Few parks or trails are on the map in Hokes Bluff
20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 7.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #153 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
How much outdoors does Hokes Bluff have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hokes Bluff is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #153 of 187 in Alabama. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Hokes Bluff’s 1% is ahead of 32% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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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36 conserved acres
1% of Hokes Bluff’s land. Who manages Hokes Bluff’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hokes Bluff City Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
1 places to go in Hokes Bluff
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
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 Hokes Bluff: 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 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.5 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hokes Bluff →
Questions about parks and trails in Hokes Bluff
How much of Hokes Bluff 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.
Are dogs allowed on Hokes Bluff’s trails?
Hokes Bluff Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hokes Bluff?
7,485 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hokes Bluff or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hokes Bluff have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #153 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 Hokes Bluff 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 →