Joe Wheeler State Park has something for every visitor - lodging, dining and recreation

Joe Wheeler State Park is located on Wheeler Lake in Rogersville Alabama. The park has something for all visitors from a resort lodge, restaurant, cabins, camping, fishing, golf, a marina, swimming and convention/banquet facilities.

The State Park is known for their excellent fishing facilities, which are used for tournaments with many access areas to the water Pontoon Boat, Fishing Boat and Paddle Boat rentals are available for hire. The lake is close to the dam with deep water and rock bluffs and is full of Smallmouth Fish. First Creek and Second creek has a large supply of largemouth fish along with catfish, crappie, bream and stripe.

Accommodation options within the park include the Resort Lodge, which includes rooms with views, a restaurant, marina, golf course and transient slips. Brick and Frame Cabins are available along with two or three bedroom Lakeside Cottages, Elk River Group Lodge can sleep up to 30 people with a large kitchen and living room or stay at one of the 116 campsites with the majority of them having full hook-ups.

Five boat ramps are located with in the park, First Creek Boat Ramp can accommodate 4 bass boats, has 150 parking spaces, bathroom and nighttime launching is available. Second Creek Boat Ramp is a medium sized ramp with security lights for nighttime launching. Guests staying in the cabins are able to use the boat ramp in the cabin area. The Wheeler Dam Boat Ramp can accommodate two bass boats at a time with nighttime launching permitted and lastly is the boat ramp located at the Elk River Group Lodge for visitors staying at the group lodge.

An 18 hole championship golf course, which was designed by Earl Stone is located in the park. The course has rolling hills with wildlife running through the park such as Deer and Bluebirds. The course is a challenge to serious golfers yet still a fun course for the beginner golfer.

The Marina is located upstream of Wheeler Dam and offers 26 50-foot covered slips, 44 24-foot covered slips and 88 uncovered slips for sailboats. The slips for sailboats are new docks and electrical renovations have been completed on all other docks.

A Picnic area is located in the park for day use, which includes facilities such as large picnic pavilions, a beach for swimming, tennis and basketball courts, horseshoe pits and plenty of shoreline for fishing. The trailheads are located in the picnic area and are within walking distance to the campground.

The trails in the park consist of around 2.5 miles of trails. Located at the Southside cabin area is a 2.5 looped multi-use trail, which can be used by hikers and mountain bikers.

Dining is available at Daniella's in the Park Restraint. The restaurant is opened for breakfast, lunch and dinner with opening times varying depending on the season. The restaurant is known for their famous Sunday Brunch Belgian Waffles and the Saturday Night Seafood Buffet and the Friday Night Prime Rib Buffet.

The park has the facilities to host conventions in either The Cedar Room, which can seat up to 30 people, The Willow Room, which can seat up to 60 people, The Cypress Room can seat up to 150 people, The River Room has views of the lake and a large fireplace and can seat 150 for a reception, 100 for classroom style or 125 for a wedding. The Convention Center is created by combining the Willow, Cedar and Cypress rooms, this can then seat up to 300 people for a reception or banquet, 200 for a classroom setting or 500 for a theater seating.