Brewton has 62 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Brewton, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Brewton’s land is conserved, about 108 acres. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #76 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
How much outdoors does Brewton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brewton is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #76 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 Brewton’s 2% is ahead of 66% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% 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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108 conserved acres
2% of Brewton’s land. Who manages Brewton’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 | 46 | Open |
| O'Bannon Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Jennings Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Sportsman Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Alco Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Brewton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Brewton: 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 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
October is the driest month (3.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brewton →
Questions about parks and trails in Brewton
How much of Brewton is conserved land?
2% 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 Brewton?
19,910 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brewton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 110 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Brewton have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #76 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 Brewton 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 →