Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville

Name: Monte Sano State Park
Address: Huntsville, United States

#14 among attractions in Huntsville

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Monte Sano State Park is a publicly owned recreation area and mountaintop retreat encompassing 2,140 acres on the eastern portion of the top and slopes of Monte Sano Mountain on the east side of Huntsville, Alabama. The state park has 1930s-era, Civilian Conservation Corps–built rustic cottages, hiking trails and picnic areas with scenic overlooks, and modern campsites. It is managed by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. ()

Established: 1938 (86 years ago)Area: 3.34 mi²Elevation: 1316 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 34°44'12"N, 86°30'58"W

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Southeast Quadrant (Monte Sano District)Huntsville United States

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Monte Sano State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Von Braun Center, Weeden House Museum, Burritt on the Mountain, Monte Sano Nature Preserve.

4.3 miW
Sport venue, Convention center, Sport
Von Braun Center, Huntsville
110 min walk • The Von Braun Center, known as the Von Braun Civic Center until 1997, is a multi-purpose indoor arena, meeting, and performing arts complex, with a maximum arena seating capacity of 10,000, located in Huntsville, Alabama.
3.8 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Weeden House Museum, Huntsville
97 min walk • The Weeden House Museum is a historic two-story house in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in 1819 for Henry C. Bradford, and designed in the Federal architectural style.
2 miSW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Burritt on the Mountain, Huntsville
50 min walk • Burritt on the Mountain is an open-air museum in Huntsville, Alabama. The museum grounds on Round Top Mountain, a plateau connected to Monte Sano Mountain, were the estate of local physician William Burritt, who willed his house and land to the city for use as a museum upon his death in 1955.
1.5 miW
Hiking trail, Hiking
Monte Sano Nature Preserve, Huntsville
39 min walk • Monte Sano Nature Preserve is, at 1,107 acres, one of the largest urban nature preserves in the US and is located on Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama. The Land Trust of North Alabama manages the nature preserve and Land Trust volunteers have created 23+ miles of public trails.
3.6 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
North Alabama Railroad Museum, Huntsville
93 min walk • The North Alabama Railroad Museum, Inc. is a railroad museum in Chase, Alabama. The museum, incorporated in 1966, is an all volunteer organization.
0.9 miN
Observatories and planetariums
Von Braun Astronomical Society, Huntsville
24 min walk • The Von Braun Astronomical Society is a society of amateur and professional astronomers dedicated to education and public outreach on behalf of astronomy based in Huntsville, Alabama, United States.
3.9 miW
34°43'47"N • 86°35'4"W
Harrison Brothers Hardware, Huntsville
100 min walk • Museum, Shopping
3.8 miW
Synagogue, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Temple B'nai Sholom, Huntsville
98 min walk • Temple B'nai Sholom is a historic synagogue in Huntsville, Alabama. The Reform congregation was founded in 1876, with the current building dedicated November 26, 1899. It is the oldest synagogue building in continuous use in the state. It was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on July 29, 1977.
3.1 miW
Playground, Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville
80 min walk • Maple Hill Cemetery is the oldest and largest cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama. Founded on two acres in about the year 1822, it now encompasses nearly 100 acres and contains over 80,000 burials.
3.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Five Points Historic District, Huntsville
83 min walk • The Five Points Historic District is a historic district in Huntsville, Alabama in the vicinity and east of the intersection of Holmes Avenue, Pratt Avenue, California Street, and Andrew Jackson Way.
3.6 miW
Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture
Twickenham Historic District, Huntsville
92 min walk • Twickenham Historic District was the first historic district designated in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1973, with a boundary increase on May 26, 2015.