Buck's Pocket State Park

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park=Buck's Pocket State Park


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type=State Park
location=Sand Mountain, Alabama
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operator=Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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Buck's Pocket State Park is located in Sand Mountain in Northeast Alabama near Grove Oak, Alabama and Guntersville Lake. This secluded 2,000 acre (8 km²) park is in a natural pocket of the Appalachian Mountain chain. The picnic area in the park offers a canyon rim view into the pocket below. The park includes a campground, hiking trails, and rock climbing.

The park is secluded in a natural pocket of the Appalachian Mountain chain. The park's picnic area has a canyon rim natural vista into the pocket below. The pocket itself, on an upstream tributary of Lake Guntersville, hosts an improved campground, complete with tables, grills, shelters, laundry, comfort station, playground and hiking trails. A boat launch and fishing area are also provided seven miles downstream at Morgan's Cove on Lake Guntersville.

External links

* [http://www.alapark.com/parks/park.cfm?parkid=1 Alabama State Parks - Buck's Pocket]