Lake Guntersville State Park

We stayed for a week and found the park convenient for visiting sights in the area, Cathedral Caverns, The US Space & Rocket Center, and best of all zip lining just minutes away at the Guntersville Lodge. The views from the Lodge decks are amazing. We even rented a boat nearby at Town Creek Fishing Center and got a different view of the lakeshore and the homes. The Lighthouse house viewed from the boat was pretty awesome.

Right on a river. Beautiful place. Nice walking spots within campground. Beautiful beach. Camp store. Bath house and shower nice and clean. Has plenty of washer and dryers. Very peaceful spot which was very roomy. Drive in from south was fun with sharp and curvy narrow road. Million dollar views of the river. Hosts and camp store girls was very kind and helpful.

In April 2011, the area was hit hard with a tornado. Six of seven bathhouses were destroyed. All of the campsite had trees and tree cover. It has been rebuilt. All of the sites closet to the lake are without trees now. Because I was staying a month, I was put into the back (Section B and H are for those staying a month). You'd think I wouldn't have like it as much because I couldn't see the lake but it was hot (to me) and Section B is on a little rise so it didn't lose as much foliage. I had a shade and I really liked it. The park has a lodge, golf, zip lining (fun and scary!), water sports, an outdoor theater (movies on Friday and Saturday nights) , hiking (guided hike by naturalist on Saturdays) and a herd of deer who come to the campground most nights at dusk. There is not feeding the deer but lots of people do it because they walk right up to you. It has full hookups, some cabins and some primitive sites. I loved it and will come back again when I'm in the area.