Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Russellville has 181 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Russellville. 2% of Russellville’s land is conserved, about 153 acres. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #63 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
How much outdoors does Russellville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Russellville is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #63 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 Russellville’s 2% is ahead of 70% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% 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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City Lake Park
Russellville Recreation Center
Chuckie Mullins Recreation
All 6 parks & preserves
153 conserved acres
2% of Russellville’s land. Who manages Russellville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Blackwell Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 103 | Open |
| Russellville Parks Department Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| City Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Hal Kirby Jr Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Eastside Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Chuckie Mullins Recreation Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
2 places to go in Russellville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
8.6 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Russellville: 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 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 6.0 |
September is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Russellville →
Questions about parks and trails in Russellville
How much of Russellville is conserved land?
2% 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 Russellville’s trails?
John Blackwell Park and City Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Russellville?
8.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 8.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Russellville?
636 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Russellville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 181 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Russellville have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #63 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 Russellville 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 →