Rosecrans, Gen. William, Headquarters · Photo: Nettieintheboro · CC BY-SA 4.0Stevenson has 169 acres of parks, 85 for every 1,000 residents
10% of Stevenson’s land is conserved, about 490 acres. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Stevenson, 0.1 per square mile of land. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Stevenson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Stevenson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stevenson is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. 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 Stevenson’s 10% is ahead of 95% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% of them.
Water is 5% of Stevenson’s area (0 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
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.
Stevenson Municipal Park
Crow Creek Wildlife Management Area
All 5 parks & preserves
490 conserved acres
10% of Stevenson’s land. Water is left out: Stevenson has 7.7 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Stevenson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County Waterfowl Area And Refuge Conservation Area | Tennessee Valley Authority | 483 | Open |
3 places to go in Stevenson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Stevenson: 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 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Stevenson →
Questions about parks and trails in Stevenson
How much of Stevenson is conserved land?
10% 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 Stevenson’s trails?
Crow Creek Refuge and Stevenson Municipal Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stevenson?
18,654 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stevenson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 526 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stevenson have?
Ahead of 57% 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 Stevenson 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 →