The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries has granted permission to B.A.S.S. to close the Tom Jackson Public Boat Ramp on Lake Guntersville during the week of the 2014 Bassmaster Classic.
The ramp and associated parking areas will be closed from Monday, Feb. 17, at 12:01 a.m. through Monday, Feb. 24, at 11:59 p.m. for the Classic. The Tom Jackson ramp is located at Civitan Park in Guntersville.
Numerous alternate ramps within a 10-mile radius are available for the public to launch boats on Lake Guntersville. They include Guntersville State Park and the public-access ramps at Browns Creek, Claysville, Seibold Creek, Steel Ford, Val Monte Road, Beech Creek and Honeycomb Creek.
