Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Warden's Residence · Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Triana
Few parks or trails are on the map in Triana
25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 24 acres are parks and preserves, 6.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #149 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
15 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
6.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Triana have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Triana is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #149 of 187 in Alabama. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Triana’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land6.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home25% 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 12%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 20%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Triana’s 1% is ahead of 44% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Triana. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
15 conserved acres
1% of Triana’s land. Who manages Triana’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service24 ac
Tennessee Valley Authority7 ac
Town or city2 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 31 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 31 | Restricted |
| Flamingo Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Triana
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Triana
Flamingo ParkIn Flamingo Park
DirectionsHistory along the way
History →1 place 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.
Warden's ResidenceBuilding · listed 2010
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Triana: 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 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 56 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Triana →
Next door
Triana and its neighbors
Triana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triana | 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 25% | D |
| Huntsville | 6% | 0.8 | 41 | 70% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Triana
How much of Triana 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 Triana’s trails?
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge and Sports Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Triana?
4,186 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Triana or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Triana have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #149 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 Triana 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 →