Within four hours, the U.S. Forest Service arrived in the Sipsey Wilderness of the Bankhead National Forest. The burn has shut down eight trails and now spans 1,135 acres as of Thursday, ...

A nice 3 day backpacking trip to the Sipsey Wilderness. We managed to fit a lot of exploring in including a cave, civil war era graveyard, the biggest tree in Alabama and an old moonshiner car!

A 657-acre wildlife continues to burn in the Sipsey Wilderness of the Bankhead National Forest on Oct. 21, 2015. (U.S. Forest Service) Firefighters are conducting burn out operations to help ...

(WAFF) - A 657-acre wildfire continues to burn in the Sipsey Wilderness of the Bankhead National Forest on Wednesday. According to the U.S. Forest Service, fire personnel are taking immediate action ...

The Sipsey River Swamp Recreation Area is a long narrow tract that covers nine miles of riverfront. Most of it is wetlands covered in oak, cypress and tupelo gum. "There is now 3,000 acres of new ...

Mississippi State University Outdoor Adventures is sponsoring a backpacking and camping trip in Sipsey, Alabama! Members of the university and local communities who are interested in participating ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, AL (WAFF) - Rain from the remnants of Hurricane Patricia provided some relief in the battle against a 1,900 acre wildfire in the Sipsey Wilderness of the Bankhead National Forest. The ...