Love's Travel Stop

Popeyes, Starbucks, Hunt Brothers Pizza, a Country Store, and a Travel Store are all located in Petro. This facility features a special area set aside for pets in need of exercise or a rest. For quick cleanup, waste bags and garbage receptacles are also supplied. Pet care products are also available at TA and Petro Travel Stores.

Bark Park is a dog-friendly park. The park is directly inside the James D. Martin Wildlife Park's entrance, behind the Gadsden Mall. The Bark Park was created to allow dogs to exercise and play off-leash, and there are separate areas for large and little dogs (40 lbs. or less). Each park provides water for the dogs as well as chairs for their owners.

Pets are welcome in the City of Evergreen Dog Park. This modest, new park is conveniently located off the highway, with some built-in shelter and a pleasant wind from its vantage point on a hill. On your next drive through Evergreen, make a pit stop here. Owners of dogs are reminded to tidy up after their pets.

Albertville's Sand Mountain Park and Amphitheater Dog Park is a pet-friendly recreation area. With 16 tennis courts, 14 outdoor turf fields, a 7,500-seat amphitheater, an 8-lane indoor competition pool, an outdoor water park, playgrounds, an RV park, and a 103,000-square-foot community recreation center, this complex is a sports, leisure, wellness, and entertainment venue. A walled dog park divided into two areas, one for large dogs and the other for tiny dogs, is the focus. Remember to clear up any trash that has been left in the park. Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

To go, TA has Popeyes, Minit Mart, and O'Deli's. This facility features a special area set aside for pets in need of exercise or a rest. For quick cleanup, waste bags and garbage receptacles are also supplied. Pet care products are also available at TA and Petro Travel Stores.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a nonprofit organization working to establish a countrywide network of trails from former rail lines and linking corridors, supports the Chief Ladiga Trail, which is one of 1600 rail-trails supported by the group. This "rail-trail," which was once an underused railroad track, is now a terrific spot to walk Fido in Anniston! A parking lot with easy access to the Chief Ladiga Trail is shown on the map below.