MOUNT CHEAHA — As Steve Struppa stoked his campfire under Friday’s midday sun at the upper campground at Cheaha State Park, the smoke swirled in the frigid January breeze and disappeared into the bare ...

The Cheaha State Park Lodge celebrates the landscape of Cheaha mountain while using locally sourced materials wherever possible. (Courtesy Chambless King Architects) Cabins and A-frame structures ...

Crisp mountain air along with the yellow and red hues of changing leaves have arrived at Cheaha State Park, much to the delight of sightseers and photography buffs, while Cheaha Lake is awash with ...

For much of the past century, the go-to sunset view in Alabama from its highest peak came from an overlook behind the Cheaha State Park restaurant. That restaurant is closed right now and the area ...

My family moved to Alabama more than 30 years ago and we came to appreciate the state largely through the natural places, including the parks. Chewacla State Park has been the one we've visited most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If there is a single theme for the new lodge at Cheaha State Park, it is “views.” The company in charge of designing the lodge, ...

Its name comes from the Muscogee word Chaha, meaning “high place,” and it’s a fitting description for a destination that towers over 2,799 acres of parkland and hundreds of thousands of acres of ...

As my car winds its way from Anniston, Alabama, up to the top of Cheaha mountain, I keep my eye not only on the odometer but on the temperature gauge too. The sun might be shining, but I've lost 10 ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WTVY) - Did you know legendary conservationist Benton MacKaye’s original vision for the Appalachian Trail (AT) called for it to run the entire length of the Appalachian Mountains by ...

An Alabama teenager plummeted to her death while rock-climbing with her family in Mt. Cheaha State Park on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Millie Elia, a 14-year-old honors student and ...

DELTA, Ala. (AP) - Tammy Power said she knows the answer to the old “if a tree falls in the forest” riddle. The superintendent of Cheaha State Park said that during last week’s winter storm, thick ice ...