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Beeswax Creek Park
Beeswax Landing features a four-lane public boat launch, an ADA accessible fish weigh-in pavilion with live wells and water access, sidewalks, and parking for 155 truck/trailers. It is an annual host site for the Alabama Bass Trail Series. The site has hosted numerous local, regional and national fishing tournaments including the 2017 Carhartt College B.A.S.S. Series Wild Card Tournament, BASS High School Southern Open, and hosted the 40th Annual BassMaster Classic, the fourth Classic on Lay Lake.
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Dunnavant Valley Fields
Dunnavant Valley Fields has more than 50 acres on site including six soccer fields. The fields have played host to numerous youth soccer tournaments attracting some of the top soccer players from across the nation.
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Eagle Sports Complex
Eagle Park features two baseball/softball complexes that include seven fields with a 10-lane covered batting cage facility, and soccer complex for soccer and football.
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Lay Lake
This 12,000 acre lake has 289 miles of shoreline and has played host to the Bass Masters Classic Tournament. Since being impounded in 1914 by the Alabama Power Company, Lay Lake is best known for its spotted bass and largemouth bass fishing. A high quality largemouth bass and spotted bass fishery exists at Lay Reservoir.
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Oak Mountain State Park
As Alabama's largest park, Oak Mountain State Park provides 9,940 acres of pine-studded ridges and lush green hardwood bottoms. The park offers vacation cottages, golf, pro shop with snack bar, improved camping, picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, mountain bike trails, backpacking, a demonstration farm and horseback riding facilities. With the largest area and variety of outdoor recreational pursuits, Oak Mountain is sure to provide excitement for every member of the family!
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Pelham Civic Complex & Ice Arena
The Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena is perfect for conventions, sporting events, trade shows and includes two indoor ice skating rinks.
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Pelham Racquet Club
The Pelham Racquet Club is a public tennis facility consisting of 20 clay courts and five hard courts, all lighted with above tournament grade lighting.
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Shelby County Exhibition Center
This building and grounds are the site of such annual events as the Shelby County Fair, rodeos and various other events.
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University Of Montevallo Athletic Facilities
University of Montevallo Athletic Facilities include Kermit A Johnson Field, Trustmark Arena, Varsity Field, Softball Stadium at Orr Park, Cross Country Course, Track and Field/Lacrosse Stadium, Tennis Court Complex, Timberline Golf Club, Athletic Training/Weight Room.
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Veterans Park on Valleydale
Veterans Park on Valleydale features 5K and 8K cross country courses, four beach volleyball courts and more. Veterans Park is Hoover's newest and largest park. It features a professionally developed cross-country course and is host to the Great American Cross Country Race.
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Veterans Park Alabaster
A 90-acre facility with five youth baseball/softball fields with a concession stand and press box, two miles of lighted walking tracks with benches for resting along the way, regulation size skatepark, a bluebird trail, two playground areas, restrooms, nine pavilions available for rental, several play meadows, batting cages, and an arbor. Events hosted at the facility include numerous baseball and softball tournaments including the Alabama Community College Conference Championships. The park is maintained by the City of Alabaster.