Red Mountain Park
A city park on a former iron mine, with about 24 km of trails linking mine ruins, treehouses and a zip line.
Red Mountain Park covers about 600 hectares and is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. This area was once a mine supplying iron ore to Birmingham's steel mills, and the trails pass abandoned mine openings, ore cart tracks and equipment remains. The park has three climbable treehouse lookouts, a zip line and rope adventure course (fee-based), and a dog park. The park is free and lies in the southwest of the city, about a 20-minute drive away.
Opening hours
07:00–sunset
Nearby sights
- Rickwood Field
- Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens
- Vulcan Park and Museum
- Railroad Park
- A.G. Gaston Motel – Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- 16th Street Baptist Church
- Kelly Ingram Park