Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Snead
2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Snead. 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Snead have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Snead is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Snead’s 1% is ahead of 32% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% 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
The longest trail network is Snead Town Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
17 conserved acres
1% of Snead’s land. Who manages Snead’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 17 | Open |
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 Snead: 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 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
October is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.7 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Snead →
Snead and its neighbors
Snead 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snead | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 17% | D |
| Susan Moore | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Snead
Where can I hike in Snead?
The longest trail networks: Snead Town Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Snead 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 Snead’s trails?
Snead Town Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Snead?
469 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Snead or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Snead have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Snead 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 →