Talladega National Forest


Talladega National Forest

Parks Directory of the United States / National ForestsAddress:1001 North St
Talladega, AL 35160
Phone:256-362-2909
Web: www.southernregion.fs.fed.us/alabama/talladega
Size: 391,531 acres.
Location:Central Alabama. Accessible by US 78; AL 5. Nearby cities/towns include Anniston, Centreville, Heflin, Marion, Selma, Sylacauga, Talladega, and Tuscaloosa.
Facilities:Campgrounds, dispersed camping, picnic sites, trails, shooting range, scenic drive.
Activities:Camping, hunting, fishing, boating, swimming, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, ORV riding, geocaching.
Special Features:Lake Chinnabee and Coleman Lake recreation areas; Chinnabee Silent Trail, a rigorous trek constructed by a Boy Scout troop from the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind; 7,245-acre Cheaha Wilderness; Pinhoti Trail, a 100-mile-long National Recreation Trail. Cheaha State Park (see entry in Alabama state parks section) lies within forest boundaries.
See other parks in Alabama.