Meaher State Park

Meaher State Park
Wetlands at Meaher State Park
Meaher State Park is located in Alabama
Meaher State Park
Meaher State Park
Location in Alabama
LocationSpanish Fort, Alabama, United States
Coordinates30°40′11″N 87°56′9″W / 30.66972°N 87.93583°W / 30.66972; -87.93583
Area1,327 acres (537 ha)
Elevation3 ft (0.91 m)[1]
Established1989
Administered byAlabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Meaher State Park is a public recreation area located on Big Island,[1] an island at the north end of Mobile Bay that lies within the city limits of Spanish Fort, Alabama. The state park occupies 1,327 acres (537 ha) along the shoreline of Ducker Bay,[2] at the junction of Mobile Bay and the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta.[3] It is surrounded by wetlands of the Mobile Bay estuary. The park is accessed from Battleship Parkway, known locally as the "Causeway," and is managed by Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Big Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Ducker Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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