North Central Historic District · Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Alexander City has 1,493 acres of parks, 102 for every 1,000 residents
16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of Alexander City’s land is conserved, about 1,655 acres. 9.9 miles of mapped trail cross Alexander City, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #30 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Alexander City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Alexander City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Alexander City is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #30 of 187 in Alabama. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Alexander City’s 6% is ahead of 88% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 66% 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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1,655 conserved acres
6% of Alexander City’s land. Who manages Alexander City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 125 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Creek State Park State Park | State parks | 1,290 | Open |
| Charles E Bailey Sportplex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 201 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 39 | Open |
7 places to go in Alexander City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
2 named trails and 1 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.
7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Alexander City: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 76 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
October is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Alexander City →
Questions about parks and trails in Alexander City
How much of Alexander City is conserved land?
6% 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 Alexander City?
8,044 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alexander City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,560 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Alexander City have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #30 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 Alexander City 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 →