New canoe launch dedicated in Hoover on the Cahaba River

City of Hoover Canoe Launch at Flemming Park. (City of Hoover)

Did you know the Cahaba River meanders roughly 20 miles through Hoover? Thanks to a partnership between the City of Hoover and Signature Homes the community has direct access to the river via a new canoe launch.

On Wednesday, October 30, Hoover held a ribbon cutting at the site which is located at Flemming Park (2502 Murphy Pass, Hoover, AL 35244).

Hoover and the Cahaba River

City of Hoover Canoe Launch dedicated at Flemming Park. (City of Hoover)

Flemming Park is one of Hoover’s newest green spaces. It is located on the back side of the Lake Wilborn subdivision.

When the Lake Wilborn homes were completed, Signature Homes built out the 100-acre park and donated the recreational area to the City of Hoover for maintenance.

In addition to the newly christened canoe launch other amenities at the park include:

• Ten miles of hiking and biking trails 
• Covered pavilion

“We have more riverfront than any city along the Cahaba River in the state of Alabama and for many years, we have not taken full advantage of that amenity that God blessed us with right here in our community. This (new canoe launch) is a huge step forward.”

John Lyda, President, Hoover City Council

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Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.