Fort Payne, Ala. – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 650,000 visitors to Little River Canyon National Preserve in 2019 spent $38.7 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 598 jobs in the local area. The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey economists Catherine Cullinane…
Fort Payne, Ala. – On the afternoon of Thursday, June 11, 2020, around 5:20 PM, an 18-year-old male from Jefferson County was floating on the river above Little River Falls with friends. The individual’s friends got off the river approximately 80 feet before the waterfall, but the individual was caught up in the current and…
According to The Little River Canyon National Preserve the Canyon Mouth Park is Closed, but the walking areas and trails, around the falls are open. But keep in mind, all bathroom facilities, on park grounds, are closed. Here is a statement from the park: “Following federal and state recommendations for precautions to help prevent the…
