Frank Jackson State Park | |
Map: | USA Alabama |
Map Size: | 280 |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Opp, Covington County, Alabama, United States |
Coordinates: | 31.3142°N -86.2722°W |
Area Acre: | 2050 |
Elevation: | 223feet |
Designation: | Alabama state park |
Established: | 1970 |
Administrator: | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
Website: | Frank Jackson State Park |
Frank Jackson State Park is a public recreation area that wraps around Lake Frank Jackson and forms the northwesternmost portion of the city of Opp, Alabama. The 2050acres state park offers facilities for fishing, boating, hiking, and camping.
The park opened as Lightwood Knot Creek State Park in 1970. It has borne the name of longtime Covington County legislator Frank Jackson since the 1980s.
Fishing tournaments are regularly held on Lake Frank Jackson, a 1037acres impoundment of Lightwood Knot Creek. Bass, bream and crappie are abundant. The park has of easy walking trails that include a loop trail around an island in the lake that is accessed from a boardwalk/bridge.