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Little River Canyon National Preserve is a lovely national preserve located atop Fort Payne's Lookout Mountain, near beautiful DeSoto State Park. The preserve, which was created in 1992, protects the gorgeous Little River, the nation's longest mountaintop river. It flows directly down the middle of Lookout Mountain for nearly its entire length, carving out one of the American Southeast's deepest canyons as it winds from its headwaters in Georgia to the nearby Coosa River near Leesburg, Alabama. Visitors can view the gorgeous canyon from the preserve's 23-mile scenic drive, known as the Little River Canyon Rim Parkway. Hiking is also offered near Eberhart Point, at the river's confluence with Bear Creek.

4322 Little River Trail #100, Fort Payne, AL 35967

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