Monroeville & Gee's Bend
You'll be hard-pressed to find communities as steeped in Southern culture as Monroeville and Gee's Bend. Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, modeled the fictional town of Maycomb after her hometown of Monroeville. Make the book come to life as you visit this area and take a step back in time. The quilters of Gee's Bend are world-renowned folk artists, and the Alabama River Museum provides interesting information and facts about the state's waterways.

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Average Temps
spring
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77°F / 25°C
53°F / 12°C
summer
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90°F / °C
69°F / 32°C
fall
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78°F / 43°C
55°F / 31°C
winter
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61°F / 34°C
38°F / 21°C
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Where to Stay
Millers Ferry Campground (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Overview
Millers Ferry Campground, also known as East Bank, is located on scenic Dannelly Reservoir in Alabama's Black Prairie Belt. The reservoir sits on the Alabama River and covers roughly 27 square miles, boasting more than 500 miles of shorelin...
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