Monte Sano State Park: Trails, Map and Homes Nearby
An Alabama state park on top of Monte Sano Mountain with hiking and biking trails, a campground, historic CCC-built cabins and a planetarium. Below: what to know before you go, the trails, a map, and homes for sale nearby.
Know before you go
- Alabama State Parks lists the park at 2,140 acres on top of Monte Sano Mountain.
- About 20 miles of hiking trails and 14 miles of biking trails.
- 14 rustic cabins, 11 of them built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, plus 89 improved campsites, primitive camping and glamping tents.
- Open 8 a.m. to sunset. Entry is $5 for ages 12 to 61 and $2 for ages 4 to 11 and 62 and up, with a $20 cap per standard vehicle; veterans and active military get in free with ID.
- The park opened August 25, 1938, and is home to the North Alabama Japanese Garden and the Von Braun Astronomical Society planetarium.
Where: 5105 Nolen Ave, Huntsville, AL 35801
Official page with current maps, rules and notices
Trailheads on the city map nearby: Wildflower (about 6 parking spaces), Cold Spring (about 3 parking spaces), Bankhead (about 30 parking spaces), South Monte Sano (about 20 parking spaces), Monte Sano Hikers (about 30 parking spaces), Oak Park (about 114 parking spaces), Burritt Trails (about 10 parking spaces).
Trails
Trails the City of Huntsville maps here, longest first.
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty |
|---|
| South Plateau Loop | 3.4 | Easy |
| Mountain Mist Trail | 3.0 | Easy |
| Bucca Family Trail | 2.9 | Easy |
| Natural Well Trail | 2.6 | Moderate |
| McKay Hollow Trail | 2.3 | Hard |
| North Plateau Loop Trail | 1.8 | Easy |
| Fire Tower Trail | 1.6 | Easy |
| Sinks Trail | 1.6 | Easy |
| Arrowhead Trail | 1.2 | Easy |
| Rocky Nightmare Trail | 0.8 | Easy |
| Mist Opportunity Trail | 0.8 | Easy |
| Stone Cuts Trail | 0.8 | Moderate |
| Japanese Tea Garden | 0.5 | Easy |
| Bluebell Holler Bikes Only Trail | 0.5 | Easy |
| Tally-Ho Trail | 0.5 | Easy |
| Old Logging Road Trail | 0.5 | Easy |
| Bog Trail | 0.4 | Easy |
| Full Monte Bikes Only Trail | 0.3 | Very Difficult |
| Warpath Ridge Trail | 0.3 | Hard |
| Portal Trail | 0.3 | More Difficult |
| Trough Springs Trail | 0.3 | Easy |
| Bluebell Holler Alt. Bikes Only Trail | 0.2 | More Difficult |
| Stone Cuts Bypass Trail | 0.2 | Easy |
| D Breaze Way Trail | 0.2 | Easy |
| Fern Spring Trail | 0.2 | Easy |
| William Arthur Wells Trail | 0.2 | Easy |
| Fern Trail | 0.1 | Easy |
| O'Shaughnessy Trail | 0.1 | Easy |
| Historical Cistern Trail | 0.1 | Easy |
| Big Cat Hill Bypass | 0.1 | Easy |
Mileage is measured from the City of Huntsville trail map (27.7 mapped miles here) and can differ from the managing organization's published total. Trail names and segments change; use the official trail map on the trail.
Map
Homes within 2 miles of Monte Sano State Park
As of October 2026. The live listings below update every day.
35homes for sale now
$400Kmedian list price
80sold in the last 12 months
$418Kmedian sold price
Towns: Huntsville, Brownsboro.
Neighborhoods with homes for sale or recent sales: Trailhead, Cedar Gap Estates, Chase Shadow, Monte Sano Ridge, Hawks Ridge, Sunrise Cove, Mountain Heights, Viduta Village, Viduta, Sunrise Valley, Monte Crest, Mills.
Living close by means you can be on the trail before work or after dinner. Before you buy, drive to the trailhead you would actually use, check parking at busy times, and ask whether the lot backs up to preserve land, which usually means no building behind you but also trail users nearby.
More: all hiking trails, greenways, every park and homes whose listings mention a trail.
Questions
Does it cost anything to visit Monte Sano State Park?
Open 8 a.m. to sunset. Entry is $5 for ages 12 to 61 and $2 for ages 4 to 11 and 62 and up, with a $20 cap per standard vehicle; veterans and active military get in free with ID.
Are there homes for sale near Monte Sano State Park?
As of October 2026 there were 35 homes for sale within 2 miles of Monte Sano State Park, and 80 sold in the last 12 months. The listings on this page update daily.
Want to live close to the trails?
We are a local, family-owned brokerage. Tell us what you like to do outside and how close you want to be, and we will send homes that fit, from walk-to-the-greenway neighborhoods to land near the mountain preserves.
Search homes for saleCall or text (256) 808-6861Sources: Alabama State Parks - Monte Sano State Park; Wikipedia - Monte Sano State Park; City of Huntsville GIS open data (parks, greenways, trails, trailheads, launches).
Trail, park and launch locations come from the City of Huntsville GIS open data and the official sources listed on this page, as of October 2026. Hours, fees, rules and trail conditions change, so check with the land manager before you go. Distances are straight-line miles. Listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Wyze Realty is not affiliated with any park, preserve or organization named here.
