Discover the majesty and splendor that is Jackson County. With an average annual temperature of 60 degrees, it's easy to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and tranquil atmosphere. Jackson County offers a relaxing lifestyle with non-congested traffic flow, a low crime rate, and low property taxes.

Jackson County, surrounded by Alabama's largest lake/reservoir and the Tennessee River, offers a sportsman a year-round paradise.  Lake Guntersville reservoir, a 69,000-acre body of water with over 960 miles of shoreline, is one of the nation's top bass fishing lakes.  With 17 public boat launches, we've hosted many national and regional bass tournaments. Boating, swimming, and water-skiing are also very popular.

Thousands of acres of accessible private and public lands along the Cumberland Mountain Plateau and Tennessee River Valley are available for hunting deer, wild turkey, dove, quail, duck, and other wild game. "Spelunk" in any of approximately 1,800 caves within Jackson County - one of the "holiest" areas anywhere in the world. Avid hikers will be thrilled with the many choices for hiking in Jackson County, including The Pinnacle, one of Jackson County's most beautiful places to photograph the beauty of the mountains and valleys, and The Walls of Jericho, the newest outdoor attraction in Alabama often referred to as "The Grand Canyon of the South".

Choose a day of golf on one of five beautiful, world-class golf courses, including the 6,900-yd. Goose Pond Colony course, one of the top 20 municipal courses in the nation.  Goose Pond Colony is a complete public recreational facility featuring a stunning 360-acre lakeside complex with a 16-mile view of the Tennessee River. It includes a full-service, top-rated marina, lakefront cottages, camp/RV sites, an Olympic-size swimming pool, 900-seat civic center and a 1,500-seat outdoor amphitheater.  You will enjoy The Docks, a restaurant named "Best of the Road" in the 2006 Rand McNally Atlas. The entire complex is situated on a narrow peninsula that is bounded on three sides by Lake Guntersville.

Trade or purchase almost anything imaginable every "First Monday Trade Day" in Scottsboro on the Courthouse Square, held the weekend before the first Monday of each month.  This festive community tradition, now in its second hundred years of existence, is regularly attended by "traders" from all over the Tennessee Valley region.  Get your fresh roasted peanuts with fresh squeezed lemonade during this regionally famous "get-together" and take in the atmosphere of southern living at its best. Browse around the square and you will also find many antique shops. Each Saturday evening of First Monday weekend you can bid on antiques and collectibles at Scottsboro Auction Center.

Find lost treasures from around the world at Unclaimed Baggage Center where truckloads of lost and unclaimed airline passenger property is offered to customers at a fraction of the original cost.




Strong family values and spirituality are a vital part of our community and play an important role in the day-to-day lives of many of our citizens. Jackson County has many churches of several denominations.

Many families keep busy as their children participate in youth sports, band, and other extra-curricular activities offered through the schools and Parks & Recreation Department. Scottsboro Recreational Complex (Rec-Com) offers soccer, baseball, softball, t-ball, basketball, cheerleading, and swimming, and recently completed a new skateboard park. The schools offer baseball, basketball, football, volleyball, golf, cross-country, track, wrestling, band, and cheerleading. Opportunities are also available for youth football, karate, and gymnastics.

In Jackson County you will find a nice variety of residential properties to choose from, including waterfront properties, subdivisions, historic homes, and homes in the country with acreage. Visiting Valley MLS is a convenient way to go house-hunting online.



City of Scottsboro Parks & Recreation

Goose Pond Colony

Gorham's Bluff

Cathedral Caverns

Walls of Jericho

Russell Cave

Stevenson Railroad Depot Museum

Scottsboro/Jackson County Heritage Museum

First Monday Trade Days

Scottsboro Auction Center

Unclaimed Baggage Center

Scottsboro Public Library

Old MacDonald's Petting Zoo