Little River Canyon National Preserve, AL By Derek Anderson, Joel Anderson, 2025
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Little River Canyon National Preserve, AL
When most people think of canyons, their mind’s eye conjures images of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado, or the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Wyoming. Yet what about canyons in the eastern U.S.? Alabama’s Little River Canyon National Preserve is home to one of the deepest canyons east of the Mississippi. Visually iconic, the 600-foot-deep canyon is Alabama’s only national preserve. It was established in 1992 to “protect and preserve the area’s natural, scenic, recreational and cultural resources and to provide for public enjoyment of those resources.” At 15,288 acres, the park protects the canyon, river, and threatened/endangered species. Enjoy this original national park art as a souvenir or bucket list reminder, available as an unframed print, framed poster, notecard, postcard, metal sign, canvas, or mini canvas. To learn more about the park, visit the National Park Foundation.