News And Notes From Noccalula Falls

Good Evening, and welcome to the spooky season!! Ghosts and Ghouls, Mummies and Monsters, Werewolves and Vampires roam the land. And they say the ghost of Noccalula perches nightly on the edge of the gorge looking down into the falls pool below, until she slowly fades into the mist… But who cares about all that?…

Hello my friends, Jim B. here with great news about the trains. We are in the final stages of getting our trains back up and running. In fact, we have so much work going on at this moment we have decided to close Noccalula Falls Park beginning Monday, September 22nd, 2022 so that work can…

It has finally happened!! After all this time the new train tracks are being added!! I was out and about inspecting the work the other day when I saw these guys laying out the new rails. My heart actually jumped 10 feet out of my chest!  I know we have a good way to go…

Goodness Gracious!! We have so much going on around the park. I can’t wait to tell you all about it. (There is going to be a really cool something in this post so make sure you read all of it.) First off, we are slightly less than a month away from Art On The Rocks,…

Hello again fans of Noccalula Falls. Here is a brief summary of a list of happenings in and around the Falls. We just finished the World’s Longest Yard Sale (which officially begins every year right here at Noccalula Falls) and it was a great success. People from all over the country stopped by and shopped…

Surveyors plotting the center line of the new train tracks Welcome back for our mid July update, where we’ll catch you up on the goings on around the park. Stakes mark the offset of the new train track center line First things first; Train construction update. Folks, it is about to get real here in…

Noccalula Falls as a Public Park Did you know that Noccalula Falls was not established as a park in the City of Gadsden until 1953. The land for the park had been purchased from the R.E. Mitchell family back in the 1940’s, but it took nine more years to plan, create, and open the park….

  The longest day of the year is behind us so technically, we are now headed for winter. Until then though, we still have plenty of fun things coming up for the rest of the year. July is a slow month for us project-wise because so many folks take time off from work to enjoy…

It sure has been a busy month here at Noccalula Falls Park. We just finished up the very successful Wheels on the Hill Car Show and Swap Meet this past Sunday. It was a lot of fun seeing all the people come into the park showing off their vehicular works of art. Thanks to everyone who attended, to those that brought in their cars to show off, and to all of our staff for working so hard as always. Can’t wait til next year. We finish up one event and immediately begin another. We are now preparing for The Barbarian Challenge, held at our ball field area on June 18th, 2022. THAT’S THIS WEEKEND!! Wow that got here fast. If you aren’t familiar with the Challenge then by all means watch this video: We’ve been working for about a month…

Hey everyone and welcome to our June 2022 update. You may not know it, but June is one of our busiest months here at Noccalula Falls. Lots of news and notes to pass on to you for sure! Let’s begin with a major long awaited announcement. After all of the planning and re-planning, multiple drawings…

Park Update for May 2022 Welcome Noccalula Falls Fans!! (We really need a clever name for ourselves. Please feel free to send in your ideas) We have a ton to stuff to talk about for May and summer in general. Let’s get started with news from around the park. Construction has begun on our new…

Hello fellow Falls Fans. We have a ton of news to share with you today! First up, the park is open and we welcome you to another year at Noccalula Falls. Our Spring hours are daily from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM (Last ticket is sold at 4:30PM) Once school is out, those hours will…