Hueytown celebrates new 400-acre nature preserve opening
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The new 400-acre West Rock Mountain Preserve in Hueytown is now open to the public.
The community held an official ribbon-cutting on Saturday, May 20th.
Located at 250 Dee Hendrix Road, the new nature preserve includes places to enjoy nature and 6.7 miles of hiking and mountain bike trails.
West Rock Mountain Preserve: Great day for Hueytown
At the morning ribbon-cutting, Hueytown Mayor Steve Ware said local residents and surrounding communities don’t have to travel 30 miles to get out and enjoy nature — “it’s in your backyard.”
“This is a great day for the city of Hueytown, not only for our citizens here, but citizens in our neighboring cities around us.”
“You get up on those trails, you can’t hear cars, you can’t hear anything, it’s just you and God.”
Mayor Steve Ware
4th largest nature preserve in Jefferson County
The preserve is a victory for outdoor enthusiasts and nature-lovers in Alabama’s most populated county. The new 400-acre West Rock Mountain Preserve greenspace makes it the 4th largest preserve in Jefferson County behind:
- Red Mountain Park — 1,500+ acres
- Ruffner Mountain — 1,000+ acres
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve — nearly 700 acres
Do you plan to visit the West Rock Mountain Nature Preserve? Tell us what you think of the new greenspace on social media by tagging us at @bhamnow
