Gadsden and Etowah County are unsurpassed in natural beauty! The majestic Coosa River flows through the very heart of Gadsden, featuring numerous recreational attractions and events such as World Champion Bass Tournaments, Riverside Boardwalks, Parks and Recreational facilities, Riverfest, Lights on the Coosa, and many other river-related activities.
The “Lookout Mountain Parkway” begins in Gadsden and features Noccalula Falls Park as its “Point of Beginning”. Noccalula Falls is Alabama’s number one natural tourist attraction and the park includes botanical gardens, children’s playground, miniature golf, narrow gauge railroad and Park tour train, pioneer village, and a 200-space RV campground complete with Country Store and Swimming Pool. Etowah County offers fun, enjoyment and relaxation to their visitors.

The area abounds in outdoors activities, hiking, fishing, camping both tent and RV, picnicking by the lake or in the mountains, boating or just a leisure and relaxing day touring and taking in the scenery in the beautiful highland regions of the county. Be sure to take a stroll through Gadsden’s downtown historic main-street district. Also, antique shops abound in historic downtown Attalla. There are many unique restaurants throughout Etowah County for your dining pleasure.

This 100-foot natural wonder waterfall is named for Noccalula, a young Cherokee maiden who plunged to her untimely death rather than forsake her true love. She is memorialized by a statue and the engraved story of her fate. Nestled among the trees in the park is a pioneer village, a group of rustic, hand-hewn log buildings representing a display of pioneer living conditions, included in the village are a country store, grist mill, covered bridge, pioneer home, smoke house, blacksmith shop and more. Other park attractions include a War Memorial and Museum, botanical gardens, hiking trails, sightseeing train, playground, carpet golf, picnic pavilions and meeting facilities.

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