Alabama State Parks

Desoto State Park

Desoto State Park– Blue and Orange trails

Park your car at the Azalea Trail sign by the wooden boardwalk in Desoto State Park – one of Alabama’s best kept secrets on Lookout Mountain near Mentone, AL.  This loop trail offers two waterfalls, Lost Falls and Laurel Creek Falls.  They’re best seen after a recent rain.  The Orange blazed trail takes you through mixed deciduous forest.  There’ an abundance of plants in this pine and hardwood forest.  The trails are gentle and well maintained.  Pick up a “not to scale” map at the country store/ranger station 100 yards away.  The return hike on the Blue blazed trail offers rock formations, rhododendrums, and occasional views of Laurel Creek.  For more adventure, combine this with the Desoto State Park – Yellow and Green trails loop.

Yeah, I know.

It was an overcast day and Gustov was headed onshore.

Too much haze.

Desoto State Park Blue and Orange trail

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