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Lake Yahou Park

Lake Yahou Park showcases the very best McClellan has to offer—breathtaking views, outdoor recreation, and family fun! It is the perfect outdoor escape for fishing, biking, hiking, paddle boating, and picnicking—featuring a half-mile walking trail, 18-mile multi-use trail, and 8-acre freshwater lake.

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Recreational Fishing at Lake Yahou

City of Anniston Fishing License Required:

  • License can be purchased at the Camp McClellan Horse Trails of America, located at 127 Mud Hole Rd, Anniston, AL 36205 (Open Monday – Sunday).
  • $5.00 per person (16 and over) for a 12-month license.
  • A state license is not required.
  • Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult with a city license. Failure to produce a license when requested by City Staff, Game Warden or Law may be cause to be removed from the area.
  • CATCH and RELEASE ONLY.
  • Rod and reel and/or pole and line.
  • Worms and crickets the only live bait allowed.
  • Picnicking in the picnic area ONLY.
  • Boating using paddleboats, canoes, kayak or pedal boats only.
  • No motorized boats or sail boats, or motorized vehicles of any kind, allowed.

Anyone who previously received a fishing license issued by the McClellan Development Authority (MDA) that still has time remaining on it can present that license starting Monday at Camp McClellan Horse Trails to receive a new license for free with the remaining time honored.

Park Brochure

Location

Directions:

  • Visitors can find Lake Yahou Park on Google Maps.

  • From HWY 431, turn onto Iron Mtn Rd, and the Lake Yahou Park entrance will be immediately on the left.

  • From HWY 21, take Iron Mtn Rd towards HWY 431, and the Lake Yahou Park entrance will be be on the right just before the highway

Contact

City of Anniston
Parks & Recreation Department

Physical Address:
1129 Noble Street, Anniston, AL 36201

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2168
Anniston, Alabama 36202

Contact Information:
Frazier Burroughs, PARD Director
Email: fburroughs@annistonal.gov
Phone: 256-241-7164