Recreation

Lake Guntersville

A cornerstone of the area for living and recreation is the 69,000-acre Lake Guntersville, Alabama’s largest lake. It was created when the Tennessee Valley Authority dammed portions of the Tennessee River in 1938 to control flooding and provide low cost hydroelectric power. Today, Lake Guntersville is nationally known for largemouth bass and has been the site of the National Bass Master’s Tournament. Skiing, boating, and PWC (personal water craft) are all great ways to spend a day on the water.

Golfing

For the golfing enthusiast, four courses are available for a nice variety. Goose Pond Colony Golf Course has been voted among the top public courses in Alabama and North Alabama for the third year in a row. The scenic course offers the golfer a view of the water from each of the 18 holes.

Scottsboro Golf and Country Club is the oldest course in the area and is open to members and their guests. The nine-hole, par 35 course is the main attraction at the club, but swimming and tennis are available on the grounds as well.

Dogwood Hills, located on Sand Mountain, offers beautiful scenery and an 18-hole course that features fantastic bent grass greens.

Goose Pond Plantation is the area’s newest golf course, an 18-hole residential golf community that is semi-private.

Hunting

Word of the "buck a day" limit on deer has spread and hunters from throughout the South and beyond come regularly to the fertile hunting grounds of Jackson County. The season is long, the variety of game is impressive and the settings - from open fields and forests to swamps and high bluffs - can accommodate even the most demanding of hunters. Duck and white tail deer are the draw in the fall. There is also a good variety of small game including dove, quail, squirrel, rabbit and turkey. Hunting is available on both public lands (over 50,000 acres of refuge and management area) and through private hunting clubs.

Fishing

The fishing success on Lake Guntersville is well documented, having received national attention with anglers reeling in many of the biggest bass in the world. A great variety of other fish, such as white and black crappie, bluegill, shellcracker, blue catfish, channel catfish, sauger and white and yellow bass, also thrive in the vast waters.

Spelunking (Caving)

Jackson County is home to nearly 1500 charted caves, over half of all the caves in the state. The popularity of spelunking is on the rise, and as the sport becomes increasingly popular, Jackson County’s caves fill with adventure seekers. Some caves are an easy walk; some are open only to experienced cavers.

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