Photo: Adrien Lamarre, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainDemopolis has 317 acres of parks, 46 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Foscue Creek Park (1.4 mi). 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.8 miles of mapped trail cross Demopolis, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #26 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Demopolis?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Demopolis have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Demopolis is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns, #26 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 Demopolis’ 3% is ahead of 80% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% 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 Foscue Creek Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Demopolis Public Square
355 conserved acres
3% of Demopolis’ land. Who manages Demopolis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 12 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demopolis Parks & Recreation Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 207 | Open |
| Foscue Creek Park Private Other or Unknown | Army Corps of Engineers | 105 | Open |
| River Park/Kiwanis Playground Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 12 | Open |
| Demopolis Public Square Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Whitfield Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Woodland Court Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Demopolis
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 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.
13 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
1 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Demopolis: 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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 78 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
October is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Demopolis →
Questions about parks and trails in Demopolis
Where can I hike in Demopolis?
The longest trail networks: Foscue Creek Park, 1.4 miles; Demopolis Public Square, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Demopolis is conserved land?
3% 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 Demopolis’ trails?
Foscue Creek Park and Demopolis Public Square don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Demopolis?
1,886 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Demopolis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 328 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Demopolis have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #26 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 Demopolis 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 →