Red Mountain Park

Birmingham Fire and Rescue

Content Editor — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:24:48 +0000

Red Mountain Park would like to say a special “thank you” to Birmingham Fire and Rescue! These men put on a Ropes Rescue Training session at the Park today. Your service to the community does not go unnoticed, and is greatly appreciated. We admire their professionalism and dedication to training!!

National Trails Day Event

Content Editor — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:34:19 +0000

Red Mountain Park is excited to announce that in partnership with the American Hiking Society, we will host National Trails Day! Please join us June 2, 2012 from 9:00 – 11:00 A.M. here at the Park. We will have a fun hike, refreshments, lots of give-a-ways and a special Trail dedication. Our Zip Line will also be open to all of our guests. This event is sure to be fun for the whole family!! We are looking forward to a great turn out and hope to see you there!! For more information please visit the American Hiking Society website www.americanhiking.org we will also be posting more information on our web page, so stay tuned!

Trail Run!

Content Editor — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:48:38 +0000

Hope to see you all out on the trails!!

Red Ore Zip Tour Directions

Content Editor — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:21:28 +0000

Directions to our office from I-65 (park hikes begin in the adjoining cul-de-sac): Take Lakeshore Parkway headed west (toward Bessemer) for aproximately 3 miles, turn right onto Frankfurt Drive and then right onto Lyon Lane. Our address is 277 Lyon Lane.

To get to the Red Ore Zip Tour: Please follow the Eureka Mines Trail (Signage is available)

Thanks for the Support!

Content Editor — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:58:44 +0000

A special thank you to those who came out to Good Day Alabama this past Tuesday!! We greatly appreciate your support, and hope to see you all back out here enjoying the Park! We would also like to thank Fox 6 and Jeh Jeh Pruitt for your coverage of Red Mountain Park. Last, but certainly not least, thank you to Fresh Water Land Trust!

Fox 6 Jeh Jeh Pruitt-live from RMP!

Content Editor — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:45:27 +0000

Red Mountain Park would like to invite all of you to join us Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Fox 6 News Correspondent Jeh Jeh Pruitt will be doing a live segment from the park! We would love to have you come out and show your support. The segment will begin at 6:50 a.m. Anyone who would like to attend, please arrive at the Park no later than 6:45 a.m. We are very excited about the exposure and know this is will be a positive experience for everyone involved! Free RMP Dirt Shirts will be given to those who come out.

Cool Red Ore Zip Tour Video…Thanks, Birmingham Magazine!

Content Editor — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:06:27 +0000

Take a look at this preview of the Zip Tour: http://videos.al.com/birmingham-news/2012/04/birmingham_magazine_goes_on_th.html

Reservations can be booked by selecting the Red Ore Zip Tour tab at the top of our home page.

Day One Zip Tour Preview: Camp Smile-A-Mile!

Content Editor — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:36:56 +0000

Thanks to Camp Smile-A-Mile for coming out to the park to be some of our very first riders on the new Red Ore Zip Tour!

12 Families from Camp SAM enjoyed flying through the trees at Red Mountain Park this past Saturday, April 7.

Red Ore Zip Tour OPEN!

Content Editor — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:18:02 +0000

Welcome to the Red Ore Zip Tour at Red Mountain Park!

Take an exciting aerial adventure through Birmingham’s past. You’ll be transported from one tree house to the next by a series of zip lines and sky bridges!

You can now reserve your zip tour! Zip Course Opens April 14th!

Click for more info

Annual Volunteer Vacation

Content Editor — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:09:11 +0000

Red Mountain Park is excited to welcome ten volunteers from around the country to the second annual Volunteer Vacation. The volunteers will work with the park’s staff from Sunday, March 18-Friday, March 23 to make improvements to the Eastern Trails System. Many of Birmingham’s local restaurants and top tourism spots have signed on to entertain the visitors during their down time.

The American Hiking Society’s Volunteer Vacations are trail stewardship projects on America’s public lands. Volunteer Vacation is in its fourth decade of service and offers over 70 projects across the country. This is the second time a project has been featured in the state of Alabama.

We are looking forward to having all of our wonderful volunteers visit the Park! A special thanks to you all, for your time and interest in Red Mountain Park. We are confident this will be a great week, and cannot wait to get started. Our volunteers are:

Brian Merrill- Depew, NY.

Carl and Deborah Kowalewski- Grand Rapids, MI.

Murphy and Michael MacDonald- Oldsmar, FL.

Michelle Richardson- Easthampton, MA.

Ray Hall- Prattville, AL.

Sarah Gabler- Ballston Lake, NY.

Randy and Thomas Aust- Birmingham, AL.