Fort Payne

If you love the outdoors, you’re going to love Fort Payne, a small, quiet community abundant in natural beauty. Outstanding recreational opportunities can be enjoyed at Fort Payne’s Cloudmont Ski and Golf Resort, DeSoto Falls and State Park, and Birding TrailLittle River Canyon National Preserve, just to name a few. Native American Trail MuseumsThe Depot Museum features many Indian artifacts, as well as early farm equipment and railroad memorabilia.

Attractions

Beginner float trips last 1.5 to 4.5 hours. Class II section sometimes available. Also rappelling, environmental education. Pets allowed.
Admission: Unknown
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks
Museum and Fan Club headquarters are monument to group ALABAMA.
Admission: Admission charged
Located in renovated hosiery mill, built 1888. Home frame shop on site.
Admission: Free
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks, MasterCard, Visa
Excellent example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture with its turrets, arched windows and heavy stone facade. Artifacts from many Indian tribes, 1800–1900 farm equipment, photographs, artwork, historical items, caboose with railroad memorabilia and dioramas.
Admission: Free
Accepted: Personal Checks
One of deepest gorges east of Mississippi River. Falls plunge 104 ft. Dense woodlands, seasonal wildflowers, spectacular views. Restaurant, meeting rooms, motel, chalets, cabins, campground, picnic area, nature center, hiking, pool. ADA-accessible playground, boardwalk trail.
Admission: Fee for attractions only
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks, MasterCard, Visa, American Express
The Depot Museum includes Indian artifacts and historic markers to commemorate Sequoyah and the Trail of Tears.
Admission: Free
Built in 1889, is oldest theater in Alabama still in use. Listed on National Register of 19th-Century Theaters in America. Plays performed several times a year.
Admission: Free
Scenic canyon views: Grand Canyon of the East. Picnicking, solitude, nature, walking in the woods, camping.
Admission: Free
Antiques, vintage fabric (50s), and collectibles.
Admission: Unknown
Built 1937 by Col. Milford Wriarson Howard, with help of Civilian Conservation Corps. Constructed around huge boulder of mountain rock. Very popular for weddings. Visitors welcome to church services dressed as is. Picnic tables, shelter.
Admission: Free
Admission: Unknown
Accepted: Personal Checks, MasterCard, Visa
Admission: Unknown
Accepted: Personal Checks, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover

Accommodations

Phone: 256-997-1020
Fax: 256-997-1080
Accepted: Travelers Checks, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover
Phone: 256-845-2584
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks
Phone: 256-845-2988
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks
Phone: 256-845-0481
Fax: 256-845-6152
Accepted: Travelers Checks, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover
Phone: 256-845-5380
Fax: 256-845-3224
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks
Phone: 256-845-2303
Accepted: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Travelers Checks, Visa
Phone: 256-845-5075
Fax: 256-845-8286
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks, MasterCard, Visa, American Express
Phone: 256-632-2103
Fax: 256-632-2103
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks