Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
Visitor Services

  • The Coleman Center for the Arts, located at 630 Avenue A, York, AL, offers visitor information, restrooms, gifts and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., closed 12 p.m.-1 p.m., and open Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Old Cahawba Arch, located at Old Cahawba Park, 9518 Cahaba Road, Orrville, AL, open daily from 12 p.m.-5 p.m., offers exhibits, visitor information, recreational activities and restrooms.
  • The Selma Visitor Center, open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays and from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, offers visitor information and restrooms.
  • The Lowndes Co. Interpretive Center, open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., offers restrooms, visitor information, exhibits and gifts.
  • The Montgomery Visitor Center is open Mon-Sat 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sun 12 p.m.-4 p.m. and offers exhibits, gifts, visitor information, food, and restrooms.
  • The Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Center, open Wed-Sat from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., offers exhibits, visitor information, and restrooms.

  • The Chickasaw State Park offers hiking trails, a wading pool for children, playground equipment, restrooms and picnic facilities which include a barbecue grilling pavilion and picnic tables. The park also adjoins a handicapped-accessible, state-operated hunting facility.

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    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    39 of the 55 Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail sites offer universal access accommodations to assist travelers of varying abilities.

    		 Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities

    Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities

    The Alabama Department of Transportation supports the accommodation of bicycle and pedestrian travel along any paved state highway, which makes U.S. 80 eligible. Cyclists and pedestrians are... More information on Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities
    Camping

    Camping

    Prairie Creek Campground offers 62 campsites (7 for tent camping only) along the Alabama River. Tuskegee National Forest offers primitive camping.

    		 Food

    Food

    The Montgomery Visitor Center offers food.
    Gasoline

    Gasoline

    Gasoline is available at the towns along the byway including Montgomery, Selma, and Tuskegee.

    		 Information

    Information

    Coleman Center for the Arts, located about 3 miles off the byway near York, is open Monday-Friday 9-4:30, closed 12-1; Saturday 9-12, and offers information and a gift shop. Old Cahawba Arch.... More information on Information
    Restrooms

    Restrooms

    Restrooms are available along the byway at Chickasaw State Park, Coleman Center for the Arts, Old Cahawba Arch. Park, Selma Visitor Center, Lowndes Co. Interpretive Center, Montgomery Visitor... More information on Restrooms     		Retail

    Retail

    The Coleman Center for the Arts, Lowndes Co. Interpretive Center, and Montgomery Visitor Center offer gift shops.

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    Restrictions

    There are no restrictions to the types of vehicles allowed along the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail. There are no seasonal closures along the byway.

    Seasons

    Best Time to Drive

    The Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail blooms in the spring with beautiful and rare shrubs, grasses and wildflowers that attract diverse wildlife to the landscape and waterways.

    High Season

    Numerous waterways entice greater crowds in the summer, and the temperate Alabama winter attracts people to the campgrounds of the Black Belt.

    Spring

    The Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail blooms in the spring with beautiful and rare shrubs, grasses and wildflowers that attract diverse wildlife to the landscape and waterways.

    Summer

    Numerous waterways entice greater crowds in the summer.

    Winter

    The temperate Alabama winter attracts people to the campgrounds of the Black Belt.

    Road Conditions

    To find up to date information about the road conditions along Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail, please visit the FHWA listing of web sites for more information.
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