Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 4.0Andalusia has 126 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Andalusia. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #89 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Andalusia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Andalusia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Andalusia is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #89 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 Andalusia’s 1% is ahead of 46% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Dream Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Johnson Memorial Park
Heritage Park
Cooper Park
106 conserved acres
1% of Andalusia’s land. Who manages Andalusia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Andalusia Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Cooper Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Robinson Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
2 places to go in Andalusia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail 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 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Andalusia: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 79 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Andalusia →
Questions about parks and trails in Andalusia
Where can I hike in Andalusia?
The longest trail networks: Dream Park, 0.3 miles; Cooper Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Andalusia 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.
Are dogs allowed on Andalusia’s trails?
Dream Park and Johnson Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Andalusia?
13,668 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Andalusia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 126 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Andalusia have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #89 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 Andalusia 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 →