About Warden Station Horse Camp : Talladega National Forest - Shoal Creek Ranger District:
Central Alabama's Talladega National Forest covers 392,567 acres (613.39 sq mi, or 1,588.66 kmē) at the southern edge of the Appalachians.
Before it was bought by the federal government in the 1930s, the area that comprises the Talladega was extensively logged and represented some of the most abused, eroded wastelands in all of Alabama. Pine forest regrowth now hosts a diverse eco-system.
The tiny 7,400 acre (30 kmē) Cheaha Wilderness preserves a portion of this natural wealth near Rebecca Mountain.
The forest is headquartered in Montgomery, as are all four National Forests in Alabama (Conecuh, Talladega, Tuskegee, and William B. Bankhead). The Talladega National Forest is physically separated into two areas, and divided into three Ranger Districts:
* Oakmulgee District lies in the central part of the state, east of Tuscaloosa in Hale, Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Perry, Chilton and Dallas Counties. It consists of level to moderately sloping, broad ridges with stream terraces and broa
