| WELCOME TO LAKE MARTIN Things To Do: Alex City Crusiers-offers all cars,trucks and bikes to meet every first Saturday from April to September on Hwy 280 in front of Walmart Super Center.. 6:00- 9:00PM Alex City Jazz Fest- annual 2-day festival in June, one night in downtown Alex city, one night on Lake Martin offers New Orleans style entertainment and music Alexander City Sportsplex-baseball,softball,basketball,football,tennis,wrestling, soccer,horseback riding,swimming,archery,dancing ,as well as hosts state,regional & national athletic touraments Annual Fireworks & Celebration- spectators gather by boat & from Lake Martin Amphitheater,gates open at 3:00PM- bring coolers,picnic and lawn chairs Annual Oktoberfest- offers food, fun and entertainment Children's Harbor -offers free and confidental counseling and support to children with long term illness, provide camping and retreat facilities for these children and children with with special needs Chimney Rock - offers island for boat stop where you can climb to various points on the rock and jump into the lake... one of the more popular sites on Lake Martin D.A.R.E. Power Park- offers recreation park featuring swimming beach,two large pavilions,13 picnic tables with grills, two fishing piers, boat ramp and amphitheater... located at Young's Ferry landing Horseshoe Bend National Military Park- offers history brought to life through live history demonstrations, the only national military park in the state of Alabama, 2040 acre park... located on Highway 49 Lake Martin Amphitheater- offers the Fourth of July Fireworks and Celebration, and Blast from the Past, and a variety of other events throughout the year... located on Hwy 63 near Kowaliga Bridge Wind Creek State Park- offers a 1,445 acre park...... facilities with 642 sites,many are waterfront allowing campers to fish, swim, boat right from their back door,the largest state operated campground in the United States- facilities include marina, camp store,fishing pier,hiking trails,playground,picnic area with tables,grills,and shelters... located on Hwy 128 BOAT RENTALS & ISLANDS & DAY TRIPS & CANOE TRIPS: Sonny's Boat Rental - located on Barron Bridge Road (between hwy 34 & hwy 50) 256-896-4267 (8-8/7 days) www.lakemartin.com/watercraft/ ISLAND'S: DAY TRIPS: Hiking Trails- the Alabama Reunion Trail - 3.8 miles at Wind Creek State Park and the Campfire Trail - 1.8 miles at Wind Creek State Park and at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park - 2.8 miles History Trail Scenic Overlook- picnic tables,beautiful views of the lake, located off Hwy 50( between hwy 49 & the Lake Martin Dam) Lake Martin Dam - call for plant tours 1-800-525-3711, located off Hwy 50 (between hwy 49 & hwy 63) at the Tallapoosa Bridge/Jack Venable Bridge Auburn University - historic Samford Hall to traditional Toomer's Corner,the famous Jordan-Hare Stadium to the War's Eagles cage Jasmine Hill Gardens- tues-sun 9-5 334-263-1440 (Wetumpka area) CANOE TRIPS: Put in at Horseshoe Bend Park Boat Ramp(Hwy 49 Bridge) and go down river about five miles to Jay Bird Creek (which comes in on the left). To reach Jay Bird Creek by car from Horseshoe Bend - go south on Hwy 49 to right on Rock Springs Rd. ,then right on Boone Valley, continue to river. Takes about 1.5 hours to canoe downstream |