Nestled in the foothills of the appalachian mountains is the hampton inn jacksonville in alabama from walkingbiking trails to college athletics championship golf museums and auto racing the hampton inn jacksonville is a terrific home base for any traveler to the area steeped in history and centered around education since the early 1800s jacksonville state university is the cornerstone of the community historic fort mcclellan and jacksonville regional medical center are only minutes away