Five Rivers Delta Center
Park
87 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Spanish Fort
Spanish Fort has 364 acres of parks, 34 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Five Rivers Delta Center (0.6 mi). 25 miles of mapped trail cross Spanish Fort, 0.8 per square mile of land. 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #19 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,172 acres · of 32.2 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
364 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
12 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Spanish Fort have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spanish Fort is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #19 of 187 in Alabama. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Spanish Fort’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (25 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land34 acres of park per 1,000 residents (364 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home26% of residents within a half mile of a park · AL 36% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 90%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Spanish Fort’s 6% is ahead of 88% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 91% of them.
Water is 13% of Spanish Fort’s area (5 of 37 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Five Rivers Delta Center, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Meaher State Park
Park
142 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Integrity Park
Managed by City of Spanish Fort
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Five Rivers Delta Center87 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsTown Center Park3 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsMeaher State Park142 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Integrity Park28 acres · City of Spanish Fort
Spirit Park16 acres
Spanish Fort Baseball Fields6 acres
Who protects it
1,172 conserved acres
6% of Spanish Fort’s land. Water is left out: Spanish Fort has 32.2 square miles of land and 4.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Spanish Fort’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits748 ac
State parks201 ac
State fish & wildlife115 ac
State land board92 ac
Town or city15 ac
County2 ac
Conservation Easement · 748 acState Park · 201 acState Conservation Area · 115 acResearch or Educational Area · 92 acLocal Park · 15 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 747 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meaher State Park State Park | State parks | 201 | Open |
| W. L. Holland Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 115 | Restricted |
| 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center Research or Educational Area | State land board | 92 | Open |
| Spirit Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Public Boat Ramp #1(Cock of the Walk) Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
| Public Boatramp #2 (Admiral Semmes) Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
16 places to go in Spanish Fort
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Spanish Fort
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Spanish Fort
12 boat launches without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Spanish Fort
Meaher State Park CampgroundFee · In Meaher State Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Baseball
5Volleyball
3Tracks
3Soccer
2Football
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Spanish Fort: 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 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
October is the driest month (4.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Spanish Fort →
Next door
Spanish Fort and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Spanish Fort
Where can I hike in Spanish Fort?
The longest trail networks: Five Rivers Delta Center, 0.6 miles; Town Center Park, 0.4 miles; Meaher State Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Spanish Fort is conserved land?
6% 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 Spanish Fort’s trails?
Five Rivers Delta Center and Town Center Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Spanish Fort?
7,579 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spanish Fort or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 371 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Spanish Fort have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #19 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 Spanish Fort neighbors.
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Sources
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 →