DeSoto State Park
| DeSoto State Park |
| Type |
State Park |
| Location |
Cherokee / DeKalb counties, near Fort Payne, Alabama |
| Area |
3,000 acres (12 km2) |
| Created |
1930s |
| Operated by |
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
DeSoto State Park is located in northeast Alabama, near Fort Payne. Named after Hernando de Soto, it was developed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps after the Great Depression. The park's natural scenery includes more than 3,000 acres (12 km2) of forest, rivers, waterfalls, and beautiful mountain terrain. Its services include a lodge, cabins, a restaurant, modern chalets and campsites, a picnic area, a swimming pool, tennis courts, a nature center and miles of hiking trails.
DeSoto borders the Little River, the longest flowing mountaintop river in the United States. Nearby are Little River Canyon National Preserve, historic Mentone, and Desoto Falls, a 104-foot (32 m) waterfall below historic A.A. Miller Dam.
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