McCallum Park

"Very quiet during the school season, the perfect place for get-together, picnic, meditation, prayer"

"I love this park. Off the beaten path but great trails, nice equipment, big field for dogs to play, a great creek for my Labrador, and restrooms."

"Super cool park, LOTS OF SHADE and plenty of places to let the fuzz kids dip their paws in the water or even swim. The trails are a bit tattered but easy to navigate. They have restrooms, a cool bridge that goes over to another side of the park which connects to other trails. Great find and folks you will want to google this one as it's through a neighborhood, so you wouldn't know this hidden gem was back there. Thanks"

"You wouldn't even know this park existed because there aren't any signs from Rocky Ridge Rd. It's fairly secluded which makes it less crowded and clean. It has a grassy open field to run around in, picnic benches, playground, pavilions, trails along the creek."

"Something for everyone here. There’s a grassy field in which to run and play. I saw three pavilions with adjacent barbecue pits. There is a playground. The restrooms are clean and well-maintained. From the parking lot there is a wide, easy trail that is suitable for strollers that takes you along little shades creek to Rocky Ridge Road. A sturdy footbridge from the main park crosses Little Shades Creek providing access to more rugged trails and additional picnic tables. Turn right after crossing the bridge and you can go down to a place on the creekbank that is perfect for wading, with a pebbled bottom. There are other trails across the bridge-part of the Red Rock Trail System. I followed one up to the Vestavia High School baseball field."