This is a really cool park. It was decorated for Christmas but we were there during the day. Down by the river there are a mirage of ducks. There is a food stand where you can put a quarter in and get a handful of corn to feed them. Do that and they will follow you around. They were well behaved ducks, not obnoxious in any way. We were here in December. There are concessions, merry go round and little train that would. E operating in the summer. We were just traveling thru after visiting the Helen Keller house and grounds and happened to find this park. Glad we did. read more

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An amazing park to while away a bit of time. I especially liked the waterfall.the setting is serene with fountains, water wheels, ducks, a statue to commemorate the Trail of Tears and more besides the waterfalls. The park was quite busy on my day there. It was a particularly beautiful Tursday afternoon and people were just enjoying being alive and spending time in this beautiful park. Large trees kept the sun at bay in places, plus provided a beautiful contrast to walking through nature's landscape, walking between brilliant sunshine and the serene calmness of a step in the shadows. I sit in a little picnic area as I write this, enjoying not only the scenery that surrounds me and the calming sound of the waterfall, but the calmness that this park evoked within me, a realization how brilliant the gift of life truly is. read more

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We've been stopping by Spring Park for years and it's nice and beautiful and the train that runs over there is very nice and nice to ride on as well! I highly recommend it! read more

Beautiful park...well maintained for the most part...no scattered litter, grass cut, etc...they have a few scattered feed stations around the pond for 25cents if you want to feed the ducks...the waterfall is a great photo opportunity...carousel working, roller coaster working, train working and all reasonable in cost...so why am I giving it 3 stars?: Restaurant on site closed on a Friday at noon, snow cone concession closed, and most of all the train driver was on his cell phone the whole time...I guess it's no big deal as long as the kids dont run out in front of the train. I am sure that would never happen!! I personally dont feel comfortable on anything moving where the driver is on his phone... read more

Spring Park - Driver on cell ENTIRE time! - Parks Near Me - Tuscumbia, Alabama

Tuscumbia, Alabama. Where history and poverty meet. Birthplace of Helen Keller. Per capita income, $18,000. It's in this setting that I love introducing people to Spring Park. We turn the corner by ColdWater Books and overlook the park. The reaction is usually something like, "What the crap." Plus a few expletives. It's like you've stumbled upon the elves' workshop in the vast arctic north. All that's missing is Santa, strapping his suspenders around his bloated, jiggling belly. There's quite a bit of history to Spring Park going back some 200 years and including Jimmy Carter's announcement to run for President. Today it's a thing of beauty. You could easily spend the day here exploring the area. There is an incredible water fountain with 20 or 30 spouts that light up and are choreographed to music every night during Spring and Summer. It's like something out of Las Vegas - really incredible. There's the world's largest man made waterfall. An absolutely astounding American Indian carved out of a giant tree. Petrified tree stumps. Two awe-inspiring paddle wheels in the lake. A train which runs around the entire park. Visitors can ride it. A full size, functioning carousel. Roller coaster. The list goes on. And I haven't even mentioned the beautiful scenery. Gorgeous flowers, massive trees, ducks and geese... I just called my pastor and told him I found the Garden of Eden. He dropped the f-bomb, then hung up on me. I'm lucky to live just a couple of blocks away, and I visit here often. Usually with my dog. It's really a neat place. I would even put this above Helen Keller's birthplace as a "must see" for Tuscumbia. read more

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I studied about Helen Keller in grade school here in Alabama but it wasn't until an episode of South Park, in which the kids are putting on 'Th Miracle Worker' that I began to appreciate who she was. Ironic, yes? So it was with great pleasure that I finally visited her birthplace here in Tuscambia and I'm glad I did. Ivy Green, as it is called, is a beautiful gounds with 150 year old English Boxwoods, Magnolia..a FIG tree even! Just like the one I had in my yard growing up. The house sits in the middle of this spledor, looking much like it did in 1820! The tour is informative and full of many stories unknown to me. Aah! The furniture and antiques are 85% original..my favorite? The Sugar Chest in the dining room which was appraised on the Antique Road Show for $18,000!! Oh, heck, I love all things old, who am I kidding? Everything has been lovingly restored/preserved and there is much see and read on this great woman. There's the cottage next door where she was born, the beautiful herb garden, th cook's quarters/kitchen and the famous pump..ah yes, the pump..sorry, I started singing the South Park song "Water, she said water'! while standing there..but just for a minute. For $5.00 admission, it is definitely worth a visit. read more

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This park is wonderful. Down the hill from downtown Tuscumbia you'll find a roaring waterfall and a lake full of splashing ducks. It's just beautiful. There seems to be plenty for families to do-check out the falls, a large playground, picnic tables, lunch at Claunch Café. There was a small merry go round and train but I'm not sure when these run. There was a big pavilion for large events. Definitely cool and some place you should at least drive through while in Tuscumbia. read more

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It's a nice enough park, but it might be nicer if they did a little upkeep now and then. Everything looks like it needs some maintenance -- wooden fences are cracked and broken, planks are missing, paint is peeling, and the restrooms are exactly the horror show you'd expect from a public park. The broken glass, floating soda bottles and stray garbage laying everywhere make it hard to enjoy the scenery, and give good cause to think twice about sandals (or god help you, bare feet.) The goose poop coating every conceivable horizontal surface doesn't help matters any. Watch your step! I've never seen any of the various attractions/facilities actually open and running, even on summer days with a dozen families milling about. Though some enterprising amateur vandal has torn down half the decorative brick retaining wall around the Tank display, engineering a makeshift set of stairs to crawl up onto it. It really does look like once upon a time they invested a lot of money and care into renovating this place, then just turned it loose to rot. It's probably a good thing it's closed at night. read more

This park is amazing!! There are so many amazing features including a waterfall, feeding the ducks, great trees for enos, a carousel, a rollercoaster , a train, claunches cafe, and more! read more

My husband, my kids, and I all love going to spring park! Pavilions for parties, a light show and it's where I married the love of my life!

Reserved the pavilion for our large family on a Sunday. Water park closes at 4pm normally on Sunday but was already closed when we arrived at 3:30. The rest of the park's rides and concession area was also closed while there from 3:30pm-9pm and they were supposed to be open until 8pm. Kids did seem to enjoy play ground equipment but the slides were really old and rusty. read more

Absolutely wonderful place for children & family events!! Beautiful & Historical!! You can almost feel the Spirits of the past!!!