Photo: Calvin Beale · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Double Springs
13% of Double Springs’ land is conserved, about 444 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Double Springs.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Double Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Double Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Double Springs is ahead of 17% 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 Double Springs’ 13% is ahead of 96% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 25% 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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444 conserved acres
13% of Double Springs’ land. Who manages Double Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| William B. Bankhead National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 444 | Open |
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
May is the best month for walking in Double Springs
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) | 52 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
September is the driest month (4.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 6.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Double Springs →
Questions about parks and trails in Double Springs
How much of Double Springs is conserved land?
13% 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 Double Springs?
75,541 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Double Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 443 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Double Springs have?
Ahead of 17% 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 Double Springs 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 →