The Alabama Cup Racing Series is made up by the Locust Fork Invitational, Mulberry Fork Canoe and Kayak Races and Locust Fork Whitewater Classic races. Courses consist of about 25 gates, set on a class Il/lll rapids approximately one hundred yards long. Race courses are spectator friendly with walking trails right beside the courses.The Alabama Cup Races have been in existence since 1992 and were developed to acknowledge the best racers of the three. The Mulberry Fork Canoe & Kayak Races started in 1981. In 1991 the Locust Fork Invitational began, and a year later the Locust Fork White Water Classic was added. In 1994, the Mulberry Fork Canoe & Kayak races hosted the qualifying races for the U.S. Olympics.

The races are managed and promoted by the Alabama Cup Racing Association. Each race is managed by specific committees comprised of members of state paddling organizations, conservation groups, your average everyday paddlers, and others in the community willing to volunteer for these exciting events. ACRA and all other groups involved are non-profit organizations.