When searching the top backpacking sites in AL, I came upon this location. I wanted an amazing place to take my 12-year-old grandson for his first backpacking trip. I hoped he would fall in love with it. This site delivered. The trail to McDill Point was rocky, but clear, well marked, offering several scenic mile. At McDill Point, there is a lot previous storm damage, but that did provide plenty of firewood. The site is on the ledge with just enough room for one tent and a hammock. We had georgous long range views on a crystal clear day. After building a fire, making dinner and roasting marshmallows, we sat to enjoy the most beautiful sunset and then the stars emerging into a brilliant light show. The wind was howling, so after the fire burned out, we hit the hay. Overnight, the clouds, fog and gentle misting rain rolled in, obscuring the view. Hiking out the next morning, I could tell that this would not be our last visit. This site was everything I wanted for him. Pro tip: Just past McDill, there is a side trail that takes you to debris from a 1972 plane crash site.