6 8 ▁with ▁the ▁state ' s ▁purchase ▁of ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Walter ▁F . ▁George ▁Res er voir . ▁A ▁camp ground ▁and ▁day - use ▁facilities ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁An ▁ 1 8 - hole ▁golf ▁course , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁was ▁closed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁state wide ▁par ks ▁budget ing ▁crisis ▁which ▁saw ▁the ▁closing ▁or ▁cur tail ment ▁of ▁services ▁at ▁several ▁Alabama ▁state ▁par ks . ▁In ▁announ cing ▁the ▁shut down , ▁state ▁par ks ▁director ▁Gregory ▁M . ▁Le in ▁said ▁an ▁attempt ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁con cess ion aire ▁to ▁take ▁charge ▁of ▁golf ▁course ▁operations ▁but ▁that ▁no ▁tak ers ▁had ▁come ▁forward . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁and ▁amen ities ▁Park ▁facilities ▁include ▁a ▁convention ▁center , ▁ 1 0 1 - room ▁l odge , ▁ 1 9 2 - camp ground ▁sites , ▁and ▁a ▁complex ▁of ▁la kes ide ▁c ott ages ▁and ▁fish erm en ' s ▁cab ins . ▁The ▁grounds ▁also ▁include ▁a ▁mar ina , ▁sw imming ▁po ols , ▁h ik ing ▁tra ils , ▁and ▁pic nick ing ▁areas . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Lake point ▁State ▁Park ▁Alabama ▁Department ▁of ▁Conserv ation ▁and ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁ ▁Category : State ▁par ks ▁of ▁Alabama ▁Category : Pro te