Tanner Farmhouse · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0Semmes has 12 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 28 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #104 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
How much outdoors does Semmes have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Semmes is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #104 of 187 in Alabama. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Semmes’ under 1% is ahead of 6% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% 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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Semmes Municipal Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
2 places to go in Semmes
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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 Semmes: 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) | 10.4 | 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 | 70 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
October is the driest month (3.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Semmes →
Semmes and its neighbors
Semmes has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semmes | under 1% | 0.8 | 5 | 15% | C− |
| Mobile | 9% | 0.5 | 11 | 64% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Semmes
Where can I hike in Semmes?
The longest trail networks: Semmes Municipal Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Semmes is conserved land?
under 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 Semmes’ trails?
Semmes Municipal Park and Semmes Honor Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Semmes?
3,216 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Semmes or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Semmes have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #104 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 Semmes 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 →