Monte Sano State Park
Alabama State Park · Madison County
Monte Sano State Park entrance fee
$5 per adult — $20 max for standard passenger vehicles
Monte Sano State Park hours
Office Hours 7 days a week 8am-5:00pm Park Hours 8am-sunset (trails close 30 minutes before sunset)
Hours as published by Alabama State Parks. Check the official page before a long drive.
About Monte Sano State Park
Spanish for Mountain of Health, and a Huntsville retreat since the late 1800s: 2,140 acres with 20 miles of hiking trail, 14 of biking, and native azaleas in spring. Eleven of its fourteen rustic cabins were built by the CCC around the 1930s.
Things to do
- 🥾 Hiking
- 🚲 Biking
- 🏹 Hunting
Amenities & facilities
- 🏕️ Campsites
- 🚿 Showers
- 🛖 Cabins
- 🛝 Playground
- 🚐 RV Dump Station
- ♿ Accessible Facilities
RV / campsite hookups
- ⛺ Primitive / No Hookups
More Alabama state parks with cabins
Camping options
- Cabins
- Camping
- Glamping Safari Tents
Facility rentals
Pavilions and meeting rooms you can reserve for groups and events.
Contact
Phone256-534-3757
Address5105 Nolen Ave. Huntsville, AL 35801
Upcoming events at Monte Sano State Park
- Guided Night Hike: Owl Prowl
- Junior Ranger: Nature Journaling 101
- Stone Cuts Guided Hike
- Monte Sano Trail Mingle
- Monte Sano is for the Dogs Hike: Howliday Themed Edition
- The Mountain of Health Stroll
- Disc Golf Discoveries
- Stone Cuts Guided Hike
- First Day Hike 2027: North Plateau Trek
- First Day Hike 2027: Sunrise Accessibility Hike
Event details and registration are on the Alabama State Parks calendar.
🎒 Gear up for Monte Sano State Park
Popular gear for what this park offers:
- Tents
- Hiking boots
- Trail cameras
- Bike helmets
- Bug spray
- Coolers
- Sleeping bags
- Camp chairs
- Camp stoves
- Lanterns
- Daypacks
- Trekking poles
- Hunting binoculars
- Bike lights
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