With the goal of constantly improving facilities alongside a nationally recognized lake, it is not hard to understand why Wind Creek State Park is so highly regarded.
Right off Highway 128, Wind Creek is one of the largest state-owned campgrounds in the country with 1,444 scenic acres. It also serves as the public’s access to Lake Martin, which was just nominated for USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards in Best Lake for Water Sports Category.
However, even with the lake at its disposal Wind Creek puts just as much emphasis on the surrounding area. Equipped with archery, zip lines, putt-putt golf and horseback riding — Wind Creek makes sure everyone has something to enjoy.
“(Wind Creek has) so many recreational things,” Explore Lake Martin president and CEO Sandra Fuller said. “Like your zip lines, your horseback riding and your putt-putt golf and your archery and a beach area. I mean, when you come to Lake Martin, and then you can rent boats, pontoons, paddle boats. To be able just to go to one place and just find some recreation, especially if you have children — there's just so much.”
And, it does not just stop there. Wind Creek provides visitors with different options for camping with its RV Park, on-site cabins and 586 campsites, which is an aspect Fuller and her family have taken advantage of.
“We go out there and stay (at Wind Creek) we have an RV,” Fuller said. “I don't have a place on the lake, but I do have an RV, and I'm able to go and stay there. I share an RV with our family, and it gives us a chance to be at the water, put our boat in, and go and do all the great things that are on Lake Martin.”
Guests also get their chance to do their own exploration of Wind Creek. The Park provides hiking and bike trails, with the Alabama Reunion Trail and the Campfire Trail — each has a map and markers on the Alabama State Park website. Wind Creek even has a 20-mile-long horseback riding trail where groups of up to four can traverse the park.
Fuller and her team at Explore Lake Martin work hand-in-hand with the staff at Wind Creek State Park, especially with the flurries of fishing tournaments coming year-round. In her experience, she can’t help but praise Wind Creek for constantly listening to guests when it comes to improvements.
“The one thing I can say is that I think they listen to what people want,” Fuller said. “They see what actually works, and they really go after it. So we're very, very fortunate to have them in our backyard.”
Regardless of what you might be looking for, Wind Creek State Park is striving to offer its guests the best opportunity to see what all Alexander City and Lake Martin can provide.
