Elba Fire Tower — Attraction in Elba

Wow amazing view from the top. Be prepared for a good leg workout with 745 steps. This goes straight up a mountain side so not a hike for the unfit. Their are a few benches on the way up to rest but you go up about 525ft in elevation. The tower steps are not for the weary they are narrow and steep but the view from the top is quite spectacular. There are no restrooms or facilities, so be prepared and grab a bottle of water. I would not recommend the tower steps for a little kids as they are short railings and it is a long drop. If they go over, I carried my four-year-old down the steps and was a nervous wreck all the way down with the fear of dropping her, or me...

I would definitely recommend coming here! The view is amazing! You can look far and see the town down below! It was definitely worth the climb! I'm assuming there are somewhere around 800 steps in total including climbing up the bluff and the tower. I have done this climb a few times in my life and I've had a great experience every time! If you are afraid of heights and shaking towers I would probably not recommend climbing this tower because it shakes a lot when i climb it and it gets windy too. But if you have the chance this is definitely something you need to...

Love this place been there a few times. Haven't been there in about 5 years maybe. Was a little difficult my I made it all the way to the top of the tower. ..love that they keep the steps cleaned off. And not usually to busy. But this time there was a big family doin it together. But everyone I've seen on there has been respectful for us slower people ... My Fitbit said it was like 2089. Steps up and back. But felt like more. Getting started was the hard part but we just kept stoping and...