14. The Sipsey Sullivan Tract

Sipsey Sullivan Tract 

Sipsey Sullivan Tract

Date of purchase: June 14, 1999

Location: Tuscaloosa County; T21S, R12W portion of Sections 3,10 ,11,15, 16, 21, 22, 28, 29, 31 and T22S, R3E, Sections 5 and 6

Acreage: 2,998

THE SIPSEY SULLIVAN TRACT Tuscaloosa County consists of approximately 2,998 acres dominated of river bottomland. This tract is located in the Sipsey River watershed one of Alabama’s 10 Natural Wonders.

The Sipsey Sullivan Tract was purchased to provide outdoor recreational and ecological educational opportunities as well as conserve the tracts natural communities. The tract within the upper Tombigbee River Basin. This area is located within the Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain physiographic section and Fall Line Hills district. This district forms the boundary or transition from the more rugged sections to the north and the sections with less relief to the south. It is typically mostly forested with oak, hickory and pine. This tract is vegetated with oak, hickory and pine in the elevated portions with tupelo-cypress stands interspersed in the many flooded backwater sloughs and beaver ponds. This property provides opportunities for canoeing, fishing, bird watching, nature study and exploring during most of the year. An extensive trail system allows good access for hiking, bicycling and horseback riding. Camping is permitted in designated areas only. Four wheelers are allowed during hunting season, only as a means of facilitating hunting activity.

This tract is located approximately 12 miles west of Tuscaloosa. Traveling HWY 82 west turn onto Tuscaloosa Co. Rd. 140 to Buhl, Alabama. Turn south on Sipsey Valley Rd. To Jack’s Rd. The parking area is located off Jack’s Rd.