Website – Houston County Parks – ChattahoocheeBuilt in the 1930's by the Civilian Conservation Corps, Chattahoochee State Park contains nearly 600 acres of south Alabama nature at its best. Despite the name, the park is now maintained by Houston County, which has performed several upgrades to the park, including an hunting area for the handicapped. The twenty acre lake was also restocked after the county took it over. CC Pond, as my dad used to call it, has in the past been a great fishing spot. The Alabama State record for Shell Cracker was caught in the lake back in 1962. The park includes primitive camping areas, a RV camping site, wildflower areas, and a 20 area lake. The park also has a designated horse trailer parking area, picnic areas, swimming, fishing as well as the hiking and horseback trails.
There are many remnants of the long abandoned CCC camp still around, including a fireplace, a flag pole area, goldfish pond, and other features. The history of the Civilian Conservation Corps, began in the early 1930's as part of President Roosevelt's plan to put young men to work during the depression, is an interesting one. If anyone knows of any other projects the CCC had in our area, I would be very interested in hearing about them. Let us all know by commenting below!
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