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The Shoals

The Shoals

The area of northwestern Alabama known as The Shoals is home to several well-known Alabama attractions. Tuscumbia is Helen Keller’s birthplace and home, Sheffield is home to the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and Florence is a beautiful river city with a rich history. There is also a wide variety of outdoor recreation to enjoy at Pickwick Lake, Wheeler Lake, Wilson Lake and Coldwater Falls.

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Average Temps

summer

High
Low
89°F / °C
68°F / 20°C

fall

High
Low
74°F / 23°C
50°F / 10°C

winter

High
Low
53°F / 12°C
33°F / 1°C

spring

High
Low
72°F / 22°C
50°F / 10°C

Area Cities

Cherokee
Cherokee
Florence
Florence
Muscle Shoals
Muscle Shoals
Rogersville
Rogersville
Sheffield
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
Tuscumbia
Waterloo
Waterloo

Where to Stay

Brush Creek Park

Brush Creek Park is a 50-acre park located on Lauderdale County Road 14 near Waterloo along the Tennessee River. The park features a boat launch, picnic pavilions and individual picnic tables. The campground has no fee and offers limited-stay, prim...

Joe Wheeler State Park Campground

Joe Wheeler State Park is the place to camp in the great outdoors! The park features improved camping and primitive camping, with campsites located in a wooded setting surrounded by towering pines and hardwoods.

Hawk Pride Mountain Offroad

There are more than 40 trails to explore, from the sophisticated rock crawler to simple 4x4s and ATVs. A mud bog, food vendors, camping (RVs and primitive) are all available.

Best Western Plus Tuscumbia/Muscle Shoals Hotel & Suites

Best Western Plus Hotel & Suites

Hampton Inn

The Hampton Inn is near O'Neal Bridge and The Tennessee River. Downtown Florence is is located on the opposite end of The Hampton Inn.

Renaissance Shoals Resort & Spa

Take center stage at the new Renaissance Shoals Resort & Spa, located in northwest Alabama, where chart-topping hits are recorded! The resort if thoughtfully curated to showcase the area's musical heritage and immerse you in the place that Keith Ric...

Clarion Inn Sheffield Muscle Shoals

CLARION INN Enjoy spacious guest rooms, a central location and friendly service at our Clarion Inn® hotel in Sheffield, AL. Amenities include: Free WiFi Free hot breakfast Meeting space Restaurant and bar Fitness center

Hampton Inn Florence Midtown

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What to See & Do

TVA Reservation

TVA has over 19,000 acres of property available for public use along the Pickwick Lake reservoir

Singing River Sculpture---Sheffield

: Singing River Sculptures is a series of monumental scale sculptures honoring the area's 50-year old music heritage. The project also honors the aluminum industry, a mainstay of the region's economy for several generations. Sculpted from recycled al...

FAME Recording Studios

Established in 1959. World-famous for creating the "Muscle Shoals Sound" and production of records that have sold over 300 million copies.

Muscle Shoals Sound Studio

A recording studio founded by the Swampers - Roger Hawkins, David Hood, Jimmy Johnson and Barry Beckett. The studio was a hit maker for numerous top artists. It is now a vibrant studio once again with tours and recording artists.

Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Cemetery

Key Underwood buried Troop, his Faithful Coon Dog, on Septemer 4, 1937. And so it was started! More than 300 coon dogs have been laid to rest since. Park, picnic tables, shelter. Annual Labor Day celebration.

Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve

700+ acres, privately protected scenic area that is a sanctuary for native plants and animals; 15 miles of hiking, primitive camping sites, picnicking, creek wading.

Pope's Tavern and Museum

Stagecoach stop, tavern, inn used as hospital by Confederate and Union forces during Civil War. Extensive collection of Civil War artifacts. Antiques. Pope's Tavern Museum focuses on telling the early history of Florence, Alabama, from roughly 1818...

Singing River Sculptures--Muscle Shoals

Singing River Sculptures is a series of monumental scale sculptures honoring the area's 50-year old music heritage. The project also honors the aluminum industry, a mainstay of the region's economy for several generations. Sculpted from recycled alum...
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Where to Eat

Singin' River Brewing Co.

We love to celebrate the variety of song that the Singing River brings with our brews for every taste. You will find a full range of beers including the smooth flavor of the Handy’s Gold and the rich, full taste of our Porter.

Big Bad Breakfast-Florence

Every morning we serve families, old friends catching up, business meetings, students on their way to school, and college football fans headed to the game. We love being a place for you to gather together and fuel up for the coming day. And don’t ...

Ricatoni's Italian Grill

Chicken and pasta, shrimp and pasta or lots of pizza that's Ricatoni's at its finest.

Trowbridge's Ice Cream & Sandwich Shop

Talk about love at first sight! In 1917, Paul Trowbridge stopped in Florence on his way to a dairy convention in North Carolina. He liked the area so much that he returned to Texas, packed his possessions and moved his family to Florence.

Palace Ice Cream and Sandwich Shop, The

The Palace Ice Cream and Sandwich Shop in Tuscumbia is more than a place to get the perfect milk shake or a tasty sandwich, it's a nostalgic return to the past.

Milla's Place

Milla's Place is a family owned and operated diner serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner in downtown Florence, AL.

Dawson Distillery

Dawson Distillery is the first legal moonshine operation in northwest Alabama since prohibition! Our moonshine family legacy began on an old dirt road in the foot hills of north Alabama with the oldest mountain spring water around which supplied the...

Claunch Cafe

Southern home-styled cooking featuring recipes from a second generation restaurant, including made-from-scratch cakes, pie, chicken salad and more. The Pecan-crusted Chicken Salad is to die for.
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