travel to Little River Canyon AL

Hello,
Has anyone been to this park or to Desoto in NE Alabama?
It's situated in Dekalb county AL.

How remote is this region? Any overly winding roads
to get there?

AAA shows the nearest cities being Fort payne, AL.

Just wanted to get some feedback from others.

Seems like a 3 hour one-way drive out of atlanta, but
I wanted to check if the roads were easy to drive, i.e
not unnecessarily winding of steep.

Unfortunately, AAA triptiks don't show this info.

Thanks for any advice!

You can get pretty close on the interstate if you go west to Birmingham
and then north. Or North to Chattanooga and then south toward
Birmingham. I don't know what the last few miles are like though.

curious wrote:

Hello,
Has anyone been to this park or to Desoto in NE Alabama?
It's situated in Dekalb county AL.

How remote is this region? Any overly winding roads
to get there?

AAA shows the nearest cities being Fort payne, AL.

Just wanted to get some feedback from others.

Seems like a 3 hour one-way drive out of atlanta, but
I wanted to check if the roads were easy to drive, i.e
not unnecessarily winding of steep.

Unfortunately, AAA triptiks don't show this info.
Thanks for any advice!

You can get pretty close on the interstate if you go west to Birmingham
and then north. Or North to Chattanooga and then south toward
Birmingham. I don't know what the last few miles are like though.

curious wrote:

Hello,
Has anyone been to this park or to Desoto in NE Alabama?
It's situated in Dekalb county AL.

How remote is this region? Any overly winding roads
to get there?

AAA shows the nearest cities being Fort payne, AL.

Just wanted to get some feedback from others.

Seems like a 3 hour one-way drive out of atlanta, but
I wanted to check if the roads were easy to drive, i.e
not unnecessarily winding of steep.

Unfortunately, AAA triptiks don't show this info.
Thanks for any advice!

You have a few miles of mountain roads, but for the most part you have good
roads all the way. It is a beautiful area with a deeeeep canyon, beautiful
water falls, and fall colors. The cabins at the state park are a good deal at
about $75 per night.

Glen

On 11 Nov 2004 13:36:55 -0800, (curious) wrote:

Hello,
Has anyone been to this park or to Desoto in NE Alabama?
It's situated in Dekalb county AL.

How remote is this region? Any overly winding roads
to get there?

AAA shows the nearest cities being Fort payne, AL.

Just wanted to get some feedback from others.

Seems like a 3 hour one-way drive out of atlanta, but
I wanted to check if the roads were easy to drive, i.e
not unnecessarily winding of steep.

Unfortunately, AAA triptiks don't show this info.

Thanks for any advice!


It is a nice easy drive and worth the visit.
Don't bother with the Interstate enjoy the secondary roads.
One route is 411from Atlanta to Rome then 20 out of Rome and 35 to Ft
Payne.and Route 89 to Little River Canyon.SP.
My cousin drives this route from Atlantaover to where I live in New
Hope,Al.
Ted Elston

"Frank F. Matthews" wrote in message ...
You can get pretty close on the interstate if you go west to Birmingham
and then north. Or North to Chattanooga and then south toward
Birmingham. I don't know what the last few miles are like though.

curious wrote:

Hello,
Has anyone been to this park or to Desoto in NE Alabama?
It's situated in Dekalb county AL.

How remote is this region? Any overly winding roads
to get there?

AAA shows the nearest cities being Fort payne, AL.

Just wanted to get some feedback from others.

Seems like a 3 hour one-way drive out of atlanta, but
I wanted to check if the roads were easy to drive, i.e
not unnecessarily winding of steep.

Unfortunately, AAA triptiks don't show this info.
Thanks for any advice!

The last few miles shouldn't bee too windy or steep - an occasional
grade here and there, but I don't think there's much to really slow
you down. I've spent some time on the other side of I-59, going
towards Scottsboro, but never on the Litte River side. Otherwise,
I've only stopped in Ft. Payne for food when travelling on 59. The
scenery in the region seems nice, but otherwise, I get the impression
that the Ft. Payne area has little to offer and is the armpit of the
South. Don't expect much beyond fast food and a reasonably clean
motel room.

"Frank F. Matthews" wrote in message ...
You can get pretty close on the interstate if you go west to Birmingham
and then north. Or North to Chattanooga and then south toward
Birmingham. I don't know what the last few miles are like though.

curious wrote:

Hello,
Has anyone been to this park or to Desoto in NE Alabama?
It's situated in Dekalb county AL.

How remote is this region? Any overly winding roads
to get there?

AAA shows the nearest cities being Fort payne, AL.

Just wanted to get some feedback from others.

Seems like a 3 hour one-way drive out of atlanta, but
I wanted to check if the roads were easy to drive, i.e
not unnecessarily winding of steep.

Unfortunately, AAA triptiks don't show this info.
Thanks for any advice!

The last few miles shouldn't bee too windy or steep - an occasional
grade here and there, but I don't think there's much to really slow
you down. I've spent some time on the other side of I-59, going
towards Scottsboro, but never on the Litte River side. Otherwise,
I've only stopped in Ft. Payne for food when travelling on 59. The
scenery in the region seems nice, but otherwise, I get the impression
that the Ft. Payne area has little to offer and is the armpit of the
South. Don't expect much beyond fast food and a reasonably clean
motel room.

"Frank F. Matthews" wrote in message ...
You can get pretty close on the interstate if you go west to Birmingham
and then north. Or North to Chattanooga and then south toward
Birmingham. I don't know what the last few miles are like though.

curious wrote:

Hello,
Has anyone been to this park or to Desoto in NE Alabama?
It's situated in Dekalb county AL.

How remote is this region? Any overly winding roads
to get there?

AAA shows the nearest cities being Fort payne, AL.

Just wanted to get some feedback from others.

Seems like a 3 hour one-way drive out of atlanta, but
I wanted to check if the roads were easy to drive, i.e
not unnecessarily winding of steep.

Unfortunately, AAA triptiks don't show this info.
Thanks for any advice!

The last few miles shouldn't bee too windy or steep - an occasional
grade here and there, but I don't think there's much to really slow
you down. I've spent some time on the other side of I-59, going
towards Scottsboro, but never on the Litte River side. Otherwise,
I've only stopped in Ft. Payne for food when travelling on 59. The
scenery in the region seems nice, but otherwise, I get the impression
that the Ft. Payne area has little to offer and is the armpit of the
South. Don't expect much beyond fast food and a reasonably clean
motel room.