Jessica HassanNational preserve · DeKalb County
Little River Canyon National Preserve offers waterfall views, canyon overlooks and hiking routes with different starting points. The Canyon Center is a visitor-information stop, not the entrance to every trail, so choose your destination and check NPS conditions before traveling.
Plan your visit
Canyon Center visitor-information location; not a universal trailhead: 4322 Little River Trail NE, Fort Payne, AL 35967
Main preserve information: 2568459605
Search this place and verified address in Google Maps
Use the operator’s directions to choose the correct access point. This page does not supply an independently verified map pin.
Opening, access and conditions can change. Confirm your intended activity with the operator before traveling; this page is not a live opening-status report.
Read before you go
Settling into Fort Payne: Make the Outdoors Part of Your Everyday Life — Direct article includes preserve visit planning
Explore the area
Talk with Jessica about your Northern Alabama home search
Sources and review notes
Sources and verification
Identity and visitor details checked on 2026-10-30 against the official sources below. An undated source is not represented as newly updated.
National Park Service — source date: Undated; update date not established.
National Park Service — source date: 2026-05-28.