Touring Elba
Below are suggestions of day tours while staying in Elba. Please contact the destination in advance for prices and guides.
Breakfast at featured restaurants
- Just Folk Coffee Shop
332 Simmons Street
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 897-8524
- Juliette’s Restaurant (Best breakfast in town!)
1426 Hickman Avenue
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 897-5444
- Pike County Public Fishing Lake
173 County Road 68
Troy, AL 36079
(334) 347-9467
The 45-acre Pike County Public Fishing Lake is quiet and peaceful, with low levels of noise and disturbance to the lake and its encircling woods. There is a wooden fishing pier on the lake’s north bank that seems to be in good repair and what remains of a picnic area on the clay banks above the pier.
http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/fishing/freshwater/where/lakes/pike/
Lunch at featured restaurants
- Ranch House (Known for their BBQ sandwich)
490 Highway 203
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 897-3240
- The Rabbit Hole (Great burgers!)
214 Factory Street
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 282-8092
Folsom Birthplace-Historic Site
329 Putnam Street
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 897-3125
Located in downtown Elba the Gov. James E. (Big Jim) Folsom Birthplace is designated as a historic landmark by the State of Alabama. Folsom, a resident of Elba, Coffee County, served as the 45th and 47th Governor of Alabama. He lived in the home from 1908 to 1910 when it was located near the Folsom Mill Creek and Tabernacle communities. The Folsom family continued to own the home until local officials in Elba received it and relocated it to its current Putnam Street site in 2002 – next to the old Coffee County Jail. The home serves as a historic landmark in Elba to one of its most famous citizens.
Veterans Memorial Park
661 E. Davis Street
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 897-2273
Built to show appreciation to all veterans for their contributions to the preservation of peace and freedom. The Park includes a UH-1 helicopter and M101A2 towed Howitzer on display. The Park is also home to the first “Lest They Be Forgotten” memorial in the United States, honoring Elba native Sergeant Jason D. Jordan, who lost his life while serving in Iraq in 2003. A veterans’ memorabilia exhibit is located inside The National Security Conference Center, adjacent to the Park.
Summerlyn Park
Old Samson Road
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 897-3125
Summerlyn Park, open to the public, is located on the east bank of the Pea River on Alabama Highway 84 at the Pea River Bridge on the old home place of Vicki and David Bandstra. It is named in memory of their daughter. The park features a 16 x 20-feet pavilion, a walking path, fire pits, and barbecue grills.
https://www.facebook.com/summerlynmemorialpark/info
Dinner at featured restaurants
- The Hickory Pit (BBQ)
987 AL Hwy 203
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 897-8729
- Monterrey’s Mexican Grill
522 N Claxton Avenue
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 897-8976
Places to stay
- Olde South Inn
717 West Davis Street
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 897-6918
- Days Inn Enterprise
714 Boll Weevil Circle
Enterprise, AL 36330
(334) 393-3297
http://www.daysinn.com/hotels/alabama/enterprise/days-inn-enterprise/hotel-overview?WID=LC:DI:20160226:RIO:Local:SM-diesct