Fort Toulouse, French colonial fort in Wetumpka, United States.

Fort Toulouse sits where the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers meet, featuring a reconstructed French fort from 1717 with defensive walls and guard posts. The site brings together military structures with other historical elements scattered across the grounds.

The French founded Fort Toulouse in 1717 on the eastern border of French Louisiana, naming it for Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse. After the 1763 Treaty of Paris the garrison spiked its cannons and left, and the British chose not to occupy the fort, which collapsed into decay. In 1814 Andrew Jackson built Fort Jackson on the same spot after Horseshoe Bend.

The site's name comes from Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse, while the French also called it Fort des Alibamons after the Alabama band of Upper Creeks living below the river fork. Tradition holds that commander Jean Baptiste Louis DeCourtel Marchand married the Creek woman Sehoy around 1720; her descendants included the Creek chiefs Alexander McGillivray and William Weatherford. Living-history programs today portray Creek, French colonial and U.S. War of 1812 troops.

The site sits directly at the river junction and is easy to reach by car from nearby towns. Ground conditions can be muddy after rain, so appropriate footwear is helpful for walking through the area.

A nature trail winds through the site along the riverbank, showcasing regional plants and wildlife. Visitors can walk this path to see the natural landscape that once surrounded the fort.