Few parks or trails are on the map in Satsuma
44 acres are parks and preserves, 6.5 per 1,000 residents. 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #139 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
How much outdoors does Satsuma have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Satsuma is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #139 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 Satsuma’s 1% is ahead of 49% 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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Steele Creek Park
Satsuma Lions Park
42 conserved acres
1% of Satsuma’s land. Who manages Satsuma’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satsuma Municipal Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 18 | Open |
| Satsuma Lions Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
5 places to go in Satsuma
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 community garden without a name on the map.
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.
The best walking months in Satsuma: 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) | 10.3 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
October is the driest month (3.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Satsuma →
Satsuma and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Satsuma
How much of Satsuma 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 Satsuma’s trails?
Fred K. Wright Park and Steele Creek Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Satsuma?
4,738 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Satsuma or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 61 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Satsuma have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #139 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 Satsuma 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 →