Alabama Hill neighborhood The neighborhood is situated at the top of the hill that it was named after and is home to Alabama Street, the long, steep road people use to get to Lake Whatcom from the city center. Views from the top of Alabama Hill afford some of the best in the city.
Alabama Hill is a residential neighborhood with single family houses built during the 1960's and 1970's.
According to the 2000 census, the neighborhood is home to about 3,000 people. The approximately 1,200 housing units in the neighborhood are predominantly contemporary designed and oriented toward views of the bay and city. Broad, curved streets, cul-de-sacs, limited access to arterial streets, and 7,200 square foot lots with a two/one depth/width ratio are common features in the neighborhood.
Whatcom Falls Park at the south end of Alabama Hill has a wide variety of active recreation choices for this neighborhood. St. Clair Park and Highland Heights Park are neighborhood parks with recreation facilities for grade school children. The Railroad Trail provides a multi-use trail and greenway corridor with a safe overpass over Alabama Street and connection to Whatcom Creek Trail.
Alabama neighoborhood shares borders with: Silver Beach Neighborhood to the east, Mount Baker Neighborhood to the north, Roosevelt Neighborhood to the west, and Whatcom Falls Neighborhood to the south.
Railroad Trail winds through the neighborhood to Whatcom Falls Park and Bloedel Donovan Park.