Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Crossville has 76 acres of parks, 35 for every 1,000 residents
40% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Crossville’s land is conserved, about 78 acres. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Crossville, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Crossville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crossville is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. 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 Crossville’s 1% is ahead of 65% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% 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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78 conserved acres
1% of Crossville’s land. Who manages Crossville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossville Park Local Park | Town or city | 78 | Open |
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 Crossville: April to June
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) | 50 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
October is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Crossville →
Questions about parks and trails in Crossville
How much of Crossville 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 Crossville?
738 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crossville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Crossville have?
Ahead of 41% 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 Crossville 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 →