Few parks or trails are on the map in Coats Bend
6% of Coats Bend’s land is conserved, about 329 acres.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Coats Bend have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coats Bend is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds 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 Coats Bend’s 6% is ahead of 89% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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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329 conserved acres
6% of Coats Bend’s land. Who manages Coats Bend’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 323 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 6 | Open |
The best walking months in Coats Bend: 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 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 64 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.4 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Coats Bend →
Questions about parks and trails in Coats Bend
How much of Coats Bend 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 Coats Bend?
4,669 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coats Bend or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Coats Bend have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Coats Bend 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 →