Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Montevallo has 442 acres of parks, 59 for every 1,000 residents
1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Montevallo, 0.1 per square mile of land. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Montevallo’s land is conserved, about 262 acres.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #27 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Montevallo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Montevallo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Montevallo is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #27 of 187 in Alabama. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Montevallo’s 3% is ahead of 81% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Orr Park
Bolton-Orr Ecological Preserve at Ebenezer Wetlands
262 conserved acres
3% of Montevallo’s land. Who manages Montevallo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eco Park at University Lake State Recreation Area | Other state land | 182 | Open |
| Orr Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Stephens Park Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Summit Park A Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Aldrich Coal Mine Museum Private Historic or Cultural | Private owners | 2 | Open |
| Branch Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Summit Park B Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 places to go in Montevallo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
1.6 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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Montevallo: 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 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.6 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Montevallo →
Questions about parks and trails in Montevallo
How much of Montevallo 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 Montevallo’s trails?
Shoal Creek Park and Orr Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Montevallo?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of off-road paths. Named routes: Montevallo Greenway Trail.
Is there public land near Montevallo?
3,973 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montevallo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 442 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Montevallo have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #27 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 Montevallo 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 →