Lake Lurleen State Park, State park in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

Lake Lurleen State Park is a 1,625-acre recreation area on U.S. Highway 82, about 9 miles northwest of Northport in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Its 250-acre Lake Lurleen was created by damming a tributary of Big Creek, and a 23-mile trail system encircles the water. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources operates the park.

Alabama bought the site in 1952 and built a dam on a tributary of Big Creek to form the 250-acre lake. From 1956 to 1970 concessionaires ran it as Tuscaloosa County Public Lake; the state then took over and added facilities. In 1972 it was renamed for Lurleen Wallace, a Tuscaloosa County native and Alabama's first female governor, who died in office in 1968.

The park is named after Lurleen Wallace, a Tuscaloosa County native who became Alabama's first female governor and died in office in 1968. The lake and park carry her name after the 1972 renaming. Anglers come for largemouth bass, bream, catfish and crappie stocked in the 250-acre lake.

The park has camping sites with varying levels of facilities, from basic to fully equipped options for different types of stays. It helps to check in advance which amenities match your needs.

The trail network that circles the entire lake received special recognition as a national recreation route. This path system allows both walkers and cyclists to experience the shoreline and forest together.