Photo: Russell Lee · Public domainAdamsville has 73 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Adamsville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 43% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #80 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
How much outdoors does Adamsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Adamsville is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #80 of 187 in Alabama. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Adamsville’s 1% is ahead of 49% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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153 conserved acres
1% of Adamsville’s land. Who manages Adamsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 79 | Open |
| Adams Park Local Park | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Spring St Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Blackwell Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
1 places to go in Adamsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Adamsville: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.4 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Adamsville →
Adamsville and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamsville | 1% | 0.1 | 17 | 43% | C |
| Birmingham | 4% | 0.5 | 22 | 77% | B+ |
| Maytown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Adamsville
How much of Adamsville is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 1% for an Alabama town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Adamsville?
5,985 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Adamsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 153 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Adamsville have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #80 of 187 in Alabama. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Adamsville neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →