Hunting is allowed in the Wildlife Management Area (aka “the backcountry”) during scheduled hunting seasons at Little River Canyon National Preserve, and fishing is allowed anywhere in the park, backcountry or canyon area. Proper Alabama permits and licenses are required; no permits are required from the National Park Service. For complete hunting information, visit the National Park Service’s Little River Canyon National Preserve Hunting web page. For fishing information, visit the Fishing page. I am not a hunter or a fisherman, so I cannot offer any advice on these subjects.
High clearance vehicles are suggested for travel on most roads in the backcountry. Unless it has been raining, 4-Wheel Drive is not needed. Please read the Wildlife Management Area web page for road information.
For those wanting to hunt or fish in the backcountry, but who do not have a high clearance vehicle, the upper portions of Roads 7 and 8 are flat and in decent condition. I saw a couple of passenger cars parked on these roads. You need to enter the backcountry on Howell Road or Country Road 476/Oak Hill Road. At a certain point both roads will head steeply downhill. I don’t suggest going farther. In dry times you can probably get your passenger car back up the hill, but I don’t see that happening when the roads are muddy. Stay clear of Road 5 and the other roads on the west side of the Little River. Also, Roads 1 and 2 on the east side of the river are not that bad.
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Last updated on April 30, 2023
