February 23rd, 2012
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Events are kept on the Red Mountain Park’s Google Calendar. You will find tour dates, Friends meetings, RMP Commission meetings and public presentations tracked there.

February Trail Work

February 9th, 2012

This past Saturday, we had a good contingent of volunteers working on the park. We rerouted a small section of trail around the Observation Deck along the Maston Trail, above the #13 Mine Portal. If you walk up the hill from #13, you should now bear left and walk on the downhill side of the [...]

New Years Resolution Run was a great success!

January 7th, 2012

Over 300 runners hit our trails for last weekend’s Resolution Run!  I think that’s the most number of people out at Red Mountain Park at one time so far, so three cheers all around!  Special thanks to the Trak Shak for making everything run smoothly, and for a colossal surprise donation to the Friends! Here’s [...]

Red Mountain Park Opening to the Public!

December 28th, 2011

We are pleased to announce a major milestone in Red Mountain Park’s story: a large part of Red Mountain Park will be opening to the public very soon!  Over 10 miles of trails and roughly half the park’s acreage will be open seven days a week for you and your family and friends to enjoy! [...]

New Year’s Resolution Run on December 31, 2011!

December 6th, 2011

Like to trail run???  We’ve got a treat for you… in cooperation with the Trak Shak and Birmingham Track Club, we’ll be hosting a New Year’s Resolution Run at Red Mountain Park on NYE 2011!  We’ll have three distance options (3, 5, and 10 miles) for you to choose from, so whatever your resolution you [...]

Friends Celebration and Benefit on December 9

November 8th, 2011

Come celebrate the Eastern Trails Opening with us at the Bottletree on Friday, December 9th! We are SO EXCITED that the park is opening, we are throwing a party!  The Bottletree is graciously hosting us, and it will be an excellent occassion to hang out and have a good time. Some great bands are performing for [...]