Highland Lakes, Alabama

About Highland Lakes

Highland Lakes, AL is a small unincorporated community located in central Alabama.

Highland Lakes holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.75 square miles.

📰 Highland Lakes News Today

• Man killed, 3 others injured in crash on Highway 280 East near Highland Lakes WBRC · Jul 23
• Upcoming Saturday lane closure on US-280 in Shelby County: What you need to know Bham Now · Apr 15
• HOME LISTINGS: See 21 on the market across Alabama The Bama Buzz · May 29
• Highland Lakes Tornado - April 14, 2019 National Weather Service (.gov) · Apr 14
• Highland Lakes Backyard & Garden Tour | Talk of Alabama | 6.2.2025 WBMA · Jun 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Alabama headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Highland Lakes Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Alabama — one of 594 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Highland Lakes

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Highland Lakes

• Area 41 Pizza — pizza
• Dining Hall
• La Paz — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Highland Lakes

• Dunnavant Valley Park reviews ★
• Forest Park reviews ★
• Narrows reviews ★
• Olmsted Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Highland Lakes

🏘️ Nearby Communities