Access to Alabama waterways has never been better thanks to the recent efforts of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) and other state agencies and local governments.
Over the past several years, the ADCNR has invested more than $66 million into the Alabama Boating Access Improvement Initiative with the goal of improving waterway access in both freshwater and saltwater across the state so more people can enjoy the outdoors, with more work still to be done throughout 2026 and 2027.
“Alabama has more miles of navigable waterways than almost any state,” ADCNR Commissioner Chris Blankenship said. “I just thought we needed to increase boating access to the waterways we are so blessed with in Alabama. We had a lot of ramps, but some of them needed work, needed more lanes, increased parking capacity and upgrades. We also had areas that did not have good access at all and needed new ramps.”…