Ivy Green · Photo: Jennifer Lee from Alabama, United States · CC BY 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Tuscumbia
The biggest trail networks: Ivy Green (0.5 mi). 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Tuscumbia, 0.1 per square mile of land. 43 acres are parks and preserves, 4.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns · #130 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Tuscumbia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Tuscumbia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tuscumbia is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns, #130 of 187 in Alabama. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Tuscumbia’s 1% is ahead of 38% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% 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 Ivy Green, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kirk Wallace Complex
39 conserved acres
1% of Tuscumbia’s land. Who manages Tuscumbia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Coburn Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Spring Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 6 | Open |
| Pickwick Reservoir Retained Land Federal Other or Unknown | Tennessee Valley Authority | 4 | Unknown |
5 places to go in Tuscumbia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
5.1 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.
10 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
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 Tuscumbia: 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) | 52 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 |
September is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tuscumbia →
Tuscumbia and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscumbia | 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 39% | C− |
| Sheffield | 12% | 0.3 | 5 | 72% | B |
| Muscle Shoals | 6% | 0.4 | 5 | 24% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tuscumbia
Where can I hike in Tuscumbia?
The longest trail networks: Ivy Green, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tuscumbia 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 Tuscumbia’s trails?
Ivy Green and Spring Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tuscumbia?
5.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Tuscumbia?
13,630 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tuscumbia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tuscumbia have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #130 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 Tuscumbia 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 →