Minooka Park, located in Jemison, AL, features over 400 acres of woodlands.  Although the park is primarily an off- highway vehicle park there is also an 7 acre lake surrounded by a walking trail and piers.  Pavilions and restroom facilities are available.  An RV campground  is located near the lake and walking trails. The woods inside […] Maplesville City Park offers forty acres of mixed hardwood & pine, with two athletic fields.  A paved, 1/3 mile walking trail and several additional unpaved pathways provide opportunities to bird the woodlands, including several creeks that intersect the park. Though this is a medicore site compared to several others, there are some wonderful surprises to […] Confederate Memorial Park is a little-known jewel. The upper portion of the park features open understory and mature canopy trees — outstanding for flycatchers, woodpeckers, bluebirds, warblers, and vireos. The cemetery area affords open views of sky for soaring birds. Walk the nature trail; it is bird-rich. The area near the cistern is an outstanding […]