DeSoto State Park

DeSoto State Park
DeSoto Falls
DeSoto State Park is located in Alabama
DeSoto State Park
DeSoto State Park
Location in Alabama
LocationCherokee and DeKalb counties, Alabama, United States
Coordinates34°32′54″N 85°35′24″W / 34.54833°N 85.59000°W / 34.54833; -85.59000[1]
Area3,502 acres (1,417 ha)
Elevation1,614 ft (492 m)[1]
Established1935
Administered byAlabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

DeSoto State Park is a public recreation area located on Lookout Mountain, eight miles (13 km) northeast of Fort Payne, Alabama.[2] The state park covers 3,502 acres (1,417 ha) of forest, rivers, waterfalls, and mountain terrain. It borders the Little River, which flows into the nearby Little River Canyon National Preserve. The 104-foot-tall (32 m) DeSoto Falls, the state's highest waterfall, is found in a separate part of the park six miles (9.7 km) north of the main park.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Desoto State Park Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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