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William B. Bankhead National Forest

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Coordinates:34°14′14″N87°20′4″W / 34.23722°N 87.33444°W /34.23722; -87.33444

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Protected area in the U.S. state of Alabama

William B. Bankhead National Forest
Clear Creek

Location	Lawrence /Winston /Franklin counties,Alabama, United States
Nearest city	Decatur, AL
Coordinates	34°14′14″N87°20′4″W / 34.23722°N 87.33444°W /34.23722; -87.33444
Area	181,230 acres (733.4 km²)
Established	January 15, 1918^[1]
Named for	William B. Bankhead
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service
Website	Bankhead National Forest

TheWilliam B. Bankhead National Forest is one ofAlabama's fourNational Forests, covering 181,230 acres (733 km²).^[2] It is home to Alabama's onlyNational Wild and Scenic River, theSipsey Fork. It is located in northwestern Alabama, around the town ofDouble Springs. It is named in honor ofWilliam B. Bankhead, a longtimeU.S. Representative from Alabama.^[3]

Known as the "land of a thousand waterfalls", this National Forest is popular for hiking, horseback riding, hunting, boating, fishing, swimming, canoeing and more. Within the forest lies theSipsey Wilderness, with a host of wildlife and an abundance of swift streams, limestone bluffs, and waterfalls. The forest also surrounds the western portion ofLewis Smith Lake.^[4]Native American relics abound in Bankhead, one of theSouthern United States's premier sites forpetroglyphs, prehistoric drawings, and rock carvings, at sites such as theKinlock Shelter.

The forest is headquartered inMontgomery, as are all four of Alabama's National Forests. The other National Forests in the state areConecuh,Talladega, andTuskegee. There are local ranger district offices located inDouble Springs.

The forest was established asAlabama National Forest on January 15, 1918, with 66,008 acres (267.12 km²).^[1] On June 19, 1936, it was renamedBlack Warrior National Forest,^[5] which in turn was renamedWilliam B. Bankhead National Forest on June 6, 1942.^[6]^[7] In 1959,Executive Order 10850 removed land from the forest's boundaries.

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^^a ^bProclamation 1423 of January 15, 1918. President Woodrow Wilson. 40 Stat. 1740
^Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County -United States Forest Service - September 30, 2007
^"National Forests in Alabama".USDA Forest Service. United States Department of Agriculture. RetrievedOctober 5, 2008.
^"Clear Creek Recreation Area". RetrievedSeptember 26, 2023.
^Proclamation 2178 by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1936. 49 Stat. 3526. 1FR 645.
^Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005)."National Forests of the United States"(PDF). The Forest History Society.{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal= (help)
^AN ACT To change the name of the Black Warrior National Forest to the William B. Bankhead National Forest.Pub. L. 77–595, 56 Stat. 327, enactedJune 6, 1942.

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Federal

National Estuarine Research Reserves	Weeks Bay
National Forests	Conecuh Talladega Tuskegee William B. Bankhead
National Historic Sites	Tuskegee Airmen Tuskegee Institute
National Military Parks	Horseshoe Bend
National Monuments	Birmingham Civil Rights Freedom Riders Russell Cave
National Parkways	Natchez Trace
National Preserves	Little River Canyon
National Trails	Natchez Trace Selma to Montgomery Trail of Tears
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Sipsey Fork
National Wildlife Refuges	Bon Secour Cahaba River Choctaw Eufaula Fern Cave Key Cave Mountain Longleaf Sauta Cave Watercress Darter Wheeler
Other	National Historic Landmarks National Natural Landmarks National Register of Historic Places Wilderness Areas

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State Parks	Bladon Springs Blue Springs Buck's Pocket Cathedral Caverns Chattahoochee Cheaha Chewacla Chickasaw Confederate Memorial Park DeSoto Florala Frank Jackson Gulf Joe Wheeler Lake Guntersville Lake Lurleen Lakepoint Meaher Monte Sano Oak Mountain Paul M. Grist Rickwood Caverns Roland Cooper Tannehill Ironworks Wind Creek
State Forests	Choccolocco Hauss Geneva Little River Macon Weogufka
Wildlife Management Areas	Charles D. Kelley Autuaga County Barbour Black Warrior Blue Spring Boggy Hollow Choccolocco Coosa Dallas County David K. Nelson Freedom Hills Geneva State Forest Grand Bay Savanna Hollins Jackson County Waterfowl Management Areas and Refuges James D. Martin-Skyline Lauderdale Little River Lowndes Martin Community Hunting Area W.L. Holland and Mobile–Tensaw River Delta Mulberry Fork Sam R. Murphy Oakmulgee Perdido River Red Hills Riverton Community Hunting Area Seven-Mile Island Swan Creek Mallard-Fox Creek Upper Delta William R. Ireland Sr. - Cahaba River Yates Lake
Special Opportunity Areas	Blackwater River Cedar Creek Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge Crow Creek Fred T. Simpson Little River State Forest Portland Landing Prairie Glades Thigpen Hill Uchee Creek Upper State
Forever Wild Land Tracts	M. Barnett Lawley - State Cattle Ranch Field Trial Area Big Canoe Creek Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve Bon Secour Swift School Nature Preserve Cahaba River Park Certain Nature Preserve and Recreation Area Coldwater Mountain - Doug Ghee Nature Preserve Coon Creek Coon Gulf - Glawson D’Olive Bay Forever Wild Trails at Beaver Creek Heron Bay Wetlands Hinds Road Outcrop Lillian Swamp Complex Live Oak Landing Old Cahawba Prairie Preserve Pike County Pocosin Portersville Bay Wetlands Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve Billingsley-McClure Shoal Creek Preserve Ruth McClellan Abronski Splinter Hill Bog Preserve Turkey Creek Nature Preserve Upper Wolfe Bay Savannah and Marsh Wehle
Canoe Trails	Bartram Canoe Trails System Perdido River Canoe Trail
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Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (web)

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