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Houston Shelter is a group picnic site nestled on the shore of Lake Lewis Smith in Bankhead National Forest. This is a popular recreation area offering a variety of activities.
Bankhead National Forest is located in northwestern Alabama. The prominent feature of the area is the Sipsey Wilderness.
Known as "The Land of a Thousand Waterfalls," the Sipsey Wilderness encompasses an area of abundant streams, old-growth forests, limestone bluffs and lush canyons.
Lake Lewis Smith boasts more than 500 miles of shoreline marked by high rock bluffs. The water is clear and deep and provides excellent fishing.
Day users can enjoy a beautiful sand swimming beach. Other activities include motorized and non-motorized boating and water skiing.
Anglers can fish for Kentucky Spotted Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass. There are also hiking trails in the area, including the 1.4 mile High Rock Loop and the nearly 2 mile Fox Run Loop.
The picnic facility offers tables, flush toilets, grills and drinking water. A boat ramp and showers are nearby.
About 50 miles southwest of Decatur, take Highway 278 east from Double Springs for 8 miles. Turn south on County Road 63 and continue for 4 miles. Turn right onto Forest Service Road 118 and travel a mile to the campground.
So a week before going I filled up the foster care form and since they are only open on Saturday I Called in and they agreed to take the kittens but said to come the same day and that’s what I did, went the same day
Drove an hour to this place and guess what ? They said no because they already took someone’s else’s kitten and there is no more room !
Now tell me people ? Shouldn’t they inform me that they already got more kittens and there is no more room ! I wasted my 2 hours back and forth just to come here !
I was just fostering these kittens and needed a home for them and that’s the only reason I contacted these people and they said come but guess this place is not reliable and can’t be trusted and they also did not guarantee me that this is a no-kill shelter which is very scary
A fantastic shelter with wonderful staff who take excellent care of all animals. We just adopted our baby Border Collie mix, Birdie, from HPA! a few days ago from here and could not have been happier with the process. After initially completing the application and noting that we were looking for a young dog that would get along with our cat, HPA! contacted us to let us know our adoption application was approved, and sent us options for pets they thought would be a good fit!
We fell in love with Birdie immediately, and could not believe she had ever been on the euthanasia list at a different shelter. Her awesome foster mom, who also works for HPA! did a great job with her before she found her home with us, and even walked us through the adoption paperwork and process.
This shelter is the most well-kept and well-managed one we have seen, and certainly lives up to its positive online reviews. It even has an on-site clinic and dog training facilities. Could not recommend Houston Pets Alive! more highly!!
I found the perfect addition to my little family❤️🐶 I was originally looking for puppy schnauzers and seen Houston Pets Alive were going to be having some up for adoption! Well, I sent in my adoption application too late and all the puppies were claimed. Fortunately, a rep named Gail from Houston Pets Alive reached out to me and wanted us to still adopt a dog from them. I was preferring a smaller dog due to my other dog at home being small. Gail helped me out and sent some pictures of available dogs. That’s when I seen Esme, a cute little chihuahua mix. We met her and the foster a few days later and one of the best decisions I’ve ever made was adopting Esme. She is truly a perfect addition to our family and I wouldn’t have her without the generosity of Gail. I’m extremely grateful. 🐶🐶❤️ I love my girls.
HPA is amazing! The application process is very easy and you are able to meet and greet animals you are interested in adopting. The staff does a tremendous job with the animals. We are so thankful to them for what they did for our Dobby. Most people would have given up on him but not HPA - he is happy and healthy thanks to them❤️
I volunteer with the cats and just recently adopted a 3 month old dog. The cats are so cute and silly and i enjoy seeing a family take 1 or 2 home. For my own adoption, i Love that he came already neutered and with as many of his beginning shots and vaccines as he could with his age. He was already partly potty and crate changed bc of his time with a foster.
