Renovations, new amenities boost Alabama’s State Parks

Alabama officials marked another milestone in ongoing improvements to the state’s park system this week with the opening of a new pool house at DeSoto State Park in Fort Payne, part of more than $220 million in upgrades happening across Alabama’s 21 state parks. State and local leaders gathered Wednesday, July 2, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony dedicating the new DeSoto facility, which includes changing rooms for visitors, a space for lifeguards, and new ADA-compliant walkways improving accessibility from the parking lot to the pool. “When I became Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conse