Photo: Rivers Langley · CC BY-SA 4.0Smiths Station has 78 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Smiths Station’s land is conserved, about 77 acres.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #127 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
How much outdoors does Smiths Station have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Smiths Station is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #127 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 Smiths Station’s 2% is ahead of 65% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
77 conserved acres
2% of Smiths Station’s land. Who manages Smiths Station’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Station Sports Complex Local Park | County | 77 | Open |
2 places to go in Smiths Station
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Smiths Station: 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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 77 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 |
October is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Smiths Station →
Smiths Station and its neighbors
Smiths Station 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Station | 2% | under 0.1 | 14 | 12% | C− |
| Phenix City | 3% | 0.1 | 13 | 41% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Smiths Station
How much of Smiths Station 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 Smiths Station’s trails?
Smiths Station Sports Complex doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Smiths Station?
4,741 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Smiths Station or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 78 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Smiths Station have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #127 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 Smiths Station 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 →